2000 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2000 US Open
Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
Score	6–0, 1–6, 6–1
Draw	64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

The 2000 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States of America. It was the 120th edition of the US Open and was held from 28 August through 10 September 2000.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but withdrew from their semifinal match against Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva.

Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Halard-Decugis, and the first Grand Slam doubles title for Sugiyama, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
2. Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
3. Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce (third round)
4. Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
5. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (first round)
6. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
7. Anke Huber / Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
8. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (first round)
9. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
10. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (final)
11. Kimberly Po / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
12. Els Callens / Dominique van Roost (semifinals)
13. Amanda Coetzer / Lori McNeil (third round)
14. Jennifer Capriati / Anna Kournikova (second round)
15. Tina Križan / Irina Selyutina (third round)
16. Liezel Horn / Laura Montalvo (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2000 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	3	4
	10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
								10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	w/o
								WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams
	4	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	6	1	3
	WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams	1	6	6
															10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	0	6	1
															2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6	1	6
	12	Els Callens Dominique van Roost	6	7^7
	9	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	6^2
								12	Els Callens Dominique van Roost	5	1
								2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	7	6
	7	Anke Huber Barbara Schett	4^r
	2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		R Hiraki S Noorlander	1	2				1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	M Irvin M Tu	7^7	4	7			WC	M Irvin M Tu	2	1
	Q	A Bachmann A Glass	6^1	6	5										1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		N Li T Li	6	5	7^7										11	K Po A-G Sidot	4	2
	Q	E Martincová M Paštiková	3	7	6^0				N Li T Li	4	3
		E deLone N Pratt	2	6	3			11	K Po A-G Sidot	6	6
	11	K Po A-G Sidot	6	3	6																	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	3	4
	10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6																		10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		T Poutchek A Zaporozhanova	0	4				10	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	7	6
		S De Beer N Miyagi	6	2	6				S De Beer N Miyagi	6	5	4
		P Wartusch V Webb	4	6	4										10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6												T Garbin J Husárová	4	2
	LL	M Díaz Oliva L Domínguez Lino	2	1					A Frazier K Schlukebir	2	1
		T Garbin J Husárová	6	7					T Garbin J Husárová	6	6
	8	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	C Rubin S Testud	6	6
		A Jidkova G León García	4	3				4	C Rubin S Testud	6	6
		S Farina Elia K Habšudová	1	6	3				N Petrova P Schnyder	1	2
		N Petrova P Schnyder	6	3	6										4	C Rubin S Testud	7	6
		M Serna M Shaughnessy	6	6											13	A Coetzer L McNeil	5	3
		R McQuillan L McShea	0	2					M Serna M Shaughnessy	4	4
	Q	M Matevžič S Schmidle	4	5				13	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6
	13	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	7																		4	C Rubin S Testud	6	1	3
	16	L Horn L Montalvo	1	6	6																	WC	S Williams V Williams	1	6	6
		C Barclay N de Villiers	6	1	4			16	L Horn L Montalvo	6^5	7^7	4
		K Clijsters L Courtois	2	6	6				K Clijsters L Courtois	7^7	6^4	6
		A Ellwood A Molik	6	3	1											K Clijsters L Courtois	1	7	1
		K Boogert M Oremans	1	1											WC	S Williams V Williams	6	5	6
	WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6				WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	7	6			WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	1
	5	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		K Marosi-Aracama L Woodroffe	3	4				6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		J Pullin Y Yoshida	6	5	2				J Dokic A Hopmans	1	2
		J Dokic A Hopmans	0	7	6										6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	5
	Q	M Maleeva H Nagyová	5	2											12	E Callens D van Roost	4	6	7
		Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	7	6					Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	4	6	2
		S Krivencheva N Ostrovskaya	1	6^1				12	E Callens D van Roost	6	3	6
	12	E Callens D van Roost	6	7^7																		12	E Callens D van Roost	6	7^7
	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6^4	6	6																	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	6^2
		G Casoni I Tulyaganova	7^7	4	2			9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7^7
		A Canepa E Dyrberg	7^7	7^9					A Canepa E Dyrberg	4	6^5
		RM Andrés Rodríguez C Martínez Granados	6^2	6^7											9	C Martínez P Tarabini	w/o
		T Musgrave B Stewart	2	1											3	M Hingis M Pierce
		L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	6	6					L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	0	2
	WC	C Curran A Jensen	6	0	1			3	M Hingis M Pierce	6	6
	3	M Hingis M Pierce	4	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	A Huber B Schett	1	6	6
		F Labat T Tanasugarn	6	2	2			7	A Huber B Schett	3	6	6
	WC	T Cochran K Schlukebir	3	2					D Graham K Srebotnik	6	4	3
		D Graham K Srebotnik	6	6											7	A Huber B Schett	6	6
		S Appelmans L Wild	7	2	6^3											M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	3	2
		M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	7^7				M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		R Grande É Loit	1	4				14	J Capriati A Kournikova	5	0
	14	J Capriati A Kournikova	6	6																		7	A Huber B Schett	4^r
	15	T Križan I Selyutina	6	6																		2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	3
		M de Swardt C Vis	4	4				15	T Križan I Selyutina	7	6
		J Kostanić T Snyder	6	6					J Kostanić T Snyder	5	4
		E Bes G Riera	1	1											15	T Križan I Selyutina	3	3
		K Hrdličková B Rittner	6	6											2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
		C Cristea R Dragomir	4	0					K Hrdličková B Rittner	2	2
		S Načuk T Pisnik	6^1	4				2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
	2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	7^7	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (WTA)
• 2000 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation