2000 WTA Tour Championships

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2000 WTA Tour Championships
DateNovember 13–19
Edition30th / 25th
CategoryYear-end championships
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$2,000,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, United States
Venue Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
  1999  · WTA Finals ·  2001  

The 2000 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 30th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 25th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2000 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 13 through November 19, 2000. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles event and the accompanying $500,000 first prize money as well as 390 ranking points. It was the last edition of the WTA Tour Championships to be held in New York. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Five players, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Mary Pierce, Amélie Mauresmo and Anke Huber, had qualified for the tournament but withdrew citing various injuries and ailments. [4] [5]

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4.

Doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf, 6–2, 6–3.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (2001). ITF World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. pp. 193–194. ISBN   9780007111299.
  2. Selena Roberts (November 20, 2000). "Tennis; Hingis Pulls Out Victory Over an Emotional Seles". The New York Times.
  3. John Parsons (November 20, 2000). "WTA Chase Championships: Hingis denies Seles winning send-off". The Telegraph.
  4. "The Chase is on for Hingis". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 12, 2000.
  5. Selena Roberts (November 12, 2000). "Tennis; Williamses Missing From Season Finale". The New York Times.