2000 WTA Tier I Series

{{Short description|2000 WTA Tier I circuit.}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2000 WTA Tier I Series

| duration = January 31 – October 29

| edition = 11th

| tournaments = 9

| most_tournament_titles = {{flagg|cxxlo|SWI}} Martina Hingis (5)

| most_tournament_finals = {{flagg|cxxlo|SWI}} Martina Hingis (6)

| previous = 1999

| next = 2001

}}

{{main article|2000 WTA Tour}}

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.{{Cite web |title=2000 Tournaments {{!}} WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220920184059/https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2000|archive-date=2022-09-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}

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Tournaments

class="wikitable plainrowheaders nowrap"
scope="col"|Tournament

!scope="col"|Country

!scope="col"|Location

!scope="col"|Surface

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Prize money{{Cite web |title=2000 WTA Calendar Prize Money |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2000,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829000311/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2000,00.html |archive-date=29 August 2009}}

scope="row"| Toray Pan Pacific Open

|Japan

|Tokyo

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Jan 31 – Feb 6

|align="center" |$1,080,000

scope="row"| Tennis Masters Series

|United States

|Indian Wells

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 6 – 19

|align="center" |$2,000,000

scope="row"| Ericsson Open{{cite book |title=ITF World of Tennis 2001 |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2001 |isbn=9780007111299 |editor=John Barrett |editor-link=John Barrett (tennis) |location=London |page=184}}

|United States

|Key Biscayne

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 20 – Apr 9

|align="center" |$2,525,000

scope="row"| Family Circle Cup

|United States

|Hilton Head Island

|align="center" |Clay (green)

|Apr 17 – 23

|align="center" |$1,080,000

scope="row"| German Open{{Cite web |title=Birmingham 2000 Tennis Tournament {{!}} ITF |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/birmingham/gbr/2000/w-t3-gbr-01a-2000/draws-and-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220921230606/https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/birmingham/gbr/2000/w-t3-gbr-01a-2000/draws-and-results/ |archive-date=21 September 2022 |access-date= |website=www.itftennis.com}}

|Germany

|Berlin

|align="center" |Clay

|May 8 – 14

|align="center" |$1,080,000

scope="row"| Italian Open{{cite book |author=Bud Collins |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis |publisher=New Chapter Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0942257700 |edition=2nd |location=New York City |pages=740–741}}

|Italy

|Rome

|align="center" |Clay

|May 15 – 21

|align="center" |$1,080,000

scope="row"| du Maurier Open

|Canada

|Montreal

|align="center" |Hard

|Aug 14 – 20

|align="center" |$1,080,000

scope="row"| Swisscom Challenge

|Switzerland

|Zürich

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Oct 9 – 15

|align="center" |$1,080,000

scope="row"| Kremlin Cup

|Russia

|Moscow

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Oct 23 – 29

|align="center" |$1,080,000

Results

{{Legend|#ddfddd|text=*|First-time champion}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="min-width:7em"| Tournament

! scope="col"| Singles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

! scope="col"| Doubles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

scope="row" | Tokyo

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Sandrine Testud

| 6–3, 7–5

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Mary Pierce

|{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai
{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

|6–4, 6–1

scope="row" rowspan=2| Indian Wells

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| rowspan="2" | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Anna Kournikova
{{flagg|cxxlo|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva

| rowspan="2" |6–2, 6–3

style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Corina Morariu*
scope="row" | Miami

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| 6–3, 6–2

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis
{{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

|{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Nicole Arendt
{{flagg|cxxlo|NED}} Manon Bollegraf

|4–6, 7–5, 6–4

scope="row" | Hilton Head

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Mary Pierce

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| 6–1, 6–0

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual
{{flagg|cxxlo|ARG}} Paola Suárez

|{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagg|cxxlo|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini

|7–5, 6–3

scope="row" | Berlin

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Conchita Martínez

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer

| 6–1, 6–2

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

|{{flagg|cxxlo|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Corina Morariu

|3–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7)

scope="row" | Rome

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Monica Seles

| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo

| 6–2, 7–6(7–4)

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

|{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Magüi Serna

|6–3, 4–6, 6–3

scope="row" | Montréal

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Serena Williams

| 0–6, 6–3, 3–0, ret.

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

|{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis
{{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

|6–3, 3–6, 6–4

scope="row" | Zürich

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| 6–2, 4–6, 7–5

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Anna Kournikova

|{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Kimberly Po
{{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

|6–3, 6–4

scope="row" | Moscow

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Anna Kournikova

| 6–3, 6–1

| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis
{{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

|{{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Anna Kournikova

|4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

See also

References

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