Mary Pierce and Larisa Neiland were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Neiland retired from professional tennis during this season.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2000 Sparkassen Cup | |
| Champions |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot |
| Runners-up |  Kim Clijsters Laurence Courtois |
| Score | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 (1WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Anne-Gaëlle Sidot won the title by defeating Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds
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Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (champions)
Nicole Arendt / 
Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)
Cătălina Cristea / 
Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
Draw
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edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Načuk T Pisnik
| 6 | 6 | S Načuk T Pisnik
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Hrdličková B Rittner
| 2 | 6 | 66 | A Glass B Lamade
| 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Glass B Lamade
| 6 | 2 | 78 | S Načuk T Pisnik
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  C Cristea E Likhovtseva
| 5 | 2 | K Clijsters L Courtois
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Clijsters L Courtois
| 7 | 6 | K Clijsters L Courtois
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Boogert M Oremans
| 3 | 6 | 5 | R Dragomir L Montalvo
| 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Dragomir L Montalvo
| 6 | 4 | 7 | K Clijsters L Courtois
| 78 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Martincová E Melicharová
| 6 | 1 | 77 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot
| 66 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Matevžič C Schneider
| 4 | 6 | 61 | E Martincová E Melicharová
| 3 | 1r | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Appelmans J Husárová
| 2 | 3 | 3 |  N Arendt M Bollegraf
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Arendt M Bollegraf
| 6 | 6 | 3 | N Arendt M Bollegraf
| 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Serna C Vis
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot
| 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | E Dementieva J Kandarr
| 5 | 7 | 3 | M Serna C Vis
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Dokic M Maleeva
| 2 | 77 | 4 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot
| 6 | 63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
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Maja Matevžič / 
Caroline Schneider (qualified)- Magdalena Kučerová / Angelika Rösch (first round)
Qualifiers
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edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||
| 1 | Maja Matevžič Caroline Schneider
| 8 | |||||||||
| Stephanie Gehrlein Lydia Steinbach
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Maja Matevžič Caroline Schneider
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| Maria Geznenge Antoaneta Pandjerova
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Maria Geznenge Antoaneta Pandjerova
| 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Magdalena Kučerová Angelika Rösch
| 5 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Sunday's results". ESPN. 5 November 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
Sparkassen Cup $535,000 women's tournament At Leipzig, Germany - Doubles Championship Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Spain, and Anne-Gaelle Sidot, France, def. Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois, Belgium, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-3.
- ^ "WTA Leipzig Doubles 2000 Results". Tennis 24. Retrieved 20 May 2024.