2000 Hamburg Masters – Singles Explained

See main article: 2000 Hamburg Masters.

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Marat Safin in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6^(7–3) to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Hamburg European Open.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Safin.^[5]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Pete Sampras (second round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
3. Magnus Norman (quarterfinals)
4. Cédric Pioline (quarterfinals)
5. Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
6. Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
7. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
8. Tim Henman (third round)
9. Álex Corretja (third round)
10. Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
11. Patrick Rafter (first round)
12. Marat Safin (final)
13. Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
14. Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
15. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
16. Tommy Haas (first round)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Eighth qualifier

External links

• Official Results Archive (ATP)
• Official Results Archive (ITF)

Notes and References

1. News: Kuerten crowned in Hamburg . 17 September 2023 . . 21 May 2000.
2. News: Sunday's results . 17 September 2023 . . 21 May 2000 . Singles, Championship: Gustavo Kuerten (5), Brazil, def. Marat Safin (12), Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3)..
3. Web site: ATP Hamburg 2000 Results . Tennis 24 . 17 September 2023.
4. Web site: Gustavo Kuerten vs Marat Safin Five-Set THRILLER - Hamburg 2000 Final Extended Highlights . . Tennis TV . 17 September 2023 . Video . 28 July 2023.
5. News: Safin, Kuerten in Hamburg tennis final . 17 September 2023 . . 20 May 2000 . . Marat Safin, a 20-year-old Russian and 12th seed, advanced to his third final in four weeks Saturday with a 7-6 (10-8), 6-2 victory over defending champion Marcelo Rios of Chile at the $2.95 million Tennis Masters Series - Hamburg..