The 2000 Sparkassen Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 30 October through 5 November 2000. Unseeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $87,000 first-prize money.[1]
See main article: 2000 Sparkassen Cup – Singles.
It was the 2nd title of the season for Clijsters and the 3rd title of her singles career.
See main article: 2000 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles.
It was the 61st title for Sánchez Vicario and the 1st title for Sidot in their respective doubles careers.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | $87,000 | $43,500 | $21,750 | $11,000 | $7,600 | $4,000 | $1,950 | $1,300 | $825 | |||
Doubles * | $27,000 | $13,800 | $8,400 | $4,500 | $2,400 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed | |
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France | Alexandra Fusai | France | Nathalie Tauziat | 27 | 1 | |
Spain | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | France | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 40 | 2 | |
Nicole Arendt | Manon Bollegraf | 49 | 3 | |||
Cătălina Cristea | Russian Federation | Elena Likhovtseva | 69 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: