2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

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Singles
2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Final
Champion Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
Score6–0, 0–6, 6–4
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1999  · Australian Hard Court Championships ·  2001  

Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Contents

Silvija Talaja won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 in the final. [1]

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez (final)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja (champion)
  8. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 3 1
3 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez 66
3 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez 0 64
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 60 6
4 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 60
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 63 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 0 1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 0 1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 4 7766
Q Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 666 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 66278
Flag of Poland.svg M Grzybowska 2 3 Q Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 3 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt 0 2 6 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 66
6 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 666 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 3 1
3 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 663 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 66
Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 3 4 3 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 61
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 4 61 Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 2 0r
Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 64 63 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 774 6
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova 64794 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 6364
Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 77676 Flag of France.svg A Cocheteux 2 4
Flag of the United States.svg E deLone 4 5 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 66
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans 67

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 1 776
LL Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan 6633 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 66
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan 6653 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 3 1
Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 2 7765 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 6623
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood 60 2 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 2 776
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 2 66 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 3 1
Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 1 1 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 664 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 1 60
7 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 667 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 63 6
Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt 3 1 7 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 787
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois 63 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Hrdličková 665
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Hrdličková 2 667 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 4 66
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 613 2 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 64 2
Q Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 776Q Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 1r
2 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova 6

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (2001). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. pp. 174, 189. ISBN   9780007111299.