2000 Ericsson Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2000 Ericsson Open
Final
Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis; Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt; Manon Bollegraf
Score	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Events

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Novotná also retired at the end of the 1999 season.

Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the 9th title for Halard-Decugis and the 12th title for Sugiyama in their respective careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season, after their win in Sydney.

Seeds edit

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 to the second round.

Mary Pierce / Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
Elena Likhovtseva / Corina Morariu (quarterfinals)
Anna Kournikova / Natasha Zvereva (second round)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Irina Spîrlea / Caroline Vis (second round)
Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
~~Chanda Rubin~~ / ~~Sandrine Testud~~ (withdrew)
Laurence Courtois / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Kimberly Po / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
Florencia Labat / Patricia Tarabini (second round)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (third round)
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
Cara Black / Irina Selyutina (second round)
Åsa Carlsson / Émilie Loit (third round)
Catherine Barclay / Larisa Neiland (second round)
Liezel Horn / Laura Montalvo (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Mary Pierce Lisa Raymond	2	6	2

	Anke Huber Barbara Schett	6	4	6
						Anke Huber Barbara Schett	2	6⁵

					6	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6	7⁷
4	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	2	1

6	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6	6
									6	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	4	7	6

										Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	5	4
8	Laurence Courtois Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	3

16	Liezel Horn Laura Montalvo	7	6
					16	Liezel Horn Laura Montalvo	6⁵	2

						Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	7⁷	6
	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	2	6	6

2	Elena Likhovtseva Corina Morariu	6	3	3

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	M Pierce L Raymond	2	6	6
	K Boogert M Oremans	2	6	6		K Boogert M Oremans	6	3	2
	E Martincová E Pampoulova	6	1	4						1	M Pierce L Raymond	7	4	6
	T Garbin K Marosi	6	6							11	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	6	2
Q	G León García M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	2			T Garbin K Marosi	1	4
					11	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
															1	M Pierce L Raymond	2	6	2
																A Huber B Schett	6	4	6
					15	C Barclay L Neiland	2	0
	C Cristea R Dragomir	6	5	1		A Huber B Schett	6	6
	A Huber B Schett	3	7	6							A Huber B Schett	3	6	6
	L Němečková Y Yoshida	3	4								A Coetzer L McNeil	6	3	3
	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6			A Coetzer L McNeil	w/o
					7	C Rubin S Testud

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	M Grzybowska P Wartusch	6	6⁴	1		K Kschwendt S Načuk	0	1
	K Kschwendt S Načuk	4	7⁷	6						4	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	RM Andrés Rodríguez C Torrens Valero	2	5								S De Beer N de Villiers	1	2
	S De Beer N de Villiers	6	7			S De Beer N de Villiers	7	7¹²
					10	F Labat P Tarabini	5	6¹⁰
														4	A Fusai N Tauziat	2	1
														6	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
					13	C Black I Selyutina	6	5	1
WC	H Parkinson B Rippner	4	6	6	WC	H Parkinson B Rippner	3	7	6
	A Cocheteux J Husárová	6	0	3						WC	H Parkinson B Rippner	3	6²
	E Callens S Jeyaseelan	6	6							6	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	7⁷
	L Osterloh V Webb	4	2			E Callens S Jeyaseelan	5	6⁷
					6	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	7	7⁹

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	L Courtois A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	K Clijsters A Molik	6	4	2		A Frazier K Schlukebir	4	1
	A Frazier K Schlukebir	3	6	6						8	L Courtois A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Y Basuki T Tanasugarn	2	7	6						9	K Po A-G Sidot	4	0
	M Shaughnessy L Wild	6	5	3		Y Basuki T Tanasugarn	4	5
					9	K Po A-G Sidot	6	7
														8	L Courtois A Sánchez Vicario	5	3
														16	L Horn L Montalvo	7	6
					16	L Horn L Montalvo	6	3	6
	A Ellwood L McShea	6	6			A Ellwood L McShea	1	6	1
	S Appelmans R Grande	3	4							16	L Horn L Montalvo	6	6
	E deLone N Pratt	7⁷	2	5							J Dokic P Schnyder	4	4
	J Dokic P Schnyder	6⁵	6	7		J Dokic P Schnyder	6	3	6
					3	A Kournikova N Zvereva	4	6	1

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	I Spîrlea C Vis	2	6	6¹
	E Melicharová A Ortuño	2	4			S Farina Elia K Habšudová	6	3	7⁷
	S Farina Elia K Habšudová	6	6								S Farina Elia K Habšudová	2	2
	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7⁷	7								N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
WC	T Snyder M Tu	6⁴	5			N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	7⁷	6
					12	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6³	1
															N Arendt M Bollegraf	2	6	6
														2	E Likhovtseva C Morariu	6	3	3
					14	Å Carlsson É Loit	7⁷	4	7
	D Graham N Miyagi	4	2		WC	M Lučić A Stevenson	6¹	6	5
WC	M Lučić A Stevenson	6	6							14	Å Carlsson É Loit	4	2
	J Kostanić T Pisnik	7	3	7						2	E Likhovtseva C Morariu	6	6
WC	M de Swardt J Kruger	5	6	5		J Kostanić T Pisnik	2	1
					2	E Likhovtseva C Morariu	6	6