2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Magnus Norman was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Singles
2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionChile Fernando González
Runner-upChile Nicolás Massú
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (4Q/3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1999 · U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships · 2001 →

Qualifier Fernando González won the first title of his career by defeating his compatriot Nicolás Massú 6–2, 6–3 in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Andrew Ilie (first round)
  2.   Jan-Michael Gambill (first round)
  3.   Gianluca Pozzi (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
  5.   Paul Goldstein (second round)
  6.   Nicolás Massú (final)
  7.   André Sá (first round)
  8.   Justin Gimelstob (first round)

Draw

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Ilie 6 66 64
    A Dupuis 3 78 77     A Dupuis 5 64  
WC   C Mamiit 2 5   Q   F González 7 77  
Q   F González 6 7   Q   F González 6 6  
    P Srichaphan 6 6       P Srichaphan 3 3  
    S Lareau 1 3       P Srichaphan 7 6  
    J Siemerink 4 6 7     J Siemerink 5 3  
8   J Gimelstob 6 2 5 Q   F González 6 3 7
4   J Stoltenberg 6 6       M Rodríguez 0 6 5
    Á López Morón 1 4   4   J Stoltenberg 66 6 4
    J Vaněk 62 6 6     J Vaněk 78 4 6
    W Arthurs 77 4 3     J Vaněk 3 5  
    L Manta 79 62 63     M Rodríguez 6 7  
    M Rodríguez 67 77 77     M Rodríguez 6 6  
    R Agénor 2 1   5   P Goldstein 4 2  
5   P Goldstein 6 6   Q   Fernando González 6 6  
6   N Massú 6 6   6   Nicolás Massú 2 3  
    L Tieleman 2 3   6   N Massú 6 6  
    J Krošlák 6 3 77     J Krošlák 4 2  
    F Jonsson 1 6 64 6   N Massú 2 6 6
WC   M Russell 6 6   3   G Pozzi 6 2 2
WC   H Armando 4 2   WC   M Russell 77 2 0
    A Popp 3 2   3   G Pozzi 64 6 6
3   G Pozzi 6 6   6   N Massú 6 6  
7   A Sá 3 5   Q   R Delgado 4 4  
Q   R Sabău 6 7   Q   R Sabău 6 5 3
    T Zíb 6 4 4     M Hantschk 3 7 6
    M Hantschk 4 6 6     M Hantschk 5 4  
    L Paes 3 2   Q   R Delgado 7 6  
Q   X Malisse 6 6   Q   X Malisse 5 4  
Q   R Delgado 5 7 6 Q   R Delgado 7 6  
2   J-M Gambill 7 5 4

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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  1.   James Sekulov (first round)
  2.   Tuomas Ketola (first round)
  3.   Xavier Malisse (qualified)
  4.   Mariano Hood (qualifying competition)
  5.   Arvind Parmar (first round)
  6.   Todd Woodbridge (first round)
  7.   Luis Horna (second round, retired)
  8.   Barry Cowan (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
1   James Sekulov 6 68 3
  Herbert Wiltschnig 1 710 6   Herbert Wiltschnig 2 3
  Ramón Delgado 6 6   Ramón Delgado 6 6
  Christian Vinck 3 2   Ramón Delgado 3 6 7
  James Blake 2 78 4   Bob Bryan 6 4 5
  Bob Bryan 6 66 6   Bob Bryan 78 3
  Eric Taino 3 1 7   Luis Horna 66 4r
7   Luis Horna 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
2   Tuomas Ketola 4 4
  Fernando González 6 6   Fernando González 6 62 78
  Giorgio Galimberti 6 6   Giorgio Galimberti 2 77 66
  Frédéric Niemeyer 3 3   Fernando González 6 6
  Luis Morejón 4 6 2   Sebastián Prieto 2 3
  Sebastián Prieto 6 4 6   Sebastián Prieto 6 6
WC   Thomas Blake 7 6 WC   Thomas Blake 2 3
8   Barry Cowan 5 4

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
3   Xavier Malisse 6 6
  Mosé Navarra 2 1 3   Xavier Malisse 6 6
WC   Phillip King 3 4   Karsten Braasch 1 2
  Karsten Braasch 6 6 3   Xavier Malisse 1 6 6
  Guillaume Raoux 4 6 3   Mike Bryan 6 4 0
  Mike Bryan 6 3 6   Mike Bryan 6 6
  Taylor Dent 6 6   Taylor Dent 4 4
5   Arvind Parmar 2 1

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
4   Mariano Hood 6 6
  Kevin Kim 4 3 4   Mariano Hood 6 6
WC   Jonathan Stark 6 4 3   Ricardo Schlachter 1 4
  Ricardo Schlachter 4 6 6 4   Mariano Hood 6 63 4
WC   Jeff Salzenstein 4 63   Răzvan Sabău 2 77 6
  Glenn Weiner 6 77   Glenn Weiner 5 4
  Răzvan Sabău 78 78   Răzvan Sabău 7 6
6   Todd Woodbridge 66 66

References

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  1. ^ "La fiesta de quince años de González y Massú" [The 15-year party of González and Massú] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "A 15 años del primer duelo Massú-González: las mejores batallas entre los ex tenistas" [15 years after the first Massú-González duel: the best battles between the former tennis players] (in Spanish). Publimetro Chile. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ Pérez, Carlos (7 May 2015). "Efemérides: el primer título ATP de Fernando González" [Ephemerides: Fernando González' first ATP title] (in Spanish). El Mostrador. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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