2000 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2000 US Open
Final
Champion	Marat Safin
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was his first major title.

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément.

The tournament marked the first major main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick, and the first US Open main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Marat Safin is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Andre Agassi (second round)
Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
Magnus Norman (fourth round)
Pete Sampras (finalist)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Marat Safin (champion)
Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
Àlex Corretja (third round)
Lleyton Hewitt (semifinalist)
Cédric Pioline (third round)
Tim Henman (third round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
Franco Squillari (second round)
Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinalist)
Mark Philippoussis (second round)
Nicolás Lapentti (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

	Arnaud Clément	2	4	3

9	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6	6
						9	Lleyton Hewitt	6⁷	4	6⁵

						4	Pete Sampras	7⁹	6	7⁷
4	Pete Sampras	4	7⁸	6	6

	Richard Krajicek	6	6⁶	4	2
											4	Pete Sampras	4	3	3

											6	Marat Safin	6	6	6
6	Marat Safin	7	4	7⁷	6

14	Nicolas Kiefer	5	6	6⁵	3
						6	Marat Safin	6	7⁷	7⁷

							Todd Martin	3	6⁴	6¹
	Todd Martin	6	6	3	7

	Thomas Johansson	4	4	6	5

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

1	A Agassi	6	6	6
WC	A Kim	4	2	0			1	A Agassi	3	2	4
	G Gaudio	3	4	2				A Clément	6	6	6
	A Clément	6	6	6											A Clément	4	6	6	4	0
	M Hantschk	3	0	6	7⁷	4									H Arazi	6	2	2	6	1^r
	H Arazi	6	6	4	6³	6		H Arazi	6	6	6⁵	6
	W Ferreira	6	2	6	6			W Ferreira	3	3	7⁷	3
	A Ilie	3	6	4	1																	A Clément	3	6	6	7⁷
Q	C Kauffmann	4	4	6	3																	A Pavel	6	2	1	6⁵
	A Di Pasquale	6	6	4	6			A Di Pasquale	7⁷	1	3	4
WC	P King	3	4	3				A Pavel	6⁵	6	6	6
	A Pavel	6	6	6											A Pavel	6	4
Q	W Black	2	2	2											J Golmard	2	1^r
	J Golmard	6	6	6				J Golmard	7⁷	6	2	4	7⁷
WC	B Bryan	5	4	6⁴			16	N Lapentti	6³	0	6	6	6⁵
16	N Lapentti	7	6	7⁷

Section 2

First round						Second round						Third round					Fourth round

9	L Hewitt	2	7	6	6
	A Vinciguerra	6	5	3	3	9	L Hewitt	7⁸	6	6
	S Huet	6³	3	0			J Boutter	6⁶	4	4
	J Boutter	7⁷	6	6								9	L Hewitt	6	6	6
	J Novák	6	6	6									J Novák	3	3	3
	A Martín	4	4	4			J Novák	2	6	7	7⁷
	B Black	7⁹	6	7			B Black	6	3	5	6⁴
WC	T Dent	6⁷	3	5													9	L Hewitt	6	6	6
	N Massú	3	5	6	6⁶												7	T Enqvist	3	2	4
	M Ríos	6	7	1	7⁸		M Ríos	4	6	6	7
LL	J Knippschild	6	6	6		LL	J Knippschild	6	4	4	5
Q	B Cowan	4	3	3									M Ríos	5	5	3
	C Woodruff	6	6	6								7	T Enqvist	7	7	6
LL	J van Lottum	2	3	0			C Woodruff	3	2	2
	M Puerta	6	3	2	2	7	T Enqvist	6	6	6
7	T Enqvist	3	6	6	6

Section 3

First round						Second round					Third round						Fourth round

4	P Sampras	7⁷	7	6
	M Damm	6³	5	4		4	P Sampras	6	6	6
	C Rochus	6	3	4	6⁴		J Gimelstob	3	1	3
	J Gimelstob	3	6	6	7⁷						4	P Sampras	7⁷	7⁷	6
	D Sanguinetti	5	4	2								A Calleri	6⁵	6³	3
	A Calleri	7	6	6			A Calleri	7	6	6
	D Sánchez	6⁴	6³	2		Q	P Kralert	5	4	3
Q	P Kralert	7⁷	7⁷	6													4	P Sampras	7⁷	6	6
Q	J Delgado	3	1	1													Q	H-T Lee	6⁴	2	4
	T Haas	6	6	6			T Haas	6⁵	2	4
Q	S Lareau	6⁴	2	4			R Schüttler	7⁷	6	6
	R Schüttler	7⁷	6	6								R Schüttler	2	6	4	4
	J Tarango	3	6	3	6⁶						Q	H-T Lee	6	3	6	6
Q	H-T Lee	6	3	6	7⁸	Q	H-T Lee	7⁷	7	6
	J A Marín	3	3	6⁵		13	F Squillari	6³	5	2
13	F Squillari	6	6	7⁷

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

11	T Henman	6	6	6
	F Vicente	3	3	4			11	T Henman	6	6	6
Q	F González	6	6	6				F González	3	4	2
WC	C Mamiit	3	4	1									11	T Henman	4	6	6	5	5
	R Krajicek	6¹	6	6	6									R Krajicek	6	3	4	7	7
LL	O Rochus	7⁷	1	1	4			R Krajicek	6	6	6
	M Kratochvil	6	4	1	6⁴			A Sá	4	4	1
	A Sá	3	6	6	7⁷																R Krajicek	7¹³	6	6
	D Hrbatý	3	6	6	6																D Hrbatý	6¹¹	4	1
	G Ivanišević	6	0	1	0			D Hrbatý	6	6	6
	Y El Aynaoui	3	4	6	6	3		K Alami	3	4	3
	K Alami	6	6	3	2	6								D Hrbatý	6	7⁷	6
	J Vaněk	3	4	6²									5	Y Kafelnikov	4	6⁵	1
	A Popp	6	6	7⁷				A Popp	7⁷	4	4	4
	O Stanoytchev	7⁷	6	3	2	3	5	Y Kafelnikov	6³	6	6	6
5	Y Kafelnikov	6⁵	1	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

6	M Safin	7	6⁵	6	6
	T Guardiola	5	7⁷	4	4		6	M Safin	6	3	6	3	6
	C Ruud	2	3	2				G Pozzi	3	6	3	6	4
	G Pozzi	6	6	6										6	M Safin	6	7⁷	1	3	7⁷
	J I Chela	6	3	6⁴	6⁵										S Grosjean	4	6³	6	6	6⁵
	S Koubek	4	6	7⁷	7⁷			S Koubek	2	2	6	2
WC	K Kim	3	2	4				S Grosjean	6	6	4	6
	S Grosjean	6	6	6																	6	M Safin	6	6	6
	F Santoro	6⁴	4	4																	12	JC Ferrero	1	2	2
PR	D Nestor	7⁷	6	6			PR	D Nestor	1	6⁵	1
	R Federer	4	4	6	7	3		R Federer	6	7⁷	6
	P Wessels	6	6	3	5	4^r									R Federer	5	6⁶	6	6⁶
	H Gumy	4	7⁸	7⁷	6									12	JC Ferrero	7	7⁸	1	7⁸
Q	M Russell	6	6⁶	6¹	4			H Gumy	6	3	7⁷	2	3
	F Meligeni	3	4	6	5		12	JC Ferrero	1	6	6⁴	6	6
12	JC Ferrero	6	6	3	7

Section 6

First round						Second round					Third round							Fourth round

14	N Kiefer	7	6	0	6
	A Gaudenzi	5	4	6	4	14	N Kiefer	6	6	6
	J Björkman	2	7⁷	7⁷	6		J Björkman	1	4	3
	B Ulihrach	6	6⁴	6⁴	1						14	N Kiefer	7	6	6
	S Schalken	6	7⁷	6								S Schalken	5	3	4
Q	L Burgsmüller	1	6⁵	2			S Schalken	6	6	6
	M Hipfl	5	5	1			A Voinea	2	3	1
	A Voinea	7	7	6														14	N Kiefer	6	6³	6	6
	M Mirnyi	7⁷	6	7⁷														3	M Norman	2	7⁷	1	3
	K Kučera	6³	3	6³			M Mirnyi	6	6	6
WC	A Roddick	3	7⁷	1	4		A Costa	4	1	4
	A Costa	6	6⁵	6	6							M Mirnyi	6	6	6⁵	4	6⁹
Q	C Saulnier	6	7	6							3	M Norman	3	4	7⁷	6	7¹¹
	A Sávolt	3	5	3		Q	C Saulnier	3	4	3
	P Goldstein	5	4	4		3	M Norman	6	6	6
3	M Norman	7	6	6

Section 7

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

8	A Corretja	7⁷	6	6
	P Srichaphan	6²	0	0		8	A Corretja	6	7⁷	6
	M Rosset	6	6	6			M Rosset	3	6⁴	3
Q	C Vinck	4	1	4									8	A Corretja	6⁴	3	6	4
	S Doseděl	7⁷	6	6										C Moyá	7⁷	6	4	6
	F Clavet	6³	4	1			S Doseděl	3	6	5	2
	C Moyá	6	6	7			C Moyá	6	4	7	6
	M Tillström	4	2	5																C Moyá	7⁷	7⁹	1	6⁶	2
	T Martin	6	6	1	6															T Martin	6³	6⁷	6	7⁸	6
	V Spadea	4	1	6	2		T Martin	6	6	6
	M Chang	6	3	6	6		M Chang	4	2	4
Q	H Levy	2	6	4	4									T Martin	7⁷	6	6
	G Rusedski	6	6	6									10	C Pioline	6⁵	3	2
	M Gustafsson	1	2	4			G Rusedski	7⁷	6	4	6⁶	3
	S Sargsian	3	3	1		10	C Pioline	6⁴	3	6	7⁸	6
10	C Pioline	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

15	M Philippoussis	6	6	6
	A Portas	3	2	3			15	M Philippoussis	4	4	4
	J-M Gambill	5	5	6	6	6		J-M Gambill	6	6	6
WC	M Fish	7	7	4	3	2								J-M Gambill	6	3	6⁵	6¹
	T Johansson	7⁷	7⁷	6										T Johansson	3	6	7⁷	7⁷
	I Ljubičić	6¹	6⁵	3				T Johansson	6	7⁷	6
	G Blanco	7⁷	2	6	1	7⁷		G Blanco	4	6⁴	2
	P Rafter	6³	6	3	6	6⁵															T Johansson	6	6⁷	6	6
	D Prinosil	5	4	4																Q	W Arthurs	4	7⁹	3	4
Q	X Malisse	7	6	6			Q	X Malisse	6⁴	6	3	6²
	G Bastl	6	4	3	2			R Fromberg	7⁷	4	6	7⁷
	R Fromberg	4	6	6	6									R Fromberg	6³	6	3	6	3
	J Stoltenberg	6	6	6									Q	W Arthurs	7⁷	1	6	3	6
Q	J Siemerink	0	4	1				J Stoltenberg	6	6²	4	4
Q	W Arthurs	4	6	7⁷	7⁷		Q	W Arthurs	2	7⁷	6	6
2	G Kuerten	6	3	6⁴	6¹

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