2000 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Magnus Norman was the defending champion,[1] but lost to Daniel Elsner in the second round.

Singles
2000 Mercedes Cup
Final
ChampionArgentina Franco Squillari
Runner-upArgentina Gastón Gaudio
Score6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1999 · Stuttgart Open · 2001 →

Franco Squillari won the title, defeating Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.[2]

Seeds

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  1.   Magnus Norman (second round)
  2.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  3.   Marat Safin (second round)
  4.   Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  5.   Franco Squillari (champion)
  6.   Tommy Haas (second round, retired)
  7.   Karim Alami (second round)
  8.   Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
WC   Daniel Elsner 66 65
5   Franco Squillari 78 77
5   Franco Squillari 6 3 4 6 6
    Gastón Gaudio 2 6 6 4 2
    Andrew Ilie 2 4
    Gastón Gaudio 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Norman 6 6
WC   B Phau 2 2 1   M Norman 6 62 4
  F Clavet 4 6 3 WC   D Elsner 4 77 6
WC   D Elsner 6 4 6 WC   D Elsner 6 6
  F Meligeni 6 6   J Novák 2 1
  M Hantschk 1 2   F Meligeni 3 2
  J Novák 6 7   J Novák 6 6
8   D Hrbatý 3 5 WC   D Elsner 66 65
4   Y El Aynaoui 6 710 5   F Squillari 78 77
WC   C Vinck 1 68 4   Y El Aynaoui 3 2
  K Kučera 6 6   K Kučera 6 6
  S Doseděl 2 1   K Kučera 5 1
Q   J Hernych 1 3 5   F Squillari 7 6
Q   M-K Goellner 6 6 Q   M-K Goellner 6 2 3
LL   F González 1 3 5   F Squillari 4 6 6
5   F Squillari 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   T Haas 3 7 6
Q   D Miketa 6 5 2 6   T Haas 5 1r
  R Schüttler 6 4 6   R Schüttler 7 2
  F Vicente 4 6 3   R Schüttler 3 4
  H Arazi 6 2 65   A Ilie 6 6
  A Ilie 4 6 77   A Ilie 77 77
  A Pavel 7 3 3 3   M Safin 64 64
3   M Safin 5 6 6   A Ilie 2 4
7   K Alami 0 77 6   G Gaudio 6 6
  F Jonsson 6 65 2 7   K Alami 7 3 4
  J Díaz 2 5   G Gaudio 5 6 6
  G Gaudio 6 7   G Gaudio 6 77
  A Medvedev 6 6   A Medvedev 1 63
Q   B Karbacher 3 2   A Medvedev 64 7 6
  J Boutter 63 77 66 2   Y Kafelnikov 77 5 3
2   Y Kafelnikov 77 65 78

References

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  1. ^ "Haas collapses, Norman wins Mercedes Cup in five sets". Sports Illustrated. 25 July 1999. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Squillari Wins Mercedes Cup". Associated Press. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2014.