2000 WTA Madrid Open – Singles

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Singles
2000 WTA Madrid Open
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García
Runner-up Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  1999  · WTA Madrid Open ·  2001  

Lindsay Davenport was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Contents

Gala León García won the title by defeating Fabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st and only title in her career.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce (second round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier (second round)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond (first round)
  5. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke (first round)
  6. Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (second round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Kristina Brandi (second round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García (champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli 3 4
Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga 66
Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga 62 2
8 Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 4 66
8 Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 66
WC Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual 2 0

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 4 4
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg O Barabanschikova 64 4 Q Flag of Italy.svg G Di Natale 66
Q Flag of Italy.svg G Di Natale 0 66Q Flag of Italy.svg G Di Natale 1 0r
Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 3 75 WC Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 61
WC Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 65 7WC Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 65 77
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 4 657 Flag of the United States.svg K Brandi 3 761
7 Flag of the United States.svg K Brandi 677WC Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 3 4
3 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 77 Flag of Colombia.svg F Zuluaga 66
Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 5 3 Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama 2 4
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna 64 3 Flag of Colombia.svg F Zuluaga 66
Flag of Colombia.svg F Zuluaga 4 66 Flag of Colombia.svg F Zuluaga 66
Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 685 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 2 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Drake 7107 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Drake 2 0
Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 776 Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 66
5 Flag of Austria.svg S Plischke 622

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 0 1 8 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66
LL Flag of the United States.svg S Reeves 4 1 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 4 4
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 668 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg G Riera 6616 Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 4 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová 3 774 Q Flag of Spain.svg G Riera 2 2
Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 5 66 Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 66
4 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 73 0 8 Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66
6 Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 66WC Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 2 0
Flag of the United States.svg E deLone 2 2 6 Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 70r
Q Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 772 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt 5 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt 6266 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt 3 62
WC Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 4 66WC Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 61 6
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 63 2 WC Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 66
2 Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 2 2

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