2000 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)
{{for|the figure skating competition|2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice}}
{{TennisEventInfo|2000|Sparkassen Cup|
| date= 30 October – 5 November
| edition= 11th
| category=Tier II
| draw=28S / 16D
| prize_money=USD $535,000
| surface=Hard / Indoor
| location=Leipzig, Germany
| champs= {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters
| champd= {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
}}
The 2000 Sparkassen Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 30 October through 5 November 2000. Unseeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $87,000 first-prize money.{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2001|year=2001|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=9780007111299|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|page=188}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|2000 Sparkassen Cup – Singles}}
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4.{{cite news|title=Clijsters wins Leipzig in two-hour battle|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/clijsters-wins-leipzig-in-two-hour-battle-624408.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/clijsters-wins-leipzig-in-two-hour-battle-624408.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=23 August 2017|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Independent|date=5 November 2000}}{{cbignore}}
It was the 2nd title of the season for Clijsters and the 3rd title of her singles career.
=Doubles=
{{main|2000 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles}}
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot defeated {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters / {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois, 6–7(8–6), 7–5, 6–3.
It was the 61st title for Sánchez Vicario and the 1st title for Sidot in their respective doubles careers.
Prize money
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|Event
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85|Q3 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |
| style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Singles
|$87,000 |$43,500 |$21,750 |$11,000 |$7,600 |$4,000 |$1,950 |$1,300 |$825 |
| style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles *
|$27,000 |$13,800 |$8,400 |$4,500 |$2,400 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|FRA}}
|8 |1 |
| {{flag|ESP}}
|9 |2 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|11 |3 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|18 |4 |
| {{flag|BUL}}
|22 |5 |
| {{flag|AUT}}
|24 |6 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|25 |7 |
| {{flag|AUS}}
|27 |8 |
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|GER}} Jana Kandarr
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli
- {{flagicon|GER}} Barbara Rittner
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Evelyn Fauth
- {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Glass
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová
- {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Sandra Načuk
Doubles main draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|FRA}}
|{{flag|FRA}} |27 |1 |
| {{flag|ESP}}
|{{flag|FRA}} |40 |2 |
| {{flag|NED}}
|{{flag|NED}} |49 |3 |
| {{flag|ROM}}
|{{flag|RUS}} |69 |4 |
=Other entrants=
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva / {{flagicon|GER}} Jana Kandarr
The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Matevžič / {{flagicon|GER}} Caroline Schneider
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000714 ITF tournament edition details]
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2000/527.pdf Tournament draws]
{{Sparkassen Cup tournaments}}
{{2000 WTA Tour}}