2000 Toyota Princess Cup

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2000 Toyota Princess Cup
Date2–8 October
Edition4th
Category Tier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money $535,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
  1999  · Toyota Princess Cup ·  2001  

The 2000 Toyota Princess Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of Tier II of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 October through 8 October 2000. Second-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $87,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams defeated Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez, 6–0, 6–2

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References

  1. Hong, K P (7 October 2000). "Williams beats Halard-Decugis in Toyota Princess final" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  2. Himmer, Alistair (9 October 2000). "Serena reigns supreme at Toyota Princess Cup tennis". The Japan Times .