The defending champion in the singles was the German Nicolas Kiefer , who was eliminated in the quarter-finals this year in second place. Instead, his compatriot David Prinosil won the third and final individual title of his career and the first in the 2000 season . He entered the tournament with a wild card .
The three seeded Swedes Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillström won in doubles , taking over from their compatriot Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter from Australia. The defending champions were eliminated by four seeded in the semifinals against Mahesh Bhupathi and Prinosil. The German was in the finals in both competitions of the tournament. It was the second title of the Swedish double constellation this year, as well as the eleventh career title for Kulti and the sixth for Tillström.