2000 RCA Championships – Singles

Singles
2000 RCA Championships
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Marat Safin
Final score	3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2)

Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sébastien Grosjean.

Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2), against Marat Safin.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (Champion)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
3. Marat Safin (Final)
4. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
5. Lleyton Hewitt (Semifinals)
6. Nicolás Lapentti (Third Round)
7. Tim Henman (Semifinals)
8. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round, retired due to a groin injury)
9. Younes El Aynaoui (Third Round)
10. Wayne Ferreira (Quarterfinals)
11. Albert Costa (Third Round)
12. Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals)
13. Karim Alami (Third Round)
14. Todd Martin (Second Round)
15. Andrei Pavel (First Round)
16. Jiří Novák (Second Round, withdrew due to an illness)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
	10	Wayne Ferreira	2	3
								1	Gustavo Kuerten	7	6
								5	Lleyton Hewitt	5	2
	4	Thomas Enqvist	3	3
	5	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
															1	Gustavo Kuerten	3	7^7	7^7
															3	Marat Safin	6	6^2	6^2
	12	Sébastien Grosjean	6	3	4
	3	Marat Safin	0	6	6
								3	Marat Safin	7	6
								7	Tim Henman	5	4
	7	Tim Henman	7^7	6
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6^4	2

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	G Kuerten	5	6	6
	J Siemerink	3	1				WC	T Woodbridge	7	4	1
WC	T Woodbridge	6	6											1	G Kuerten	6	7^7
WC	T Dent	6	6											WC	T Dent	2	6^4
	F Clavet	3	4				WC	T Dent	w/o
	G Etlis	3	2				16	J Novák
16	J Novák	6	6																		1	G Kuerten	6	6
10	W Ferreira	6	6																		10	W Ferreira	2	3
	A di Pasquale	4	2				10	W Ferreira	6	1
	J Björkman	3	4				Q	P-H Mathieu	2	0^r
Q	P-H Mathieu	6	6											10	W Ferreira	6	6
Q	X Malisse	6	6											Q	X Malisse	4	2
Q	L Mor	3	2				Q	X Malisse	6
							8	M Ríos	4	r

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	T Enqvist	6	7^7
Q	L Roux	6	6				Q	L Roux	3	6^4
	S Schalken	3	2											4	T Enqvist	6	2	6
	C Moyá	6	6												C Moyá	2	6	4
	H Arazi	4	4					C Moyá	6	6
	C Mamiit	3	3				14	T Martin	4	4
14	T Martin	6	6																		4	T Enqvist	3	3
11	A Costa	7	6																		5	L Hewitt	6	6
	G Ivanišević	5	2				11	A Costa	6	6^5	6
WC	P King	3	3				Q	M Kratochvil	1	7^7	4
	M Kratochvil	6	6											11	A Costa	2	4
	S Koubek	6	3	7^7										5	L Hewitt	6	6
Q	D Wheaton	3	6	6^5				S Koubek	1	0
							5	L Hewitt	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	N Lapentti	6	3	6
Q	M Knowles	4	5					S Lareau	3	6	2
	S Lareau	6	7											6	N Lapentti	6^3	2
	K Ullyett	3	0											12	S Grosjean	7^7	6
Q	W Black	6	6				Q	W Black	0	6^7
	M Mirnyi	6	6^5	4			12	S Grosjean	6	7^9
12	S Grosjean	3	7^7	6																	12	S Grosjean	6	3	4
13	K Alami	6	3	7																	3	M Safin	0	6	6
	C Saulnier	4	6	5			13	K Alami	6	6
	V Spadea	6	3	4			WC	V Voltchkov	4	3
WC	V Voltchkov	3	6	6										13	K Alami	4	4
	H Levy	6	6											3	M Safin	6	6
	M Zabaleta	3	1					H Levy	4	2
							3	M Safin	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	T Henman	6	6
WC	J Blake	3	2					A Martín	4	2
	A Martín	6	6											7	T Henman	4	6	7^7
	A Clément	6	0	3										9	Y El Aynaoui	6	2	6^2
	N Massú	1	6	6				N Massú	4	2
	T Johansson	6^4	4				9	Y El Aynaoui	6	6
9	Y El Aynaoui	7^7	6																		7	T Henman	7^7	6
15	A Pavel	6^0	6	2																	2	Y Kafelnikov	6^4	2
	G Pozzi	7^7	2	6				G Pozzi	6	6
	R Federer	4	5					J Sekulov	2	4
	J Sekulov	6	7												G Pozzi	3	3
	JI Chela	5	7	1										2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	M Tillström	7	5	6				M Tillström	2	1
							2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying Draw