Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The United States' Venus Williams defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Monica Seles defeated Australia's Jelena Dokic, 6–1, 6–4. Williams' victory was the third consecutive gold medal in the women's singles for the United States, all by different players (preceded by Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport).

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

Women's singles tennis at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Tennis at the 2000 Olympics
Venue	Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Dates	19–27 September 2000
Competitors	64 from 33 nations
Medalists
Venus Williams  United States Elena Dementieva  Russia Monica Seles  United States

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The tournament was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia from 19 September until 28 September. There were 64 competitors from 33 nations, with each nation having up to 3 players.

The United States' Davenport was the defending gold medalist from 1996, but withdrew from her second round match due to injury.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the women's singles tennis. A women's event was held only once during the first three Games (only men's tennis was played in 1896 and 1904), but has been held at every Olympics for which there was a tennis tournament since 1908. Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 and 1984.

Returning from the 1996 Games were gold medalist Lindsay Davenport of the United States, silver medalist (and 1992 bronze medalist) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain, and three of the four quarterfinal losers (Conchita Martínez of Spain, Iva Majoli of Croatia, and Monica Seles of the United States). Davenport and Seles were joined by Venus Williams, in the middle of a 35-match and 6-tournament winning streak, as the top 3 seeds in the tournament. Sánchez Vicario and Martínez were 4th and 5th; Spain and the United States were favourites.

Colombia, Haiti, Paraguay, Slovenia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela each made their debut in the event. France made its eighth appearance, most among nations to that point, having missed only the 1908 Games in London (when only British players competed).

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches were all best-of-three sets. The 12-point tie-breaker was used in any set, except the third, that reached 6–6.

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday, 19 September 2000 Wednesday, 20 September 2000	11:00	Round of 64
Thursday, 21 September 2000	11:00	Round of 32
Friday, 22 September 2000 Saturday, 23 September 2000	11:00	Round of 16
Sunday, 24 September 2000	11:45	Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 25 September 2000	11:00	Semifinals
Thursday, 26 September 2000	11:00	Bronze medal match
Friday, 27 September 2000	11:00	Final

Seeds

1.  Lindsay Davenport (USA) (second round, withdrew)
2.  Venus Williams (USA) (Winner, gold medalist)
3.  Monica Seles (USA) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
4.  Conchita Martínez (ESP) (second round)
5.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (quarterfinals)
6.  Anke Huber (GER) (withdrew)
7.  Amanda Coetzer (RSA) (quarterfinals)
8.  Dominique van Roost (BEL) (quarterfinals)
9.  Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) (first round)
10.  Elena Dementieva (RUS) (final, silver medalist)
11.  Nathalie Dechy (FRA) (third round)
12.  Barbara Schett (AUT) (quarterfinals)
13.  Silvija Talaja (CRO) (second round)
14.  Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (first round)
15.  Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) (first round)
16.  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			Bronze medal match
								2	Venus Williams (USA)	6	4	6
	5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	2	4											Jelena Dokić (AUS)	1	4
	2	Venus Williams (USA)	3	6	6										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 Gerši (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

• Drawsheet from the ITF Olympic site