Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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Women's singles
Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Champion	Venus Williams (USA)
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Final score	6–2, 6–4

Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney

Dates

19 September – 28 September

Competitors

64 from 34 nations

Medalists

	Venus Williams	United States
	Elena Dementieva	Russia
	Monica Seles	United States

The women's singles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the tennis program was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre from 19 September till 28 September.

Lindsay Davenport was the defending gold medalist in 1996. However, she withdrew during the second round on the competition due to injury.

Seeds

Lindsay Davenport (USA) (Second round, withdrew)
Venus Williams (USA) (Winner, gold medalist)
Monica Seles (USA) (Semi-finals, bronze medalist)
Conchita Martínez (ESP) (Second round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (Quarter-finals)
Anke Huber (GER) (withdrew)
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) (Quarter-finals)
Dominique van Roost (BEL) (Quarter-finals)
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) (First round)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) (Final, silver medalist)
Nathalie Dechy (FRA) (Third round)
Barbara Schett (AUT) (Quarter-finals)
Silvija Talaja (CRO) (Second round)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (First round)
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) (First round)
Sabine Appelmans (BEL) (Third round)

Draw

Key

INV = Tripartite invitation
IP = ITF place
Alt = Alternate

r = Retired
w/o = Walkover

Finals

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

	Jelena Dokić (AUS)	6	1	6
7	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	1	6	1
						Jelena Dokić (AUS)	6	4	4

					10	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	2	6	6
10	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	2	6	6

12	Barbara Schett (AUT)	6	2	2
										10	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	2	4
										2	Venus Williams (USA)	6	6
8	Dominique van Roost (BEL)	0	2
3	Monica Seles (USA)	6	6
					3	Monica Seles (USA)	1	6	3

					2	Venus Williams (USA)	6	4	6	Bronze medal match
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	2	4

2	Venus Williams (USA)	3	6	6							Jelena Dokić (AUS)	1	4
										3	Monica Seles (USA)	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	L Davenport (USA)	6	6
	P Suárez (ARG)	2	2	1	L Davenport (USA)
IP	R de los Ríos (PAR)	6	6	IP	R de los Ríos (PAR)	w/o
	K Hrdličková (CZE)	3	0						IP	R de los Ríos (PAR)	6⁵	5
	R Grande (ITA)	6	6							J Dokić (AUS)	7	7
	S Plischke (AUT)	2	2		R Grande (ITA)	7	3	3
	J Dokić (AUS)	6	7		J Dokić (AUS)	5	6	6
14	A Sugiyama (JPN)	0	6¹											J Dokić (AUS)	6	1	6
16	S Appelmans (BEL)	7	6										7	A Coetzer (RSA)	1	6	1
	S Jeyaseelan (CAN)	5	2	16	S Appelmans (BEL)	6	6
	A Hopmans (NED)	4	3	IP	MA Vento (VEN)	2	2
IP	MA Vento (VEN)	6	6						16	S Appelmans (BEL)	3	1
	A Kremer (LUX)	6	6						7	A Coetzer (RSA)	6	6
IP	I Majoli (CRO)	2	4		A Kremer (LUX)	6	3	4
	R Kuti-Kis (HUN)	1	1	7	A Coetzer (RSA)	4	6	6
7	A Coetzer (RSA)	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	C Martínez (ESP)	6	6
IP	P Mandula (HUN)	1	0		4	C Martínez (ESP)	6	0	4
IP	K Srebotnik (SLO)	3	6⁷			K Habšudová (SVK)	1	6	6
	K Habšudová (SVK)	6	7								K Habšudová (SVK)	2	1
IP	I Tulyaganova (UZB)	2	2							10	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	6
	K Boogert (NED)	6	6			K Boogert (NED)	2	6	5
IP	M Vavrinec (SUI)	1	1		10	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	4	7
10	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	6												10	E Dementieva (RUS)	2	6	6
12	B Schett (AUT)	7	6												12	B Schett (AUT)	6	2	2
IP	A Molik (AUS)	6⁷	2		12	B Schett (AUT)	7	6
	N Zvereva (BLR)	3	6	2	IP	ME Salerni (ARG)	6⁵	4
IP	ME Salerni (ARG)	6	4	6						12	B Schett (AUT)	2	6	6
	J-Q Yi (CHN)	2	7	3						Alt	J Halard-Decugis (FRA)	6	2	1
Alt	D Bedáňová (CZE)	6	6³	6	Alt	D Bedáňová (CZE)	3	4
	T Garbin (ITA)	4	2		Alt	J Halard-Decugis (FRA)	6	6
Alt	J Halard-Decugis (FRA)	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	D van Roost (BEL)	6	6
	A Geršia (CZE)	1	1		8	D van Roost (BEL)	6	6
IP	E Daniilidou (GRE)	1	5			A Myskina (RUS)	2	3
	A Myskina (RUS)	6	7							8	D van Roost (BEL)	6	7
	C Black (ZIM)	2	6	3							S Farina Elia (ITA)	1	5
	S Farina Elia (ITA)	6	3	6		S Farina Elia (ITA)	3	6	6
INV	N Etienne (HAI)	1	0		13	S Talaja (CRO)	6	4	4
13	S Talaja (CRO)	6	6											8	D van Roost (BEL)	0	2
11	N Dechy (FRA)	6	6											3	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	M Serna (ESP)	1	2		11	N Dechy (FRA)	6	6
	R Dragomir (ROM)	3	3			N Pratt (AUS)	3	1
	N Pratt (AUS)	6	6							11	N Dechy (FRA)	2	3
Alt	M Oremans (NED)	6	6							3	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	F Labat (ARG)	2	4		Alt	M Oremans (NED)	1	1
IP	K Marosi-Aracama (HUN)	0	1		3	M Seles (USA)	6	6
3	M Seles (USA)	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	7
IP	N Li (CHN)	1	5		5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
	P Wartusch (AUT)	6	6			P Wartusch (AUT)	2	4
	O Barabanschikova (BLR)	4	2						5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
IP	S Asagoe (JPN)	0	4							F Zuluaga (COL)	2	0
Alt	E Callens (BEL)	6	6		Alt	E Callens (BEL)	3	2
	F Zuluaga (COL)	6	3	6		F Zuluaga (COL)	6	6
9	A Mauresmo (FRA)	3	6	2									5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	2	4
15	E Likhovtseva (RUS)	4	4										2	V Williams (USA)	3	6	6
	J Kandarr (GER)	6	6			J Kandarr (GER)	7	6
INV	W Prakusya (INA)	4	6²			E Gagliardi (SUI)	5	4
	E Gagliardi (SUI)	6	7							J Kandarr (GER)	2	2
	T Pisnik (SLO)	4	3						2	V Williams (USA)	6	6
	T Tanasugarn (THA)	6	6			T Tanasugarn (THA)	2	3
	H Nagyová (SVK)	2	2		2	V Williams (USA)	6	6
2	V Williams (USA)	6	6

References

ITF Olympic site

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