Men's singles | |
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Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
Champion | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) |
Runner-up | Tommy Haas (GER) |
Score | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney | |||||||||
Dates | 19–28 September 2000 | |||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 32 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Germany's Tommy Haas in the final, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the bronze-medal match, France's Arnaud Di Pasquale defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 6–3. It was Russia's first medal in the event as an independent country (though Russian player Andrei Cherkasov had taken bronze as part of the Unified Team in 1992). France and Germany won their first medals in the event since 1924 and 1912, respectively.
The tournament was played at the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia. There were 64 players from 32 nations. [1] Nations were able to enter up to four players each, up from three in prior Games.
The United States' Andre Agassi was the reigning gold medalist from 1996, but he did not participate.
This was the 11th (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.
The number one seed was Marat Safin of Russia, with Americans Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi (the defending champion) not playing in the Games. [1] Two of the eight quarterfinalists from the 1996 tournament returned: bronze medalist Leander Paes of India and quarterfinal loser Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.
Benin, Belarus, Bolivia, Costa Rica, and Thailand each made their debut in the event. France made its 10th appearance, most among all nations, having missed only the 1904 event.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. Matches before the final were best-of-three sets, with the final being best-of-five sets. The 12-point tie-breaker was used in any set, except the third (or the fifth in the final), that reached 6–6.
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 19 September 2000 Wednesday, 20 September 2000 | 11:00 | Round of 64 |
Thursday, 21 September 2000 Friday, 22 September 2000 | 11:00 | Round of 32 |
Saturday, 23 September 2000 Sunday, 24 September 2000 | 11:45 | Round of 16 |
Tuesday, 25 September 2000 | 11:00 | Quarterfinals |
Thursday, 26 September 2000 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
Friday, 27 September 2000 | 11:00 | Bronze medal match |
Saturday, 28 September 2000 | 13:00 | Final |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final (gold Medal match) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Karim Alami (MAR) | 62 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Roger Federer (SUI) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Roger Federer (SUI) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tommy Haas (GER) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Max Mirnyi (BLR) | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tommy Haas (GER) | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tommy Haas (GER) | 64 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) | 77 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) | 4 | 4 | Bronze Medal match | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) | 6 | 7 | Roger Federer (SUI) | 65 | 79 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) | 4 | 5 | Arnaud Di Pasquale (FRA) | 77 | 67 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Safin (RUS) | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
F Santoro (FRA) | 1 | 6 | 6 | F Santoro (FRA) | 6 | 62 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Ilie (AUS) | 3 | 3 | F Vicente (ESP) | 1 | 77 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Vicente (ESP) | 6 | 6 | F Santoro (FRA) | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Pozzi (ITA) | 6 | 6 | K Alami (MAR) | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Novák (CZE) | 1 | 2 | G Pozzi (ITA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Alami (MAR) | 6 | 77 | K Alami (MAR) | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | F Squillari (ARG) | 4 | 65 | K Alami (MAR) | 62 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | M Chang (USA) | 66 | 3 | R Federer (SUI) | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | S Lareau (CAN) | 78 | 6 | IP | S Lareau (CAN) | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alt | M Tillström (SWE) | 6 | 6 | Alt | M Tillström (SWE) | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
IP | L Paes (IND) | 2 | 4 | Alt | M Tillström (SWE) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Prinosil (GER) | 2 | 2 | R Federer (SUI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Federer (SUI) | 6 | 6 | R Federer (SUI) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Kučera (SVK) | 6 | 6 | K Kučera (SVK) | 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | T Henman (GBR) | 3 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | L Hewitt (AUS) | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Mirnyi (BLR) | 6 | 6 | M Mirnyi (BLR) | 64 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | W Black (ZIM) | 7 | 1 | 1 | J Vaněk (CZE) | 77 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Vaněk (CZE) | 5 | 6 | 6 | M Mirnyi (BLR) | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Tarango (USA) | 6 | 6 | M Zabaleta (ARG) | 64 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
INV | D Camacho (BOL) | 0 | 1 | J Tarango (USA) | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Zabaleta (ARG) | 68 | 6 | 7 | M Zabaleta (ARG) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | M Ríos (CHI) | 710 | 4 | 5 | M Mirnyi (BLR) | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | W Ferreira (RSA) | 5 | 2 | T Haas (GER) | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Haas (GER) | 7 | 6 | T Haas (GER) | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Ruud (NOR) | 2 | 4 | A Vinciguerra (SWE) | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Vinciguerra (SWE) | 6 | 6 | T Haas (GER) | 79 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G Rusedski (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 6 | À Corretja (ESP) | 67 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Clément (FRA) | 6 | 6 | A Clément (FRA) | 77 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Ivanišević (CRO) | 63 | 65 | 6 | À Corretja (ESP) | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | À Corretja (ESP) | 77 | 77 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | JC Ferrero (ESP) | 65 | 78 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | H-T Lee (KOR) | 77 | 66 | 5 | 8 | JC Ferrero (ESP) | 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Doseděl (CZE) | 2 | 65 | N Massú (CHI) | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Massú (CHI) | 6 | 77 | 8 | JC Ferrero (ESP) | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | B Cowan (GBR) | 7 | 1 | 4 | Alt | D Nestor (CAN) | 64 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alt | D Nestor (CAN) | 5 | 6 | 6 | Alt | D Nestor (CAN) | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
V Spadea (USA) | 4 | 3 | 13 | P Rafter (AUS) | 5 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | P Rafter (AUS) | 6 | 6 | 8 | JC Ferrero (ESP) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | N Kiefer (GER) | 4 | 3 | A Di Pasquale (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Di Pasquale (FRA) | 6 | 6 | A Di Pasquale (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V Voltchkov (BLR) | 77 | 4 | 6 | V Voltchkov (BLR) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Gaudio (ARG) | 64 | 6 | 1 | A Di Pasquale (FRA) | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | P Srichaphan (THA) | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | M Norman (SWE) | 64 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
IP | A Sávolt (HUN) | 2 | 6 | 5 | IP | P Srichaphan (THA) | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Pavel (ROM) | 77 | 3 | 8 | 3 | M Norman (SWE) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Norman (SWE) | 61 | 6 | 10 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Y Kafelnikov (RUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
IP | JA Marín (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 5 | Y Kafelnikov (RUS) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Escudé (FRA) | 77 | 5 | 1 | JI Chela (ARG) | 64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JI Chela (ARG) | 65 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Y Kafelnikov (RUS) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Sargsian (ARM) | 3 | 4 | 11 | M Philippoussis (AUS) | 64 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | K Pless (DEN) | 6 | 6 | IP | K Pless (DEN) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Johansson (SWE) | 66 | 4 | 11 | M Philippoussis (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | M Philippoussis (AUS) | 78 | 6 | 5 | Y Kafelnikov (RUS) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | A Costa (ESP) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | G Kuerten (BRA) | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alt | K Ullyett (ZIM) | 6 | 3 | 11 | Alt | K Ullyett (ZIM) | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
D Hrbatý (SVK) | 1 | 6 | 3 | I Ljubičić (CRO) | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I Ljubičić (CRO) | 6 | 1 | 6 | I Ljubičić (CRO) | 62 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Schüttler (GER) | 6 | 6 | 2 | G Kuerten (BRA) | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Martin (USA) | 2 | 0 | R Schüttler (GER) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
INV | C Pognon (BEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | G Kuerten (BRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | G Kuerten (BRA) | 6 | 6 |
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, and a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the most recent man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament. In 2019, Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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