The tournament was cancelled in the semifinal round due to several delays caused by bad weather. Tournament organisers decided to priorize the conclusion of the singles tournament, with players being forced to play two rounds on a single day.[1][2]
Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
^"Seles vs. Martinez in Amelia Island final". Amelia Island. UPI. 16 April 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2017. After rain caused havoc with the schedule, both Seles and Martinez recorded third-round and quarterfinal wins on Saturday.
^"Monica Seles ganó el torneo de tenis de Amelia Island" [Monica Seles win the Amelia Island tennis tournament] (in Spanish). Amelia Island: Caracol Radio. 16 April 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2017. The tournament was delayed because the rain interrupted play on Thursday and forced a suspension of all matches, interrupting normal course of the tournament. 'It was so hard to all players with so many matches in a row that we had to play' said Seles after her crowning. 'Everybody had to play two matches in a single day. I thought that we'd never finish this tournament' added.