2000 Generali Ladies Linz Explained

The 2000 Generali Ladies Linz was the 2000 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz women's tennis tournament. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October until 22 October 2000 at the Design Center in Linz, Austria. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Singles195137884925111.756.7541
Doubles1

Prize money

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Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640
Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
United StatesLindsay Davenport21
United StatesVenus Williams32
United StatesMonica Seles53
FranceNathalie Tauziat74
United StatesChanda Rubin145
FranceAmélie Mauresmo156
Russian FederationElena Dementieva197
Silvija Talaja228
Patty Schnyder249
Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
JapanAi Sugiyama FranceNathalie Tauziat111
Cara Black Russian FederationElena Likhovtseva382
United StatesNicole ArendtManon Bollegraf513
AustriaBarbara SchettCaroline Vis554
Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles.

It was Davenport's 29th WTA singles title, and third title of the year.

Doubles

See main article: 2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles.

It was Mauresmo's 1st WTA doubles title. It was Rubin's 10th WTA doubles title, and second of the year. This was their first and only doubles title together as a pair. This was also Rubin's final WTA doubles title.

Notes and References

  1. News: TENNIS; Davenport Ends Williams' 35-Match Streak. 14 July 2020. The New York Times. 23 October 2000. Linz.