Japan Open 2000 (tennis) / men

ATP World Tour
Japan Open 2000
date	10/9/2000 - 10/15/2000
navigation	1999 ◄ 2000 ► 2001
venue	Tokyo Japan Japan
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	56E / 28Q / 28D / 8Q

Last year's winner (individual)	Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Last year's winner (double)	United States Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek Czech Republic

Winner (singles)	Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Winner (doubles)	India Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes India

As of June 11, 2016

The Japan Open 2000 was a men's tennis tournament in Tokyo . The hard court tournament was part of the ATP Tour 2000 and took place from October 9th to 15th, 2000.

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Brazil Gustavo Kuerten	Quarter finals
02.
03.	Australia Mark Philippoussis	Quarter finals
04th	Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti	final
05.	United States Michael Chang	2nd round
06th	Zimbabwe Byron Black	Quarter finals
07th	Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý	Semifinals
08th.	Morocco Hicham Arazi	Semifinals

No.	player	Round reached
09.	Slovakia Karol Kučera	Round of 16
10.	Australia Andrew Ilie	1 round
11.	Argentina Mariano Zabaleta	1 round
12.	Netherlands Sjeng Schalken	victory
13.	Sweden Jonas Björkman	Round of 16
14th	Germany David Prinosil	2nd round
15th	Israel Harel Levy	Round of 16
16.	Belgium Christophe Rochus	1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

7th

Dominik Hrbatý

3

4th

Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti

6th

4th

Nicolás Lapentti

4th

6th

1

12

Netherlands Sjeng Schalken

6th

3

6th

12

Netherlands Sjeng Schalken

4th

6th

7th

8th

Hicham Arazi

6th

3

6 ⁷

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

Brazil G. Kuerten

7th

6th

Chile N. Massu

6th

N. Massu

6 ⁶

0

WC

S. Iwabuchi

2

3

1

Brazil G. Kuerten

3

6th

India L. Paes

7th

6th

A. Gaudenzi

6th

3

4th

F. Jonsson

6 ⁶

3

L. Paes

3

2

Italy A. Gaudenzi

4th

6th

Italy A. Gaudenzi

6th

16

C. Rochus

6th

3

4th

1

G. Kuerten

7th

2

0r

9

Slovakia K. Kučera

6th

7th

Slovakia D. Hrbatý

6 ⁶

6th

3

P. Goldstein

1

2

9

Slovakia K. Kučera

6th

4th

6th

Q

Czech Republic L. Friedl

4th

6th

Q

L. Friedl

1

6th

4th

D. Sanguinetti

6th

1

4th

9

K. Kučera

4th

Italy L. Tieleman

6th

7th

7th

Slovakia D. Hrbatý

6th

WC

J. Miyao

4th

5

L. Tieleman

6 ⁵

5

7th

Slovakia D. Hrbatý

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

Ecuador N. Lapentti

7th

C. Woodruff

5

4th

O. Rochus

6 ⁶

6 ⁴

Belgium O. Rochus

7th

6th

4th

Ecuador N. Lapentti

4th

7th

Japan T. Suzuki

3

6th

13

J. Bjorkman

6th

5

6 ⁴

K. Kim

6th

4th

3

T. Suzuki

6th

1

J. Tarango

4th

6th

6 ⁶

13

Sweden J. Bjorkman

3

6th

13

Sweden J. Bjorkman

6th

3

7th

4th

Ecuador N. Lapentti

6th

11

M. Zabaleta

6 ³

6th

3

6th

B. Black

2

Q

Sweden K. Flygt

7th

3

6th

Q

Sweden K. Flygt

6th

A. Calatrava

4th

6th

2

A. Sá

4th

2

Brazil A. Sá

6th

0

6th

Q

K. Flygt

2

3

WC

G. Motomura

4th

6th

Zimbabwe B. Black

6th

Germany D. Elsner

6th

D. Elsner

2

1

6th

Zimbabwe B. Black

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

M. Chang

5

4th

United States C. Mamiit

6th

United States C. Mamiit

7th

6th

J. Stoltenberg

3

4th

C. Mamiit

2

Spain S. Bruguera

6th

12

Netherlands S. Schalken

6th

LL

B. Cowan

4th

3

S. Bruguera

4th

2

P. Srichaphan

5

7th

2

12

Netherlands S. Schalken

6th

12

Netherlands S. Schalken

7th

5

6th

12

Netherlands S. Schalken

6th

14th

Germany D. Prinosil

6th

2

7th

3

M. Philippoussis

3

2

M. Juschny

2

6th

6 ⁶

14th

D. Prinosil

6th

5

1

Q

Korea South Y.-i. Yoon

6th

1

6th

Q

Korea South Y.-i. Yoon

4th

7th

6th

C. Vinck

4th

6th

2

Q

Y.-i. Yoon

6 ⁷

4th

Australia W. Arthurs

6th

3

Australia M. Philippoussis

7th

6th

WC

Y. Ishii

3

4th

W. Arthurs

2

5

3

Australia M. Philippoussis

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

Morocco H. Arazi

6th

5

6th

A. Stolyarov

7th

1

0

G. Bastl

4th

7th

4th

Switzerland G. Bastl

5

6th

8th

Morocco H. Arazi

6th

WC

M. Onoda

2

3

Q

E. Taino

4th

2

Q

United States E. Taino

6th

Q

United States E. Taino

6th

7th

Q

United States V. Spadea

6th

Q

V. Spadea

3

5

10

A. Ilie

2

1

8th

Morocco H. Arazi

6 ⁴

6th

15th

Israel H. Levy

5

6th

W. Black

7th

2

Q

J. Salzenstein

7th

0

1

15th

Israel H. Levy

6th

O. Stanoichev

1

6 ³

Q

L. Hyung-taik

2

4th

Q

Korea South L. Hyung-taik

6th

7th

15th

H. Levy

6 ⁵

3

Zimbabwe W. Black

6th

7th

Zimbabwe W. Black

7th

6th

M. Hantschk

3

5

Zimbabwe W. Black

6th

LL

T. Dent

4th

2

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Australia Wayne Arthurs Dominik Hrbatý Slovakia	Semifinals
02.	Sweden Jonas Björkman David Prinosil Germany	Quarter finals
03.	Zimbabwe Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett South Africa	Quarter finals
04th

No.	pairing	Round reached
05.	Australia Michael Hill Jeff Tarango United States	final
06th	Zimbabwe Byron Black Jonathan Stark United States	1 round
07th	Czech Republic Tomas Cibulec Leos Friedl Czech Republic	1 round
08th.	Australia Paul Kilderry Peter Tramacchi Australia	Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Australia W. Arthurs D. Hrbatý
Slovakia

w.

O.

B. Cowan A. Stolyarov

3

6 ⁶

K. Kim C. Mamiit

United States K. Kim C. Mamiit
United States

6th

7th

1

Australia W. Arthurs D. Hrbatý
Slovakia

6th

WC

G. Motomura T. Suzuki

4th

2

LL

C. Rochus O. Rochus

2

1

Japan T. Shimada M. Wakefield
South Africa

6th

T. Shimada M. Wakefield

4th

2

LL

Belgium C. Rochus O. Rochus
Belgium

4th

7th

6th

LL

Belgium C. Rochus O. Rochus
Belgium

6th

7th

T. Cibulec L. Friedl

6th

5

4th

1

W. Arthurs D. Hrbatý

3

7th

3

5

Australia M. Hill J. Tarango
United States

6th

5

6th

3

Zimbabwe W. Black K. Ullyett
South Africa

6th

WC

M. Onoda V. Spadea

4th

2

G. Kuerten J. Oncins

3

Brazil G. Kuerten J. Oncins
Brazil

6th

3

W. Black K. Ullyett

3

4th

United States P. Goldstein J. Thomas
United States

6th

5

Australia M. Hill J. Tarango
United States

6th

D. Bowen J. Waite

2

1

P. Goldstein J. Thomas

4th

6th

3

WC

Y. Ishii S. Iwabuchi

2

5

Australia M. Hill J. Tarango
United States

6th

3

6th

5

Australia M. Hill J. Tarango
United States

6th

5

M. Hill J. Tarango

4th

7th

3

6th

B. Black J. Stark

4th

3

India M. Bhupathi L. Paes
India

6th

6 ¹

6th

South Africa B. Haygarth H. Levy
Israel

6th

South Africa B. Haygarth H. Levy
Israel

7th

6th

LL

G. Galimberti A. Ilie

4th

5

S. Schalken L. Tieleman

5

4th

Netherlands S. Schalken L. Tieleman
Italy

6th

7th

B. Haygarth H. Levy

1

7th

3

Q

H. Arazi G. Bastl

7th

6 ⁷

5

Q

Chile N. Massú A. Sá
Brazil

6th

6 ¹

6th

Czech Republic P. Pála P. Vízner
Czech Republic

5

7th

P. Pála P. Vízner

3

Q

Chile N. Massú A. Sá
Brazil

6th

Q

N. Massú A. Sá

3

6th

2

8th

Australia P. Kilderry P. Tramacchi
Australia

2

6th

India M. Bhupathi L. Paes
India

6th

4th

6th

A. Calatrava A. Prieto

6th

3

1

8th

P. Kilderry P. Tramacchi

4th

6th

4th

India M. Bhupathi L. Paes
India

6th

India M. Bhupathi L. Paes
India

6th

3

6th

E. Taino C. Woodruff

4th

2

India M. Bhupathi L. Paes
India

6th

7th

Italy A. Gaudenzi O. Stanoitschew
Bulgaria

6th

2

6th

2

J. Björkman D. Prinosil

4th

5

WC

L. Hyung-taik Y.-i. Yoon

3

6th

1

A. Gaudenzi O. Stanoitschew

6th

4th

3

2

Sweden J. Björkman D. Prinosil
Germany

4th

6th

Web links and sources

Tournament schedule on the ITF homepage