2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles
2000 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2000 Generali Ladies Linz

Mary Pierce was the defending champion,^[1] but she did not compete this year due to injury.

Lindsay Davenport won the title, defeating Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. With the win, Davenport ended Williams' 35-match winning streak, extending from the Wimbledon Championships earlier in the year.

Seeds

The top four seeds who played received a bye into the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
2. Venus Williams (final)
3. Monica Seles (withdrew)
4. Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinal)
5. Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
6. Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
7. Elena Dementieva (first round)
8. Silvija Talaja (first round)
9. Patty Schnyder (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
		Květa Hrdličková	1	1
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	6
								2	Venus Williams	4	6	2
	5	Chanda Rubin	4	0
	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
		A Kremer	1	1				Q	A Hopmans	1	1
	Q	A Hopmans	6	6											1	L Davenport	6	4
	WC	S Plischke	5	1												B Schett	2	1^r
		B Schett	7	6					B Schett	6	4	6
	Q	D Chládková	7^7	6				Q	D Chládková	3	6	3
	8	S Talaja	6^2	2																		1	L Davenport	6	6
																							K Hrdličková	1	1
								4	N Tauziat	6	7
	Q	K Habšudová	7^7	6				Q	K Habšudová	2	5
		A-G Sidot	6^1	1											4	N Tauziat	3	4
		K Hrdličková	6	7^7												K Hrdličková	6	6
	LL	S Farina Elia	3	6^2					K Hrdličková	2	6	6
	LL	T Panova	7^8	5	0^r			6	A Mauresmo	6	4	4
	6	A Mauresmo	6^6	7	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	E Dementieva	5	3
		C Black	7	6					C Black
	Q	H Nagyová	6^5	6	6			Q	H Nagyová	w/o
		R Dragomir	7^7	3	4										Q	H Nagyová	4	4
	WC	P Wartusch	6^5	6	2										5	C Rubin	6	6
		S Appelmans	7^7	4	6				S Appelmans	5	4
								5	C Rubin	7	6
																						5	C Rubin	4	0
	9	P Schnyder	5	5																		2	V Williams	6	6
		P Suárez	7	7					P Suárez	4	0
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
	WC	I Majoli	4	1												E Likhovtseva	3	2
		A Sugiyama	7^7	6											2	V Williams	6	6
		M Serna	6^4	3					A Sugiyama	5	2
								2	V Williams	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tatiana Panova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Åsa Carlsson (withdrew)
3. Denisa Chládková (qualified)
4. Sonya Jeyaseelan (second round)
5. Silvia Farina Elia (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Adriana Gerši (first round)
7. Kristie Boogert (second round)
8. Henrieta Nagyová (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Henrieta Nagyová
2. Denisa Chládková
3. Karina Habšudová
4. Amanda Hopmans

Lucky losers

1. Silvia Farina Elia
2. Tatiana Panova

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tatiana Panova	6	6
		Martina Suchá	3	3
								1	Tatiana Panova	6	7^7
									Angelika Bachmann	3	6^3
		Angelika Bachmann	7^7	4	6
		Flora Perfetti	6^3	6	2
															1	Tatiana Panova	1	0
															8	Henrieta Nagyová	6	6
		Eva Krejčová	6	1	6
		Radka Bobková	2	6	3
									Eva Krejčová
								8	Henrieta Nagyová	w/o
		Jana Hlaváčková	1	1
	8	Henrieta Nagyová	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Denisa Chládková	6	6
		Antoaneta Pandjerova	1	3
								3	Denisa Chládková	6	6
									Sandra Načuk	4	0
		Sandra Načuk	6	7
	WC	Jenny Zika	4	5
															3	Denisa Chládková	6	2	6
															5	Silvia Farina Elia	3	6	4
		Jelena Kostanić	6	3	6
		Anna Bieleń	4	6	4
									Anna Bieleń	0	1
								5	Silvia Farina Elia	6	6
		Gréta Arn	6	6^6	3
	5	Silvia Farina Elia	4	7^8	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Adriana Gerši	3	1
		Miriam Oremans	6	6
									Miriam Oremans	3	3
									Sandra Kleinová	6	6
	WC	Sybille Bammer	2	5
		Sandra Kleinová	6	7
																Sandra Kleinová	3	6	2
																Karina Habšudová	6	3	6
		Karina Habšudová	1	7^7	6
		Maja Matevžič	6	6^3	4
									Karina Habšudová	7^7	3	6
								4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	6^3	6	1
	WC	Daniela Kix	6	2	1
	4	Sonya Jeyaseelan	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Kristie Boogert	6	6
	WC	Tina Schiechtl	1	4
								7	Kristie Boogert	6^5	4
									Amanda Hopmans	7^7	6
		Amanda Hopmans	6	6
		Evelyn Fauth	4	4
																Amanda Hopmans	1	6	6
																Émilie Loit	6	2	3
		Émilie Loit	7^7	6
		Tina Pisnik	6^5	3
									Émilie Loit	6	7^7
								Alt	Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith	3	6^2
	Alt	Radka Pelikánová	6	3	4
	Alt	Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith	2	6	6

References

1. "PLUS: TENNIS -- GENERALI; Pierce Gets First Title of Year". The New York Times. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links

• Main draw (ITF)
• Qualifying draw (ITF)