2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Singles
2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Champion	Fernando González
Runner-up	Nicolás Massú
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	32 (4Q/3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

Magnus Norman was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Qualifier Fernando González won the first title of his career by defeating his compatriot Nicolás Massú 6–2, 6–3 in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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

1. Andrew Ilie (first round)
2. Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
3. Gianluca Pozzi (quarterfinals)
4. Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
5. Paul Goldstein (second round)
6. Nicolás Massú (final)
7. André Sá (first round)
8. Justin Gimelstob (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Ilie	6	6^6	6^4
		A Dupuis	3	7^8	7^7				A Dupuis	5	6^4
	WC	C Mamiit	2	5				Q	F González	7	7^7
	Q	F González	6	7											Q	F González	6	6
		P Srichaphan	6	6												P Srichaphan	3	3
		S Lareau	1	3					P Srichaphan	7	6
		J Siemerink	4	6	7				J Siemerink	5	3
	8	J Gimelstob	6	2	5																	Q	F González	6	3	7
	4	J Stoltenberg	6	6																			M Rodríguez	0	6	5
		Á López Morón	1	4				4	J Stoltenberg	6^6	6	4
		J Vaněk	6^2	6	6				J Vaněk	7^8	4	6
		W Arthurs	7^7	4	3											J Vaněk	3	5
		L Manta	7^9	6^2	6^3											M Rodríguez	6	7
		M Rodríguez	6^7	7^7	7^7				M Rodríguez	6	6
		R Agénor	2	1				5	P Goldstein	4	2
	5	P Goldstein	6	6																									Q	Fernando González	6	6
	6	N Massú	6	6																									6	Nicolás Massú	2	3
		L Tieleman	2	3				6	N Massú	6	6
		J Krošlák	6	3	7^7				J Krošlák	4	2
		F Jonsson	1	6	6^4										6	N Massú	2	6	6
	WC	M Russell	6	6											3	G Pozzi	6	2	2
	WC	H Armando	4	2				WC	M Russell	7^7	2	0
		A Popp	3	2				3	G Pozzi	6^4	6	6
	3	G Pozzi	6	6																		6	N Massú	6	6
	7	A Sá	3	5																		Q	R Delgado	4	4
	Q	R Sabău	6	7				Q	R Sabău	6	5	3
		T Zíb	6	4	4				M Hantschk	3	7	6
		M Hantschk	4	6	6											M Hantschk	5	4
		L Paes	3	2											Q	R Delgado	7	6
	Q	X Malisse	6	6				Q	X Malisse	5	4
	Q	R Delgado	5	7	6			Q	R Delgado	7	6
	2	J-M Gambill	7	5	4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. James Sekulov (first round)
2. Tuomas Ketola (first round)
3. Xavier Malisse (qualified)
4. Mariano Hood (qualifying competition)
5. Arvind Parmar (first round)
6. Todd Woodbridge (first round)
7. Luis Horna (second round, retired)
8. Barry Cowan (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Ramón Delgado
2. Fernando González
3. Xavier Malisse
4. Răzvan Sabău

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	James Sekulov	6	6^8	3
		Herbert Wiltschnig	1	7^10	6			Herbert Wiltschnig		2	3
	Ramón Delgado		6	6				Ramón Delgado		6	6
	Christian Vinck		3	2											Ramón Delgado		3	6	7
	James Blake		2	7^8	4										Bob Bryan		6	4	5
	Bob Bryan		6	6^6	6				Bob Bryan	7^8	3
		Eric Taino	3	1				7	Luis Horna	6^6	4^r
	7	Luis Horna	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tuomas Ketola	4	4
		Fernando González	6	6				Fernando González		6	6^2	7^8
	Giorgio Galimberti		6	6				Giorgio Galimberti		2	7^7	6^6
	Frédéric Niemeyer		3	3											Fernando González		6	6
	Luis Morejón		4	6	2										Sebastián Prieto		2	3
	Sebastián Prieto		6	4	6				Sebastián Prieto	6	6
	WC	Thomas Blake	7	6				WC	Thomas Blake	2	3
	8	Barry Cowan	5	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Xavier Malisse	6	6
		Mosé Navarra	2	1				3	Xavier Malisse	6	6
	WC	Phillip King	3	4					Karsten Braasch	1	2
		Karsten Braasch	6	6											3	Xavier Malisse	1	6	6
	Guillaume Raoux		4	6	3											Mike Bryan	6	4	0
	Mike Bryan		6	3	6			Mike Bryan		6	6
		Taylor Dent	6	6				Taylor Dent		4	4
	5	Arvind Parmar	2	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mariano Hood	6	6
		Kevin Kim	4	3				4	Mariano Hood	6	6
	WC	Jonathan Stark	6	4	3				Ricardo Schlachter	1	4
		Ricardo Schlachter	4	6	6										4	Mariano Hood	6	6^3	4
	WC	Jeff Salzenstein	4	6^3												Răzvan Sabău	2	7^7	6
		Glenn Weiner	6	7^7				Glenn Weiner		5	4
		Răzvan Sabău	7^8	7^8				Răzvan Sabău		7	6
	6	Todd Woodbridge	6^6	6^6

References

1. "La fiesta de quince años de González y Massú" [The 15-year party of González and Massú] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
2. "A 15 años del primer duelo Massú-González: las mejores batallas entre los ex tenistas" [15 years after the first Massú-González duel: the best battles between the former tennis players] (in Spanish). Publimetro Chile. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
3. Pérez, Carlos (7 May 2015). "Efemérides: el primer título ATP de Fernando González" [Ephemerides: Fernando González' first ATP title] (in Spanish). El Mostrador. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)