2000 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Singles

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Singles
2000 Tennis Channel Open
Final
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman
Score6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1999  · Tennis Channel Open ·  2001  

Jan-Michael Gambill was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Contents

Lleyton Hewitt won the title, defeating Tim Henman 6–4, 7–6(7–2) in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi (second round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras (second round, withdrew)
  3. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals, retired)
  4. Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (final)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Álbert Costa (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 2
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 66
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 677
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 4 62
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 66 
7 Flag of Spain.svg Álbert Costa 3 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 66 
Q Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska 2 1  1 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 1 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 66   Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 66 
  Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 0 3    Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 4 63
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 5 5    Flag of Spain.svg J C Ferrero 63 6
  Flag of Spain.svg C Moyà 77   Flag of Spain.svg C Moyà 1 65 
  Flag of Spain.svg J C Ferrero 66   Flag of Spain.svg J C Ferrero 677 
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 4 2    Flag of Spain.svg J C Ferrero 4 2  
3 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 66 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 4 4  3 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 7977 
  Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 67   Flag of Spain.svg A Martín 6763 
  Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 4 5  4 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 652r
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Woodruff 76 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 774  
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Doseděl 5 4  WC Flag of the United States.svg C Woodruff 62 3
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 1 772 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 3 66
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 6636

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 677 
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 3 63 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
  Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 2 3  Q Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 1 4  
Q Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 66 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 774 4 4 Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 3 2  
Q Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 6466Q Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 6465
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ilie 62 3 4 Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 772 7
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 1 665 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66 
7 Flag of Spain.svg Á Costa 66 7 Flag of Spain.svg Á Costa 3 3  
SE Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein 3 1  7 Flag of Spain.svg Á Costa 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 66   Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 2 4  
SE Flag of Spain.svg Á Calatrava 3 4  7 Flag of Spain.svg Á Costa 64 78
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Blake 3 1    Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 2 666
  Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 66   Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja w/o  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 3 4  WC/2 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras    
WC/2 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 66 

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