2000 Stuttgart Masters – Singles

Singles
2000 Stuttgart Masters
Champion Wayne Ferreira
Runner-up Lleyton Hewitt
Score7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6 (7–2), 6–2
Draw48 (4WC/6Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 2000 Stuttgart Masters

Wayne Ferreira defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6 (7–2), 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Eurocard Open.[1][2][3][4] With the win, Ferreira ended a 4-year drought in his professional career, after winning his last tournament at Toronto in 1996.

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost to Ferreira in the second round.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Marat Safin (third round)
  2. Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
  3. Magnus Norman (third round)
  4. Andre Agassi (third round)
  5. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  7. Álex Corretja (second round)
  8. Lleyton Hewitt (final)
  9. Tim Henman (third round)
  10. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
  11. Franco Squillari (third round)
  12. Mark Philippoussis (third round)
  13. Nicolas Kiefer (withdrew)
  14. Patrick Rafter (second round)
  15. Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
  16. Mariano Puerta (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Greg Rusedski 4 4  
8 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6  
8 Lleyton Hewitt 6 65 6
6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 77 3
LL Sjeng Schalken 6 1 4
6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 6 6
8 Lleyton Hewitt 66 6 77 62 2
  Wayne Ferreira 78 3 65 77 6
  Wayne Ferreira 6 7
  Andrei Pavel 0 5
  Wayne Ferreira 6 6  
  Sébastien Grosjean 4 2  
  Michael Chang 5 6 2
  Sébastien Grosjean 7 1 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 M Safin 6 6  
WC G Ivanišević 3 64     F Santoro 2 4  
  F Santoro 6 77   1 M Safin 62 4  
  G Rusedski 6 6     G Rusedski 77 6  
  J Golmard 1 2     G Rusedski 6 6  
16 M Puerta 2 3  
  G Rusedski 4 4  
8 L Hewitt 6 6  
9 T Henman 6 6  
  J Novák 5 77 63   Á Costa 2 3  
  Á Costa 7 64 77 9 T Henman 6 3 4
Q A Martín 2 4   8 L Hewitt 3 6 6
  R Krajicek 6 6     R Krajicek 4 5  
8 L Hewitt 6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 M Norman w/o    
WC R Schüttler 6 4 3   M Rosset      
  M Rosset 3 6 6 3 M Norman 6 3 3
Q J Boutter 6 3 6 LL S Schalken 4 6 6
  H Arazi 4 6 1 Q J Boutter 1 3  
LL S Schalken 6 6  
LL S Schalken 6 1 4
6 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6
11 F Squillari 64 6 6
  D Hrbatý 6 3 6   D Hrbatý 77 3 3
WC C Moyà 3 6 2 11 F Squillari 3 5  
  R Federer 77 1   6 Y Kafelnikov 6 7  
  J-M Gambill 63 0 r   R Federer 5 3  
6 Y Kafelnikov 7 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 T Enqvist 2 5  
  W Ferreira 6 66 6   W Ferreira 6 7  
Q C Vinck 3 78 4   W Ferreira 1    
  A Clément 6 1 6 12 M Philippoussis 0 r  
  A Vinciguerra 2 6 4   A Clément 3 3  
12 M Philippoussis 6 6  
  W Ferreira 6 7  
  A Pavel 0 5  
14 P Rafter 62 1  
  G Gaudio 4 6 0   A Pavel 77 6  
  A Pavel 6 4 6   A Pavel 6 6  
  F Clavet 63 77 4 4 A Agassi 3 4  
Q T Johansson 77 62 6 Q T Johansson 4 2  
4 A Agassi 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Á Corretja 6 5 0
  M Chang 6 63 77   M Chang 1 7 6
Q J Knippschild 3 77 61   M Chang 7 6  
  Y El Aynaoui 79 3 6   Y El Aynaoui 5 2  
  K Alami 67 6 3   Y El Aynaoui 77 6  
10 J C Ferrero 64 4  
  M Chang 5 6 2
  S Grosjean 7 1 6
15 N Lapentti 1 0  
  S Grosjean 6 6     S Grosjean 6 6  
WC T Haas 4 2     S Grosjean 711 6  
Q B Phau 3 4   2 G Kuerten 69 3  
  N Escudé 6 6     N Escudé 68 61  
2 G Kuerten 710 77  

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Sjeng Schalken (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Max Mirnyi (first round)
  3. Álex Calatrava (qualifying competition)
  4. Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualifying competition)
  5. Thomas Johansson (qualified)
  6. Jiří Vaněk (qualifying competition)
  7. Wayne Arthurs (first round)
  8. Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)
  9. Julien Boutter (qualified)
  10. Alberto Martín (qualified)
  11. Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
  12. Daniel Elsner (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Björn Phau
  2. Jens Knippschild
  3. Alberto Martín
  4. Julien Boutter
  5. Thomas Johansson
  6. Christian Vinck

Lucky loser

  1. Sjeng Schalken

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Sjeng Schalken 77 2 6
Andrea Gaudenzi 65 6 0
1 Sjeng Schalken 3 2
WC Björn Phau 6 6
WC Björn Phau 6 6
12 Daniel Elsner 2 4

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Max Mirnyi 6 65 4
Jens Knippschild 3 77 6
Jens Knippschild 713 6
11 Ivan Ljubičić 611 1
Sébastien Lareau 3 64
11 Ivan Ljubičić 6 77

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Álex Calatrava 710 3 6
WC Jakub Záhlava 68 6 3
3 Álex Calatrava 4 2
10 Alberto Martín 6 6
Diego Nargiso 77 2 1
10 Alberto Martín 65 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Arnaud Di Pasquale 7 1 6
Andy Fahlke 5 6 4
4 Arnaud Di Pasquale 3 1
9 Julien Boutter 6 6
WC Ion Moldovan 1 2
9 Julien Boutter 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Thomas Johansson 6 6
Adrian Voinea 4 2
5 Thomas Johansson 6 6
Sargis Sargsian 3 4
Sargis Sargsian 6 4 6
8 Bohdan Ulihrach 3 6 0

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Jiří Vaněk 77 6
WC Ivo Heuberger 65 2
6 Jiří Vaněk 65 63
Christian Vinck 77 77
Christian Vinck 4 6 6
7 Wayne Arthurs 6 3 3

References

  1. ^ "Ferreira downs Hewitt in Stuttgart". Stuttgart. United Press International. 5 November 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ Starcevic, Nesha (5 November 2000). "Ferreira beats Hewitt to win first title in four year". The Independent. Germany. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS; Ferreira Ends Four-Year Drought". The New York Times. Associated Press. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ Murray, Shane (5 November 2000). "Tennis: Ferreira beats Hewitt in marathon clash". RTÉ. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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