2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date 14 – 20 February
Edition 28th
Category ATP International Series Gold
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $750,000
Surface Hardcourt / Indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Ahoy Rotterdam
Champions
Singles
France Cédric Pioline [1]
Doubles
South Africa David Adams / South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager [2]

The 2000 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 14 March through 20 March 2000.[3]

The singles draw was led by ATP No. 2, Australian Open runner-up, Moscow titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Australian Open quarterfinalist, and recent Dubai winner Nicolas Kiefer, and Australian Open semifinalist, Auckland titlist Magnus Norman. Also present were Lyon and Indianapolis champion Nicolás Lapentti, Rotterdam defending finalist Tim Henman, Thomas Enqvist, Greg Rusedski and Cédric Pioline. Pioline won the singles title.[4]

Champions

Singles

France Cédric Pioline defeated United Kingdom Tim Henman, 6–7(3-7), 6–4, 7–6(7-4)


Doubles

South Africa David Adams / South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager defeated United Kingdom Tim Henman / Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5–7, 6–2, 6–3

References

  1. "ATP – 2000 Rotterdam Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. "ATP – 2000 Rotterdam Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (2001). ITF World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. pp. 151,152. ISBN 9780007111299.
  4. "Henman loses Rotterdam final". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 20 February 2000.

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