2000 Generali Ladies Linz

2000 Generali Ladies Linz
Date17–22 October
Edition14th
CategoryTier II Series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUSD $565,000
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationLinz, Austria
VenueDesign Center Linz
Champions
Singles
United States Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
France Amélie Mauresmo / United States Chanda Rubin
← 1999 · Linz Open · 2001 →

The 2000 Generali Ladies Linz was the 2000 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz women's tennis tournament. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October until 22 October 2000 at the Design Center in Linz, Austria. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 195 137 88 49 25 1 11.75 6.75 4 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $95,500 $51,000 $27,300 $14,600 $7,820 $4,175 $2,230 $1,195 $640
Doubles * $30,000 $16,120 $8,620 $4,610 $2,465

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1
 USA Venus Williams 3 2
 USA Monica Seles 5 3
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 7 4
 USA Chanda Rubin 14 5
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 15 6
 RUS Elena Dementieva 19 7
 CRO Silvija Talaja 22 8
  SUI Patty Schnyder 24 9

Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

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During the tournament

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Retirements

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Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
 JPN Ai Sugiyama  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 1
 ZIM Cara Black  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 38 2
 USA Nicole Arendt  NED Manon Bollegraf 51 3
 AUT Barbara Schett  NED Caroline Vis 55 4

Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.

Other entrants

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The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

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Singles

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It was Davenport's 29th WTA singles title, and third title of the year.

Doubles

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It was Mauresmo's 1st WTA doubles title. It was Rubin's 10th WTA doubles title, and second of the year. This was their first and only doubles title together as a pair. This was also Rubin's final WTA doubles title.

References

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  1. ^ "TENNIS; Davenport Ends Williams' 35-Match Streak". The New York Times. Linz. 23 October 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2020.