2000 Gelsor Open Romania Explained

The 2000 Gelsor Open Romania was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest in Romania and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the eighth and final edition of the tournament and was held from 11 September through 17 September 2000. Unseeded Joan Balcells won the singles title.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
ArgentinaMariano Puerta181
MoroccoKarim Alami332
AustriaStefan Koubek453
SpainFrancisco Clavet464
SwedenMagnus Gustafsson525
SpainAlberto Martín626
SpainAlbert Portas707
SpainÁlex Calatrava738

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
SpainTomás Carbonell ArgentinaMartín García701
ArgentinaPablo Albano ArgentinaLucas Arnold Ker902
Russian FederationAndrei Olhovskiy Czech RepublicCyril Suk963
Chris Haggard BelgiumTom Vanhoudt1174

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2000 Gelsor Open Romania – Singles. Joan Balcells defeated Markus Hantschk 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)

Doubles

See main article: 2000 Gelsor Open Romania – Doubles. Alberto Martín / Eyal Ran defeated Devin Bowen / Mariano Hood 7–6(7–4), 6–1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Safin is still on his game . Los Angeles Times . 18 September 2000.