Ai Sugiyama is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles titles, including three Grand Slam titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Sugiyama held the all-time record, for both male and female players, for her 62 consecutive Grand Slam main-draw appearances, until she was surpassed by Roger Federer at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
The 2000 US Open was held between August 28 – September 10, 2000. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2000.
Julie Halard-Decugis is a French former professional tennis player.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6-3, 6-2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. They became the first pair of sisters to win the title. It was their third major title in doubles, and the third component in an eventual career Golden Slam in doubles. The Williams sisters had only played three events thus far into the season, and only entered the draw via a wildcard.
The 1999 Open Gaz de France doubles was the doubles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova defeated Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 to win the women's singles doubles title at the 2001 Kremlin Cup.
Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Miami Open. She did not lose a set, and lost only 21 games, en route to the title.
Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu defeated Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.
Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis and her partner Anna Kournikova defeated Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. It was Hingis' fifth consecutive major doubles title, and she became the only woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously. Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport and Zvereva for all five consecutive women's doubles titles, starting with the 1998 Australian Open. It was Davenport's fourth consecutive runner-up finish in the Australian Open women's doubles event. This was also Zvereva’s tenth consecutive women’s doubles major final, with three different partners.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was the second doubles major title for the Williams sisters, and their second step towards completing the career Golden Slam in doubles.
The women's doubles Tournament at the 2000 Indian Wells Masters took place between March 10 and March 19 on the outdoor hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu won the title, defeating Anna Kournikova and Natasha Zvereva in the final.
Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Hingis partnered with Mary Pierce and finished the tournament as runners-up, while Kournikova teamed up with Barbara Schett and lost in semifinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
The 2000 du Maurier Open women's doubles was the doubles event of the ninety-ninth women's edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Jana Novotná and Mary Pierce were the reigning champions, but Novotná retired from professional tennis in 1999 and Pierce did not compete at the tournament. Martina Hingis and Nathalie Tauziat won the title by defeating Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 11th title for Hingis and the 21st title for Tauziat in their respective doubles careers.
Monica Seles defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Italian Open. It was her third title of the year, and the 47th of her career.
Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Novotná also retired at the end of the 1999 season.
Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. While Likhovtseva teamed up with Amanda Coetzer and lost in first round to Sugiyama and Julie Halard-Decugis, Sugiyama teamed up with Halard-Decugis and successfully defended her title by defeating Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce in the final, 6–0, 6–3.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.
Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Halard-Decugis retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.
Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
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