2000 Volvo Women's Open – Singles

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Singles
2000 Volvo Women's Open
Final
Champion Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova
Score6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (2WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1999  · Thailand Open ·  2001  

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Contents

Anne Kremer won the title by defeating Tatiana Panova 6–1, 6–4 in the final. [1] [2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja (first round)
  2. Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer (champion)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova (final)
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina (first round)
  7. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke (first round)
  8. Flag of South Africa.svg Joannette Kruger (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová
4 Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova w/o
4 Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Panova 1 4
3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 66
3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 66
Flag of Belarus.svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya 4 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 2 1
Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia 66 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia 66
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner 76 Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner 3 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg A Gerši 5 2 Flag of Italy.svg S Farina Elia 3 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 3 63 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 66
Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 61 6 Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 2 '64
Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 64 6
7 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 3 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová
4 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 7364 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova w/o
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg J Nejedly 6 1 4 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 66
Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova 64 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 1 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 1 664 Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Webb 60 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Webb 2 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Fang 4 61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Webb 3 766
Q Flag of South Korea.svg C Yoon-jeong 66Q Flag of South Korea.svg C Yoon-jeong 66 4
Flag of Sweden.svg Å Svensson 2 1

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 66
WC Flag of Thailand.svg B Sangaram 2 3 8 Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 64 6
Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu Q Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 4 62
Q Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik w/o 8 Flag of South Africa.svg J Kruger 4 1
Q Flag of Argentina.svg M Emilia Salerni 1 61 3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 66
Q Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 63 6Q Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 3 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Jing-Qian 3 2 3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 66
3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 663 Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 66
6 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 70 4 Flag of Belarus.svg N Ostrovskaya 4 1
Flag of Belarus.svg N Ostrovskaya 5 66 Flag of Belarus.svg N Ostrovskaya 66
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 5 6 Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki 4 2
Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki 772 Flag of Belarus.svg N Ostrovskaya 756
LL Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Tulyaganova 5 4 2 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 6 4
WC Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 76WC Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 4 3
Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 3 1 2 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 66
2 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 66

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References

  1. "Kremer wins Volvo Women's Open". United Press International. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Anne Kremer enlève le tournoi de Pattaya" [Anne Kremer wins the Pattaya tournament] (in French). Réseau des sports. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2020.