2000 Hamburg Masters – Singles

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Singles
2000 Hamburg Masters
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-upRussia Marat Safin
Score6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw64 (4WC/8Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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[edit]

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

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
            
Q Romania Andrei Pavel 3 3  
5 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6 6  
5 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6 5 6 5 77
12 Russia Marat Safin 4 7 4 7 63
12 Russia Marat Safin 710 6  
  Chile Marcelo Ríos 68 2  

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States P Sampras 6 77  
  United States C Woodruff 4 65   1 United States P Sampras 4 4  
  France A di Pasquale 7 1 6   France A di Pasquale 6 6  
  Czech Republic S Doseděl 5 6 3   France A di Pasquale 3 66  
Q Romania A Pavel 6 6   Q Romania A Pavel 6 78  
  Switzerland R Federer 4 3   Q Romania A Pavel 6 6  
  Spain C Moyà 6 2 65 15 Spain J C Ferrero 4 4  
15 Spain J C Ferrero 3 6 77 Q Romania A Pavel 7 6  
10 Australia L Hewitt 6 78     Argentina M Zabaleta 5 4  
  Australia M Philippoussis 4 66   10 Australia L Hewitt 7 3 2
  Argentina G Gaudio 3 3     Argentina M Zabaleta 5 6 6
  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 6     Argentina M Zabaleta 7 6  
WC Germany M-K Goellner 3 1   8 United Kingdom T Henman 5 3  
  France J Golmard 6 6     France J Golmard 6 4 1
  Morocco H Arazi 4 5   8 United Kingdom T Henman 2 6 6
8 United Kingdom T Henman 6 7  

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Sweden M Norman 6 6  
  Sweden T Johansson 2 4   3 Sweden M Norman 3 6 6
WC Germany R Schüttler 6 3 6 WC Germany R Schüttler 6 3 1
  United States V Spadea 4 6 3 3 Sweden M Norman 3 6 6
Q Spain A Martín 6 3 6 13 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 1 4
  Czech Republic D Vacek 4 6 1 Q Spain A Martín 3 1  
Q France S Huet 3 6 4 13 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 6  
13 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 6 3 6 3 Sweden M Norman 4 2  
11 Australia P Rafter 4 5   5 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
  South Africa W Ferreira 6 7     South Africa W Ferreira 6 3 77
Q Australia R Fromberg 7 6   Q Australia R Fromberg 4 6 62
  Brazil F Meligeni 5 3     South Africa W Ferreira 1 2  
  France S Grosjean 7 77   5 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6  
  France F Santoro 5 62     France S Grosjean 1 6 3
  Morocco K Alami 7 2 3 5 Brazil G Kuerten 6 3 6
5 Brazil G Kuerten 5 6 6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Ecuador N Lapentti 64 3  
  Switzerland M Rosset 77 6     Switzerland M Rosset 6 6  
Q United States J Tarango 5 6 4   Zimbabwe B Black 3 2  
  Zimbabwe B Black 7 3 6   Switzerland M Rosset 4 5  
  Spain F Mantilla 6 6   12 Russia M Safin 6 7  
Q Armenia S Sargsian 3 4     Spain F Mantilla 3 0  
  Spain Á Costa 63 61   12 Russia M Safin 6 6  
12 Russia M Safin 77 77   12 Russia M Safin 77 4 6
14 Slovakia D Hrbatý 4 67   4 France C Pioline 64 6 3
  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 79     Ukraine A Medvedev 1 7 6
  United States M Chang 5 5   Q United States J-M Gambill 6 5 2
Q United States J-M Gambill 7 7     Ukraine A Medvedev 6 2 3
Q Romania A Voinea 3 7 4 4 France C Pioline 4 6 6
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 5 6   Belarus M Mirnyi 65 3  
  Czech Republic J Novák 63 2   4 France C Pioline 77 6  
4 France C Pioline 77 6  

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Sweden T Enqvist 6 4 6
  Slovakia K Kučera 3 6 4 7 Sweden T Enqvist 63 4  
  Spain F Clavet 6 6     Spain F Clavet 77 6  
WC Germany D Prinosil 4 2     Spain F Clavet 6 6  
  Spain F Vicente 1 1   9 Spain Á Corretja 4 1  
  United States T Martin 6 6     United States T Martin 3 2  
  Argentina F Squillari 3 2   9 Spain Á Corretja 6 6  
9 Spain Á Corretja 6 6     Spain F Clavet 4 3  
16 Germany T Haas 66 4     Chile M Ríos 6 6  
WC Germany M Kohlmann 78 6   WC Germany M Kohlmann 1 0  
  France N Escudé 4 1     Chile M Ríos 6 6  
  Chile M Ríos 6 6     Chile M Ríos 77 6  
  Argentina M Puerta 6 6     Argentina M Puerta 64 0  
  Austria S Koubek 4 2     Argentina M Puerta 6 6  
  Netherlands S Schalken 6 6     Netherlands S Schalken 4 4  
2 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 3  

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying seeds[edit]

  1. France Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
  2. Armenia Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
  3. Australia Richard Fromberg (qualified)
  4. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (qualifying competition)
  5. United States Jeff Tarango (qualified)
  6. Italy Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
  7. Spain Galo Blanco (first round)
  8. Spain Albert Portas (qualifying competition)
  9. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (qualified)
  10. Switzerland George Bastl (qualifying competition)
  11. Spain Alberto Martín (qualified)
  12. Sweden Magnus Gustafsson (first round)
  13. Romania Andrei Pavel (qualified)
  14. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
  15. Brazil André Sá (first round)
  16. Belgium Christophe Rochus (first round)

Qualifiers[edit]

Qualifying draw[edit]

First qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 France Arnaud Clément 6 6
Canada Daniel Nestor 2 2
1 France Arnaud Clément 5 2
Romania Adrian Voinea 7 6
Romania Adrian Voinea 3 6 77
15 Brazil André Sá 6 1 65

Second qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Armenia Sargis Sargsian 6 6
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil 3 2
2 Armenia Sargis Sargsian 4 7 6
Germany Axel Pretzsch 6 5 0
Germany Axel Pretzsch 2 6 6
16 Belgium Christophe Rochus 6 4 2

Third qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Australia Richard Fromberg 6 6
WC Germany Philipp Hammer 1 1
3 Australia Richard Fromberg 7 6
14 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 5 4
The Bahamas Mark Knowles 6 3 4
14 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 6

Fourth qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6 6
WC Germany Volker Neumann 1 1
4 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 4 3
13 Romania Andrei Pavel 6 6
WC Germany Martin Sinner 3 2
13 Romania Andrei Pavel 6 6

Fifth qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 United States Jeff Tarango 6 6
Germany Andy Fahlke 4 3
5 United States Jeff Tarango 77 6
France Cyril Saulnier 64 3
France Cyril Saulnier 6 6
12 Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 4 2

Sixth qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Italy Andrea Gaudenzi 6 5 4
Zimbabwe Wayne Black 2 7 6
Zimbabwe Wayne Black 0 2
11 Spain Alberto Martín 6 6
WC Germany Florian Kunth 1 0
11 Spain Alberto Martín 6 6

Seventh qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Spain Galo Blanco 6 1 4
France Stéphane Huet 4 6 6
France Stéphane Huet 6 3 6
10 Switzerland George Bastl 3 6 0
Australia Wayne Arthurs 4 4
10 Switzerland George Bastl 6 6

Eighth qualifier[edit]

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Spain Albert Portas 6 6
Sweden Fredrik Jonsson 1 3
8 Spain Albert Portas 3 5
9 United States Jan-Michael Gambill 6 7
Germany Jens Knippschild 63 4
9 United States Jan-Michael Gambill 77 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kuerten crowned in Hamburg". BBC News. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sunday's results". ESPN. 21 May 2000. Retrieved 17 September 2023. Singles, Championship: Gustavo Kuerten (5), Brazil, def. Marat Safin (12), Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3).
  3. ^ "ATP Hamburg 2000 Results". Tennis 24. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Gustavo Kuerten vs Marat Safin Five-Set THRILLER - Hamburg 2000 Final Extended Highlights" (Video). YouTube. Tennis TV. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Safin, Kuerten in Hamburg tennis final". Hamburg, Germany. United Press International. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 17 September 2023. 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.

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