2000 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso – Singles

Jiří Novák was the last champion in 1998. He chose to compete at London during the same week, losing in the first round.

Singles
2000 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso
Final
ChampionArgentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Runner-upArgentina Mariano Puerta
Score6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL/1SE)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1998 · Mexican Open · 2001 →

Juan Ignacio Chela won the title by defeating Mariano Puerta 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  2.   Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
  3.   Fernando Meligeni (second round)
  4.   Stefan Koubek (semifinals)
  5.   Francisco Clavet (first round)
  6.   Fernando Vicente (first round)
  7.   Franco Squillari (semifinals)
  8.   Arnaud Di Pasquale (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
Q   Juan Ignacio Chela 77 6
4   Stefan Koubek 62 3
Q   Juan Ignacio Chela 6 77
WC   Mariano Puerta 4 64
WC   Mariano Puerta 6 6
7   Franco Squillari 4 1

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   G Kuerten 6 3 6
Q   G Etlis 4 6 3 1   G Kuerten 6 68 4
  B Black 2 3 Q   JI Chela 3 710 6
Q   JI Chela 6 6 Q   JI Chela 6 77
  JA Marín 66 6 0   M Hantschk 3 63
  M Hantschk 78 3 6   M Hantschk 6 1 6
LL   O Stanoytchev 6 7 LL   O Stanoytchev 3 6 2
8   A Di Pasquale 1 5 Q   JI Chela 77 6
4   S Koubek 6 6 4   S Koubek 62 3
  A Portas 1 3 4   S Koubek 65 6 6
SE   A Sá 6 2 4   R Fromberg 77 4 4
  R Fromberg 4 6 6 4   S Koubek 77 6
  L Tieleman 2 4   G Gaudio 65 4
WC   A Hernández 6 6 WC   A Hernández 6 3 3
  G Gaudio 6 6   G Gaudio 3 6 6
5   F Clavet 3 1

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   F Vicente 5 4
WC   M Puerta 7 6 WC   M Puerta 6 6
  H Gumy 6 6   H Gumy 4 4
  A Dupuis 4 3 WC   M Puerta 6 6
  G Cañas 4   G Cañas 2 3
  N Massú 1r   G Cañas 6 4 6
WC   S Bruguera 65 63 3   F Meligeni 2 6 3
3   F Meligeni 77 77 WC   M Puerta 6 6
7   F Squillari 3 6 6 7   F Squillari 4 1
  G Blanco 6 4 1 7   F Squillari 7 6
  J Díaz 3 4   R Agénor 5 2
  R Agénor 6 6 7   F Squillari 6 77
Q   JA Viloca 6 4 1 2   N Lapentti 4 63
  S Sargsian 3 6 6   S Sargsian 5 6 1
Q   B Ulihrach 4 2 2   N Lapentti 7 4 6
2   N Lapentti 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Laffon, Alejandro (20 February 2022). "Chela, el argentino que se adueñó de México" [Chela, the argentinian that took over Mexico]. Set Tenis (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2023. He defeated his compatriot Mariano Puerta in the final 6-4, 7-6, in order to reach his first title.
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