2000 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) explained

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]

Finals

Singles

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.

Doubles

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.

Prize money

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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

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
FranceNathalie Tauziat81
SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario92
Russian FederationAnna Kournikova113
Russian FederationElena Dementieva184
Magdalena Maleeva225
AustriaBarbara Schett246
Russian FederationElena Likhovtseva257
AustraliaJelena Dokic278

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
FranceAlexandra Fusai FranceNathalie Tauziat271
SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario FranceAnne-Gaëlle Sidot402
Nicole ArendtManon Bollegraf493
Cătălina Cristea Russian FederationElena Likhovtseva694

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2001. 2001. HarperCollins. London. 9780007111299. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 188.
  2. News: Clijsters wins Leipzig in two-hour battle. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/clijsters-wins-leipzig-in-two-hour-battle-624408.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. 23 August 2017. Associated Press. The Independent. 5 November 2000.