The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 31 – October 29 |
| Edition | 11th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Martina Hingis (5) |
| Most finals | Martina Hingis (6) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Tournaments
edit| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 31 – Feb 6 | $1,080,000 |
| Tennis Masters Series | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 6 – 19 | $2,000,000 |
| Ericsson Open[3] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 20 – Apr 9 | $2,525,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay (green) | Apr 17 – 23 | $1,080,000 |
| German Open[4] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 8 – 14 | $1,080,000 |
| Italian Open[5] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 15 – 21 | $1,080,000 |
| du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $1,080,000 |
| Swisscom Challenge | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 9 – 15 | $1,080,000 |
| Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 23 – 29 | $1,080,000 |
Results
edit* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Martina Hingis
|
 Sandrine Testud
|
6–3, 7–5 | Martina Hingis Mary Pierce
|
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Indian Wells |  Lindsay Davenport
|
Martina Hingis
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | Lindsay Davenport
|
 Anna Kournikova  Natasha Zvereva
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Corina Morariu*
| ||||||
| Miami | Martina Hingis
|
Lindsay Davenport
|
6–3, 6–2 | Julie Halard-Decugis  Ai Sugiyama
|
Nicole Arendt  Manon Bollegraf
|
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Hilton Head | Mary Pierce
|
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
6–1, 6–0 | Virginia Ruano Pascual  Paola Suárez
|
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Berlin | Conchita Martínez
|
 Amanda Coetzer
|
6–1, 6–2 | Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Amanda Coetzer Corina Morariu
|
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) |
| Rome | Monica Seles
|
Amélie Mauresmo
|
6–2, 7–6(7–4) | Lisa Raymond  Rennae Stubbs
|
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Magüi Serna
|
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Montréal | Martina Hingis
|
Serena Williams
|
0–6, 6–3, 3–0, ret. | Martina Hingis Nathalie Tauziat
|
Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Zürich | Martina Hingis
|
Lindsay Davenport
|
6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
|
Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Moscow | Martina Hingis
|
Anna Kournikova
|
6–3, 6–1 | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
|
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
|
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2000 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2000 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 29 August 2009.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (2001). ITF World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. p. 184. ISBN 9780007111299.
- ^ "Birmingham 2000 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
External links
edit- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website