2000 Qatar Open – Singles

Fabrice Santoro defeated Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 7–5, 3–0 after Schüttler retired to win the 2000 Qatar Open singles competition. Schüttler was the defending champion.

Singles
2000 Qatar Open
Champion	Fabrice Santoro
Runner-up	Rainer Schüttler
Final score	3–6, 7–5, 3–0, retired

Seeds

1. Nicolas Kiefer (Semifinals)
2. Félix Mantilla (First Round)
3. Fabrice Santoro (Champion)
4. Younes El Aynaoui (Semifinals)
5. Hicham Arazi (First Round)
6. Jiří Novák (First Round)
7. Daniel Vacek (Second Round)
8. Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Nicolas Kiefer	5	4
	3	Fabrice Santoro	7	6
								3	Fabrice Santoro	3	7	3
									Rainer Schüttler	6	5	0^r
	4	Younes El Aynaoui	7^7	4	4
		Rainer Schüttler	6^3	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Kiefer	7^8	7^8
		J Tarango	6^6	6^6				1	N Kiefer	6	6
	Q	C Caratti	7^7	4	6			Q	C Caratti	1	1
	Q	I Heuberger	6^4	6	4										1	N Kiefer	6	6
		J Siemerink	2	4											8	S Schalken	1	0
		F Squillari	6	6					F Squillari	6	1	1
		J Díaz	5	4				8	S Schalken	4	6	6
	8	S Schalken	7	6																		1	N Kiefer	5	4
	3	F Santoro	6	6																		3	F Santoro	7	6
	WC	L Burgsmüller	4	1				3	F Santoro	7^11	6
		J van Lottum	6	0					J van Lottum	6^9	1
		G Blanco	4	1^r											3	F Santoro	6	6
		A Berasategui	6	6												G Bastl	2	4
	WC	S Khalfan	3	4					A Berasategui	3	1
		G Bastl	6	7					G Bastl	6	6
	6	J Novák	2	5

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	H Arazi	2	4
	Q	A Cherkasov	6	6				Q	A Cherkasov	6^5	4
		G Ivanišević	6^2	4					M Tillström	7^7	6
		M Tillström	7^7	6												M Tillström	5	3
		G Gaudio	4	6	6										4	Y El Aynaoui	7	6
	Q	P Luxa	6	0	2				G Gaudio	4	4
		A Dupuis	6	3	2			4	Y El Aynaoui	6	6
	4	Y El Aynaoui	4	6	6																	4	Y El Aynaoui	7^7	4	4
	7	D Vacek	0	6	6																		R Schüttler	6^3	6	6
		F Vicente	6	3	4			7	D Vacek	3	2
	WC	J Sánchez	2	6^5					R Schüttler	6	6
		R Schüttler	6	7^7												R Schüttler	6	6
		M Puerta	5	2												M Mirnyi	3	2
		M Mirnyi	7	6					M Mirnyi	6	6
		J Marín	6	0					J Marín	0	1
	2	F Mantilla	1	0^r

External links

• 2000 Qatar Open draw