2000 French Open – Men's singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Magnus Norman in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 French Open.[1] It was his second French Open title[1] and second major title overall.

Men's singles
2000 French Open
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upSweden Magnus Norman
Score6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
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Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
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WC Doublesmenwomenquad
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The final was a rematch of the Rome final a month prior, in which Norman had prevailed. The match took a dramatic turn in the fourth set, when on match point, at 15-40 on his own serve, Norman challenged a call that was ruled out, ending the match. The empire overruled in favor of Norman, extending the match, whence Norman would go on to save another nine match points, until 52 points later, Kuerten finally prevailed on the eleventh match point, 8-6 in the 4th set tiebreak.

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karol Kučera.

Seeds

01.   Andre Agassi (second round)
02.   Pete Sampras (first round)
03.   Magnus Norman (final)
04.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
05.   Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
06.   Cédric Pioline (fourth round)
07.   Thomas Enqvist (third round)
08.   Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
09.   Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
10.   Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
11.   Nicolás Lapentti (fourth round)
12.   Marat Safin (quarterfinals)
13.   Tim Henman (third round)
14.   Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
15.   Younes El Aynaoui (fourth round)
16.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
  Franco Squillari6626
  Albert Costa4464
  Franco Squillari143
3 Magnus Norman666
3 Magnus Norman6647
12 Marat Safin4365
3 Magnus Norman23666
5 Gustavo Kuerten66278
5 Gustavo Kuerten63466
4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov36642
5 Gustavo Kuerten74266
16 Juan Carlos Ferrero56643
10 Àlex Corretja442
16 Juan Carlos Ferrero666

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 A Agassi7966
WC A Dupuis67341 A Agassi6510
Q Ó Serrano121  K Kučera2766
  K Kučera666  K Kučera1464
  J Vaněk666556  F Squillari6646
  A Berasategui117771  J Vaněk53774
  A Popp6320  F Squillari76656
  F Squillari3666  F Squillari666
Q J Díaz43315 Y El Aynaoui413
  N Massú666  N Massú315
  J Stoltenberg6636  J Stoltenberg667
  J Novák4361  J Stoltenberg45r
  T Martin634415 Y El Aynaoui65
  JI Chela4666  JI Chela340
WC J-R Lisnard6643115 Y El Aynaoui666
15 Y El Aynaoui32666

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 L Hewitt77776
  J Tarango656339 L Hewitt26366
  M Hantschk667776  M Hantschk63623
  D Prinosil2796549 L Hewitt666
  M Rodríguez66442Q A Sávolt140
Q A Sávolt33666Q A Sávolt3765
  S Koubek61776  S Koubek6502d
  G Blanco366529 L Hewitt3624
  G Ivanišević330  A Costa6466
  A Costa666  A Costa4671
  H Gumy776436  H Gumy6350r
  C Moyá642663  A Costa577636
  G Gaudio6667 T Enqvist762164
  A Di Pasquale232  G Gaudio320
  C Rochus2007 T Enqvist666
7 T Enqvist666

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 M Norman666
Q T Guardiola4403 M Norman666
  F Santoro6366  F Santoro142
  M Gustafsson36443 M Norman666
  S Schalken766132  S Sargsian412
  S Sargsian537766  S Sargsian656266
  A Clément7866  A Clément773604
  N Escudé66403 M Norman666
  M Tillström667652  A Medvedev042
  A Medvedev179776  A Medvedev666
  B Black550  M Rosset122
  M Rosset776  A Medvedev6366
  F Mantilla234Q A Calleri3643
Q A Calleri666Q A Calleri62666
  J Björkman32114 D Hrbatý77144
14 D Hrbatý666

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 M Safin64666
  G Bastl7713212 M Safin74565
WC G Raoux3605  A Ilie56730r
  A Ilie646712 M Safin7766
  J van Lottum36630  T Haas6233
  A Gaudenzi63776  A Gaudenzi6663641
  M Ríos320r  T Haas4377776
  T Haas66012 M Safin6167
WC S Bruguera372606 C Pioline4635
Q J Balcells65616Q J Balcells6353
  A Pavel2611  A Portas4676
  A Portas6776  A Portas433
  G Pozzi3116 C Pioline666
  P Rafter666  P Rafter6534
  D Sanguinetti600r6 C Pioline7766
6 C Pioline464

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 G Kuerten666
  A Vinciguerra0035 G Kuerten7766
  K Alami774363Q M Charpentier6522
Q M Charpentier6166165 G Kuerten66966
  T Johansson7766  M Chang371114
  C Ruud6433  T Johansson626563
  A Voinea1263  M Chang777726
  M Chang66265 G Kuerten6677
  R Schüttler6563211 N Lapentti3464
  W Ferreira77466  W Ferreira6647
Q G Coria66666Q G Coria3165
WC M Llodra37844  W Ferreira7353
Q B Ulihrach665611 N Lapentti5676
Q B Phau4174Q B Ulihrach643773
WC J Boutter42011 N Lapentti776646
11 N Lapentti666

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 T Henman776
  V Spadea55413 T Henman6677
LL T Behrend144Q C Vinck2463
Q C Vinck66613 T Henman56463
  F Vicente35666  F Vicente74646
  M Mirnyi67344  F Vicente666
  R Agénor66377  R Agénor103
  P Srichaphan24665  F Vicente737646
  S Grosjean66164 Y Kafelnikov565778
  R Fromberg4261  S Grosjean662666
  JA Marín537121LL F Browne136782
LL F Browne766106  S Grosjean3174
Q H Levy761444 Y Kafelnikov6656
  M Zabaleta57766  M Zabaleta267844
  I Ljubičić446644 Y Kafelnikov636666
4 Y Kafelnikov66336

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 N Kiefer351
  J-M Gambill676  J-M Gambill6533
  W Arthurs64363  R Federer7766
  R Federer77616  R Federer7762648
WC S Huet66545Q M Kratochvil6546776
  O Stanoytchev40767  O Stanoytchev78521
Q M Kratochvil66366Q M Kratochvil66766
  J Gimelstob47731  R Federer5672
Q W Eschauer366610 À Corretja7796
WC C Saulnier6222Q W Eschauer535
  R Krajicek666  R Krajicek767
  T Zíb312  R Krajicek6232
  F Meligeni266710 À Corretja4666
Q É Prodon6435  F Meligeni63363
  A Martín34410 À Corretja46646
10 À Corretja666

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 JC Ferrero666
  J Golmard43216 JC Ferrero12666
  G Rusedski361064  S Doseděl66244
  S Doseděl67127716 JC Ferrero63
  M Puerta7766  M Puerta22r
  M Damm6432  M Puerta666
  F Clavet666  F Clavet213
  G Cañas20316 JC Ferrero6636
  H Arazi6677  M Philippoussis2263
  C Woodruff3463  H Arazi63566
Q N Mahut454  M Hipfl36721
  M Hipfl676  H Arazi2163
  A Sá1167  M Philippoussis6636
  P Goldstein6679  P Goldstein47702
  M Philippoussis477748  M Philippoussis66366
2 P Sampras656466

Men's singles overview

ChampionRunner-up
Gustavo Kuerten (5) Magnus Norman (3)
Semifinals out
Franco Squillari Juan Carlos Ferrero (16)
Quarterfinals out
A Costa M Safin (12) Y Kafelnikov (4) À Corretja (10)
4th round out
Y El Aynaoui (15) L Hewitt (9) A Medvedev C Pioline (6)
N Lapentti (11) F Vicente R Federer M Philippoussis
3rd round out
K Kučera J Stoltenberg A Sávolt T Enqvist (7)
S Sargsian A Calleri T Haas A Portas
M Chang W Ferreira T Henman (13) S Grosjean
M Kratochvil R Krajicek M Puerta H Arazi
2nd round out
A Agassi (1) J Vaněk N Massú J I Chela
M Hantschk S Koubek H Gumy G Gaudio
F Santoro A Clément M Rosset D Hrbatý (14)
A Ilie A Gaudenzi J Balcells P Rafter
M Charpentier T Johansson G Coria B Ulihrach
C Vinck R Agénor F Browne M Zabaleta
J-M Gambill O Stanoytchev W Eschauer F Meligeni
S Doseděl F Clavet M Hipfl P Goldstein
1st round out
A Dupuis O Serrano A Berasategui A Popp
J Díaz J Novák T Martin J-R Lisnard
J Tarango D Prinosil M Rodríguez G Blanco
G Ivanišević C Moyá A Di Pasquale C Rochus
T Guardiola M Gustafsson S Schalken N Escudé
M Tillström B Black F Mantilla J Björkman
G Bastl G Raoux J van Lottum M Ríos
S Bruguera A Pavel G Pozzi D Sanguinetti
A Vinciguerra K Alami C Ruud A Voinea
R Schüttler M Llodra B Phau J Boutter
V Spadea T Behrend M Mirnyi P Srichaphan
R Fromberg J A Marín H Levy I Ljubičić
N Kiefer (8) W Arthurs S Huet J Gimelstob
C Saulnier T Zíb É Prodon A Martín
J Golmard G Rusedski M Damm G Cañas
C Woodruff N Mahut A Sá P Sampras (2)

References

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