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2000 US Open
2000 US Open
Date	August 28 – September 10
Edition	120th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt
Location	New York City, U.S.
Champions
Men's singles
	Marat Safin
Women's singles
	Venus Williams
Men's doubles
	Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi
Women's doubles
	Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama
Mixed doubles
	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer
Boys' singles
	Andy Roddick
Girls' singles
	María Emilia Salerni
Boys' doubles
	Lee Childs / James Nelson
Girls' doubles
	Gisela Dulko / María Emilia Salerni

The 2000 US Open was held between August 28 – September 10, 2000. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2000.

Both Andre Agassi and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences; Agassi being upset in the second round by Arnaud Clément and Williams losing in the quarter-finals to Lindsay Davenport. Marat Safin won his first US Open title and first of two Grand Slams, defeating Pete Sampras in the final, and Venus Williams defeated Davenport to win the women's title.

Seniors

Men's singles

Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

• It was Safin's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the US Open. It was Safin's 4th title of the year, and his 5th overall.

Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–4, 7–5

• It was Williams' 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st title at the US Open. It was Williams' 5th title of the year, and her 14th overall.

Men's doubles

Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi^[1] defeated Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6

• It was Hewitt's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

• It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama defeated Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1

• It was Halard-Decugis' 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

• It was Sugiyama's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the US Open.

Mixed doubles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer defeated Anna Kournikova / Max Mirnyi, 6–4, 6–3

• It was Sánchez Vicario's 4th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st and only title at the US Open.

• It was Palmer's 2nd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 1st and only title at the US Open.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Andy Roddick^[2] defeated Robby Ginepri, 6–1, 6–3

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles ^[3]	Men	$800,000	$425,000	$220,000	$110,000	$55,000	$35,000	$20,000	$10,000
Singles ^[3]	Women	$800,000	$425,000	$220,000	$110,000	$55,000	$35,000	$20,000	$10,000

Total prize money for the event was $15,011,000.

References

^ First-ever unseeded doubles team to take the title.
^ Roddick won the 2003 men's singles crown, and lost the 2006 final against Roger Federer.
^ John Barrett, ed. (2001). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-00-711129-9.

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Preceded by 2000 Wimbledon Championships	Grand Slam tournaments	Succeeded by 2001 Australian Open

[1] First-ever unseeded doubles team to take the title.

[2] Roddick won the 2003 men's singles crown, and lost the 2006 final against Roger Federer.

[3] John Barrett, ed. (2001). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-00-711129-9.

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