2000 US Open – Men's singles

Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was his first major title.

Men's singles
2000 US Open
Final
ChampionRussia Marat Safin
Runner-upUnited States Pete Sampras
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément.

The tournament marked the first major main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick, and the first US Open main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Marat Safin is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Andre Agassi (second round)
  2.   Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  3.   Magnus Norman (fourth round)
  4.   Pete Sampras (finalist)
  5.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  6.   Marat Safin (champion)
  7.   Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
  8.   Àlex Corretja (third round)
  9.   Lleyton Hewitt (semifinalist)
  10.   Cédric Pioline (third round)
  11.   Tim Henman (third round)
  12.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
  13.   Franco Squillari (second round)
  14.   Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinalist)
  15.   Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  16.   Nicolás Lapentti (second round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Arnaud Clément 2 4 3
9   Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6
9   Lleyton Hewitt 67 4 65
4   Pete Sampras 79 6 77
4   Pete Sampras 4 78 6 6
  Richard Krajicek 6 66 4 2
4   Pete Sampras 4 3 3
6   Marat Safin 6 6 6
6   Marat Safin 7 4 77 6
14   Nicolas Kiefer 5 6 65 3
6   Marat Safin 6 77 77
  Todd Martin 3 64 61
    Todd Martin 6 6 3 7
  Thomas Johansson 4 4 6 5

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Agassi 6 6 6
WC   A Kim 4 2 0 1   A Agassi 3 2 4
  G Gaudio 3 4 2   A Clément 6 6 6
  A Clément 6 6 6   A Clément 4 6 6 4 0
  M Hantschk 3 0 6 77 4   H Arazi 6 2 2 6 1r
  H Arazi 6 6 4 63 6   H Arazi 6 6 65 6
  W Ferreira 6 2 6 6   W Ferreira 3 3 77 3
  A Ilie 3 6 4 1   A Clément 3 6 6 77
Q   C Kauffmann 4 4 6 3   A Pavel 6 2 1 65
  A Di Pasquale 6 6 4 6   A Di Pasquale 77 1 3 4
WC   P King 3 4 3   A Pavel 65 6 6 6
  A Pavel 6 6 6   A Pavel 6 4
Q   W Black 2 2 2   J Golmard 2 1r
  J Golmard 6 6 6   J Golmard 77 6 2 4 77
WC   B Bryan 5 4 64 16   N Lapentti 63 0 6 6 65
16   N Lapentti 7 6 77

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   L Hewitt 2 7 6 6
  A Vinciguerra 6 5 3 3 9   L Hewitt 78 6 6
  S Huet 63 3 0   J Boutter 66 4 4
  J Boutter 77 6 6 9   L Hewitt 6 6 6
  J Novák 6 6 6   J Novák 3 3 3
  A Martín 4 4 4   J Novák 2 6 7 77
  B Black 79 6 7   B Black 6 3 5 64
WC   T Dent 67 3 5 9   L Hewitt 6 6 6
  N Massú 3 5 6 66 7   T Enqvist 3 2 4
  M Ríos 6 7 1 78   M Ríos 4 6 6 7
LL   J Knippschild 6 6 6 LL   J Knippschild 6 4 4 5
Q   B Cowan 4 3 3   M Ríos 5 5 3
  C Woodruff 6 6 6 7   T Enqvist 7 7 6
LL   J van Lottum 2 3 0   C Woodruff 3 2 2
  M Puerta 6 3 2 2 7   T Enqvist 6 6 6
7   T Enqvist 3 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   P Sampras 77 7 6
  M Damm 63 5 4 4   P Sampras 6 6 6
  C Rochus 6 3 4 64   J Gimelstob 3 1 3
  J Gimelstob 3 6 6 77 4   P Sampras 77 77 6
  D Sanguinetti 5 4 2   A Calleri 65 63 3
  A Calleri 7 6 6   A Calleri 7 6 6
  D Sánchez 64 63 2 Q   P Kralert 5 4 3
Q   P Kralert 77 77 6 4   P Sampras 77 6 6
Q   J Delgado 3 1 1 Q   H-T Lee 64 2 4
  T Haas 6 6 6   T Haas 65 2 4
Q   S Lareau 64 2 4   R Schüttler 77 6 6
  R Schüttler 77 6 6   R Schüttler 2 6 4 4
  J Tarango 3 6 3 66 Q   H-T Lee 6 3 6 6
Q   H-T Lee 6 3 6 78 Q   H-T Lee 77 7 6
  J A Marín 3 3 65 13   F Squillari 63 5 2
13   F Squillari 6 6 77

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   T Henman 6 6 6
  F Vicente 3 3 4 11   T Henman 6 6 6
Q   F González 6 6 6   F González 3 4 2
WC   C Mamiit 3 4 1 11   T Henman 4 6 6 5 5
  R Krajicek 61 6 6 6   R Krajicek 6 3 4 7 7
LL   O Rochus 77 1 1 4   R Krajicek 6 6 6
  M Kratochvil 6 4 1 64   A Sá 4 4 1
  A Sá 3 6 6 77   R Krajicek 713 6 6
  D Hrbatý 3 6 6 6   D Hrbatý 611 4 1
  G Ivanišević 6 0 1 0   D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  Y El Aynaoui 3 4 6 6 3   K Alami 3 4 3
  K Alami 6 6 3 2 6   D Hrbatý 6 77 6
  J Vaněk 3 4 62 5   Y Kafelnikov 4 65 1
  A Popp 6 6 77   A Popp 77 4 4 4
  O Stanoytchev 77 6 3 2 3 5   Y Kafelnikov 63 6 6 6
5   Y Kafelnikov 65 1 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Safin 7 65 6 6
  T Guardiola 5 77 4 4 6   M Safin 6 3 6 3 6
  C Ruud 2 3 2   G Pozzi 3 6 3 6 4
  G Pozzi 6 6 6 6   M Safin 6 77 1 3 77
  J I Chela 6 3 64 65   S Grosjean 4 63 6 6 65
  S Koubek 4 6 77 77   S Koubek 2 2 6 2
WC   K Kim 3 2 4   S Grosjean 6 6 4 6
  S Grosjean 6 6 6 6   M Safin 6 6 6
  F Santoro 64 4 4 12   JC Ferrero 1 2 2
PR   D Nestor 77 6 6 PR   D Nestor 1 65 1
  R Federer 4 4 6 7 3   R Federer 6 77 6
  P Wessels 6 6 3 5 4r   R Federer 5 66 6 66
  H Gumy 4 78 77 6 12   JC Ferrero 7 78 1 78
Q   M Russell 6 66 61 4   H Gumy 6 3 77 2 3
  F Meligeni 3 4 6 5 12   JC Ferrero 1 6 64 6 6
12   JC Ferrero 6 6 3 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   N Kiefer 7 6 0 6
  A Gaudenzi 5 4 6 4 14   N Kiefer 6 6 6
  J Björkman 2 77 77 6   J Björkman 1 4 3
  B Ulihrach 6 64 64 1 14   N Kiefer 7 6 6
  S Schalken 6 77 6   S Schalken 5 3 4
Q   L Burgsmüller 1 65 2   S Schalken 6 6 6
  M Hipfl 5 5 1   A Voinea 2 3 1
  A Voinea 7 7 6 14   N Kiefer 6 63 6 6
  M Mirnyi 77 6 77 3   M Norman 2 77 1 3
  K Kučera 63 3 63   M Mirnyi 6 6 6
WC   A Roddick 3 77 1 4   A Costa 4 1 4
  A Costa 6 65 6 6   M Mirnyi 6 6 65 4 69
Q   C Saulnier 6 7 6 3   M Norman 3 4 77 6 711
  A Sávolt 3 5 3 Q   C Saulnier 3 4 3
  P Goldstein 5 4 4 3   M Norman 6 6 6
3   M Norman 7 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   A Corretja 77 6 6
  P Srichaphan 62 0 0 8   A Corretja 6 77 6
  M Rosset 6 6 6   M Rosset 3 64 3
Q   C Vinck 4 1 4 8   A Corretja 64 3 6 4
  S Doseděl 77 6 6   C Moyá 77 6 4 6
  F Clavet 63 4 1   S Doseděl 3 6 5 2
  C Moyá 6 6 7   C Moyá 6 4 7 6
  M Tillström 4 2 5   C Moyá 77 79 1 66 2
  T Martin 6 6 1 6   T Martin 63 67 6 78 6
  V Spadea 4 1 6 2   T Martin 6 6 6
  M Chang 6 3 6 6   M Chang 4 2 4
Q   H Levy 2 6 4 4   T Martin 77 6 6
  G Rusedski 6 6 6 10   C Pioline 65 3 2
  M Gustafsson 1 2 4   G Rusedski 77 6 4 66 3
  S Sargsian 3 3 1 10   C Pioline 64 3 6 78 6
10   C Pioline 6 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   M Philippoussis 6 6 6
  A Portas 3 2 3 15   M Philippoussis 4 4 4
  J-M Gambill 5 5 6 6 6   J-M Gambill 6 6 6
WC   M Fish 7 7 4 3 2   J-M Gambill 6 3 65 61
  T Johansson 77 77 6   T Johansson 3 6 77 77
  I Ljubičić 61 65 3   T Johansson 6 77 6
  G Blanco 77 2 6 1 77   G Blanco 4 64 2
  P Rafter 63 6 3 6 65   T Johansson 6 67 6 6
  D Prinosil 5 4 4 Q   W Arthurs 4 79 3 4
Q   X Malisse 7 6 6 Q   X Malisse 64 6 3 62
  G Bastl 6 4 3 2   R Fromberg 77 4 6 77
  R Fromberg 4 6 6 6   R Fromberg 63 6 3 6 3
  J Stoltenberg 6 6 6 Q   W Arthurs 77 1 6 3 6
Q   J Siemerink 0 4 1   J Stoltenberg 6 62 4 4
Q   W Arthurs 4 6 77 77 Q   W Arthurs 2 77 6 6
2   G Kuerten 6 3 64 61
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