2000 Generali Ladies Linz

2000 Generali Ladies Linz
Date	17–22 October
Edition	14th
Category	Tier II Series
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	USD $565,000
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Linz, Austria
Venue	Design Center Linz
Champions
Singles
Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo / Chanda Rubin

The 2000 Generali Ladies Linz was the 2000 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz women's tennis tournament. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October until 22 October 2000 at the Design Center in Linz, Austria. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	195	137	88	49	25	1	11.75	6.75	4	1
Doubles					1	—		—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$95,500	$51,000	$27,300	$14,600	$7,820	$4,175	$2,230	$1,195	$640
Doubles *	$30,000	$16,120	$8,620	$4,610	$2,465	—	—	—	—

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
USA	Lindsay Davenport	2	1
USA	Venus Williams	3	2
USA	Monica Seles	5	3
FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	7	4
USA	Chanda Rubin	14	5
FRA	Amélie Mauresmo	15	6
RUS	Elena Dementieva	19	7
CRO	Silvija Talaja	22	8
SUI	Patty Schnyder	24	9

Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Iva Majoli
• Sylvia Plischke
• Patricia Wartusch

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Denisa Chládková
• Karina Habšudová
• Amanda Hopmans
• Henrieta Nagyová

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Silvia Farina Elia
• Tatiana Panova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Monica Seles → replaced by Silvia Farina Elia
• Lisa Raymond → replaced by Tatiana Panova

During the tournament

• Cara Black (Personal issues)

Retirements

• Barbara Schett (Right toe infection)
• Tatiana Panova (Shoulder injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
JPN	Ai Sugiyama	FRA	Nathalie Tauziat	11	1
ZIM	Cara Black	RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	38	2
USA	Nicole Arendt	NED	Manon Bollegraf	51	3
AUT	Barbara Schett	NED	Caroline Vis	55	4

Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Daniela Kix / Jenny Zika

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Anne Kremer / Henrieta Nagyová

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

• Sybille Bammer / Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

• Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.^[1]

It was Davenport's 29th WTA singles title, and third title of the year.

Doubles

Main article: 2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles

• Amélie Mauresmo / Chanda Rubin defeated Ai Sugiyama / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–4.

It was Mauresmo's 1st WTA doubles title. It was Rubin's 10th WTA doubles title, and second of the year. This was their first and only doubles title together as a pair. This was also Rubin's final WTA doubles title.

References

1. "TENNIS; Davenport Ends Williams' 35-Match Streak". The New York Times. Linz. 23 October 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2020.