Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The United States' Venus Williams defeated Russia's Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Monica Seles defeated Australia's Jelena Dokic, 6–1, 6–4. Williams' victory was the third consecutive gold medal in the women's singles for the United States, all by different players (preceded by Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport).

Women's singles
Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion Venus Williams (USA)
Runner-up Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Score6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1996 · Summer Olympics · 2004 →
Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Tennis at the 2000 Olympics
VenueSydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Dates19–27 September 2000
Competitors64 from 33 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Venus Williams  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elena Dementieva  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Monica Seles  United States
← 1996
2004 →

The tournament was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia from 19 September until 28 September. There were 64 competitors from 33 nations, with each nation having up to 3 players.[1]

The United States' Davenport was the defending gold medalist from 1996, but she withdrew from her second round match due to injury.

Background

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This was the ninth appearance of the women's singles tennis. A women's event was held only once during the first three Games (only men's tennis was played in 1896 and 1904), but has been held at every Olympics for which there was a tennis tournament since 1908. Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 and 1984.[1]

Returning from the 1996 Games were gold medalist Lindsay Davenport of the United States, silver medalist (and 1992 bronze medalist) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain, and three of the four quarterfinal losers (Conchita Martínez of Spain, Iva Majoli of Croatia, and Monica Seles of the United States). Davenport and Seles were joined by Venus Williams, in the middle of a 35-match and 6-tournament winning streak, as the top 3 seeds in the tournament. Sánchez Vicario and Martínez were 4th and 5th; Spain and the United States were favourites.[1]

Colombia, Haiti, Paraguay, Slovenia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela each made their debut in the event. France made its eighth appearance, most among nations to that point, having missed only the 1908 Games in London (when only British players competed).

Competition format

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The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches were all best-of-three sets. The 12-point tie-breaker was used in any set, except the third, that reached 6–6.

Schedule

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All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 19 September 2000
Wednesday, 20 September 2000
11:00 Round of 64
Thursday, 21 September 2000 11:00 Round of 32
Friday, 22 September 2000
Saturday, 23 September 2000
11:00 Round of 16
Sunday, 24 September 2000 11:45 Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 25 September 2000 11:00 Semifinals
Thursday, 26 September 2000 11:00 Bronze medal match
Friday, 27 September 2000 11:00 Final

Seeds

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  1.   Lindsay Davenport (USA) (second round, withdrew)
  2.   Venus Williams (USA) (Winner, gold medalist)
  3.   Monica Seles (USA) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  4.   Conchita Martínez (ESP) (second round)
  5.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (quarterfinals)
  6.   Anke Huber (GER) (withdrew)
  7.   Amanda Coetzer (RSA) (quarterfinals)
  8.   Dominique van Roost (BEL) (quarterfinals)
  9.   Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) (first round)
  10.   Elena Dementieva (RUS) (final, silver medalist)
  11.   Nathalie Dechy (FRA) (third round)
  12.   Barbara Schett (AUT) (quarterfinals)
  13.   Silvija Talaja (CRO) (second round)
  14.   Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (first round)
  15.   Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) (first round)
  16.   Sabine Appelmans (BEL) (third round)

Competitors

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Athlete Nation
Lindsay Davenport   United States
Paola Suárez   Argentina
Rossana de los Ríos   Paraguay
Květa Peschke   Czech Republic
Rita Grande   Italy
Sylvia Pilschke   Austria
Jelena Dokic   Australia
Ai Sugiyama   Japan
Sabine Appelmans   Belgium
Sonya Jeyaseelan   Canada
Amanda Hopmans   Netherlands
María Vento-Kabchi   Venezuela
Anne Kremer   Luxembourg
Iva Majoli   Croatia
Rita Kuti-Kis   Hungary
Amanda Coetzer   South Africa
Conchita Martínez   Spain
Petra Mandula   Hungary
Katarina Srebotnik   Slovenia
Karina Habšudová   Slovakia
Iroda Tulyaganova   Uzbekistan
Kristie Boogert   Netherlands
Mirka Vavrinec   Switzerland
Elena Dementieva   Russia
Barbara Schett   Austria
Alicia Molik   Australia
Natasha Zvereva   Belarus
María Emilia Salerni   Argentina
Yi Jing-Qian   China
Dája Bedáňová   Czech Republic
Tathiana Garbin   Italy
Julie Halard-Decugis   France
Dominique Monami   Belgium
Adriana Gerši   Czech Republic
Eleni Daniilidou   Greece
Anastasia Myskina   Russia
Cara Black   Zimbabwe
Silvia Farina Elia   Italy
Neyssa Etienne   Haiti
Silvija Tajaja   Croatia
Nathalie Dechy   France
Magüi Serna   Spain
Ruxandra Dragomir   Romania
Nicole Pratt   Australia
Miriam Oremans   Netherlands
Florencia Labat   Argentina
Katalin Marosi   Hungary
Monica Seles   United States
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Spain
Li Na   China
Patricia Wartusch   Austria
Olga Barabanschikova   Belarus
Shinobu Asagoe   Japan
Els Callens   Belgium
Fabiola Zuluaga   Colombia
Amélie Mauresmo   France
Elena Likhovtseva   Russia
Jana Kandarr   Germany
Wynne Prakusya   Indonesia
Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Switzerland
Tina Pisnik   Slovenia
Tamarine Tanasugarn   Thailand
Henrieta Nagyová   Slovakia
Venus Williams   United States

Draw

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Finals

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
    Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6 1 6
7   Amanda Coetzer (RSA) 1 6 1
    Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6 4 4
10   Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2 6 6
10   Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2 6 6
12   Barbara Schett (AUT) 6 2 2
10   Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2 4  
2   Venus Williams (USA) 6 6  
8   Dominique van Roost (BEL) 0 2  
3   Monica Seles (USA) 6 6  
3   Monica Seles (USA) 1 6 3 Bronze medal match
2   Venus Williams (USA) 6 4 6
5   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 6 2 4     Jelena Dokić (AUS) 1 4  
2   Venus Williams (USA) 3 6 6 3   Monica Seles (USA) 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   L Davenport (USA) 6 6  
    P Suárez (ARG) 2 2   1   L Davenport (USA)      
IP   R de los Ríos (PAR) 6 6   IP   R de los Ríos (PAR) w/o    
    K Hrdličková (CZE) 3 0   IP   R de los Ríos (PAR) 65 5  
    R Grande (ITA) 6 6       J Dokić (AUS) 7 7  
    S Plischke (AUT) 2 2       R Grande (ITA) 7 3 3
    J Dokić (AUS) 6 7       J Dokić (AUS) 5 6 6
14   A Sugiyama (JPN) 0 61       J Dokić (AUS) 6 1 6
16   S Appelmans (BEL) 7 6   7   A Coetzer (RSA) 1 6 1
    S Jeyaseelan (CAN) 5 2   16   S Appelmans (BEL) 6 6  
    A Hopmans (NED) 4 3   IP   MA Vento (VEN) 2 2  
IP   MA Vento (VEN) 6 6   16   S Appelmans (BEL) 3 1  
    A Kremer (LUX) 6 6   7   A Coetzer (RSA) 6 6  
IP   I Majoli (CRO) 2 4       A Kremer (LUX) 6 3 4
    R Kuti-Kis (HUN) 1 1   7   A Coetzer (RSA) 4 6 6
7   A Coetzer (RSA) 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   C Martínez (ESP) 6 6  
IP   P Mandula (HUN) 1 0   4   C Martínez (ESP) 6 0 4
IP   K Srebotnik (SLO) 3 67       K Habšudová (SVK) 1 6 6
    K Habšudová (SVK) 6 7       K Habšudová (SVK) 2 1  
IP   I Tulyaganova (UZB) 2 2   10   E Dementieva (RUS) 6 6  
    K Boogert (NED) 6 6       K Boogert (NED) 2 6 5
IP   M Vavrinec (SUI) 1 1   10   E Dementieva (RUS) 6 4 7
10   E Dementieva (RUS) 6 6   10   E Dementieva (RUS) 2 6 6
12   B Schett (AUT) 7 6   12   B Schett (AUT) 6 2 2
IP   A Molik (AUS) 67 2   12   B Schett (AUT) 7 6  
    N Zvereva (BLR) 3 6 2 IP   ME Salerni (ARG) 65 4  
IP   ME Salerni (ARG) 6 4 6 12   B Schett (AUT) 2 6 6
    J-Q Yi (CHN) 2 7 3 Alt   J Halard-Decugis (FRA) 6 2 1
Alt   D Bedáňová (CZE) 6 63 6 Alt   D Bedáňová (CZE) 3 4  
    T Garbin (ITA) 4 2   Alt   J Halard-Decugis (FRA) 6 6  
Alt   J Halard-Decugis (FRA) 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   D van Roost (BEL) 6 6  
    A Gerši (CZE) 1 1   8   D van Roost (BEL) 6 6  
IP   E Daniilidou (GRE) 1 5       A Myskina (RUS) 2 3  
    A Myskina (RUS) 6 7   8   D van Roost (BEL) 6 7  
    C Black (ZIM) 2 6 3     S Farina Elia (ITA) 1 5  
    S Farina Elia (ITA) 6 3 6     S Farina Elia (ITA) 3 6 6
INV   N Etienne (HAI) 1 0   13   S Talaja (CRO) 6 4 4
13   S Talaja (CRO) 6 6   8   D van Roost (BEL) 0 2  
11   N Dechy (FRA) 6 6   3   M Seles (USA) 6 6  
    M Serna (ESP) 1 2   11   N Dechy (FRA) 6 6  
    R Dragomir (ROM) 3 3       N Pratt (AUS) 3 1  
    N Pratt (AUS) 6 6   11   N Dechy (FRA) 2 3  
Alt   M Oremans (NED) 6 6   3   M Seles (USA) 6 6  
    F Labat (ARG) 2 4   Alt   M Oremans (NED) 1 1  
IP   K Marosi-Aracama (HUN) 0 1   3   M Seles (USA) 6 6  
3   M Seles (USA) 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 6 7  
IP   N Li (CHN) 1 5   5   A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 6 6  
    P Wartusch (AUT) 6 6       P Wartusch (AUT) 2 4  
    O Barabanschikova (BLR) 4 2   5   A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 6 6  
IP   S Asagoe (JPN) 0 4       F Zuluaga (COL) 2 0  
Alt   E Callens (BEL) 6 6   Alt   E Callens (BEL) 3 2  
    F Zuluaga (COL) 6 3 6     F Zuluaga (COL) 6 6  
9   A Mauresmo (FRA) 3 6 2 5   A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 6 2 4
15   E Likhovtseva (RUS) 4 4   2   V Williams (USA) 3 6 6
    J Kandarr (GER) 6 6       J Kandarr (GER) 7 6  
INV   W Prakusya (INA) 4 62       E Gagliardi (SUI) 5 4  
    E Gagliardi (SUI) 6 7       J Kandarr (GER) 2 2  
    T Pisnik (SLO) 4 3   2   V Williams (USA) 6 6  
    T Tanasugarn (THA) 6 6       T Tanasugarn (THA) 2 3  
    H Nagyová (SVK) 2 2   2   V Williams (USA) 6 6  
2   V Williams (USA) 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.