Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles tennis; at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney
Dates	19 September – 28 September
Competitors	64 from 34 nations
Medalists

Women's singles
	Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Champion	Venus Williams (USA)
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Final score	6–2, 6–4

The women's singles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the tennis program was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre from 19 September till 28 September.

Lindsay Davenport was the defending gold medalist in 1996. However, she withdrew during the second round on the competition due to injury. The title was won by Venus Williams, who defeated Elena Dementieva in the final 6–2, 6–4. The bronze medal was won by Monica Seles, who defeated Jelena Dokic in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4.

Seeds

Lindsay Davenport (USA) (Second round, withdrew)
Venus Williams (USA) (Winner, gold medalist)
Monica Seles (USA) (Semi-finals, bronze medalist)
Conchita Martínez (ESP) (Second round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (Quarter-finals)
Anke Huber (GER) (withdrew)
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) (Quarter-finals)
Dominique van Roost (BEL) (Quarter-finals)
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) (First round)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) (Final, silver medalist)
Nathalie Dechy (FRA) (Third round)
Barbara Schett (AUT) (Quarter-finals)
Silvija Talaja (CRO) (Second round)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (First round)
Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) (First round)
Sabine Appelmans (BEL) (Third round)

Competitors

Athlete	Nation
Lindsay Davenport	United States
Paola Suárez	Argentina
Rossana de los Ríos	Paraguay
Květa Peschke	Czech Republic
Rita Grande	Italy
Sylvia Pilschke	Austria
Jelena Dokic	Australia
Ai Sugiyama	Japan
Sabine Appelmans	Belgium
Sonya Jeyaseelan	Canada
Amanda Hopmans	Netherlands
María Vento-Kabchi	Venezuela
Anne Kremer	Luxembourg
Iva Majoli	Croatia
Rita Kuti-Kis	Hungary
Amanda Coetzer	South Africa
Conchita Martínez	Spain
Petra Mandula	Hungary
Katarina Srebotnik	Slovenia
Karina Habšudová	Slovakia
Iroda Tulyaganova	Uzbekistan
Kristie Boogert	Netherlands
Mirka Vavrinec	Switzerland
Elena Dementieva	Russia
Barbara Schett	Austria
Alicia Molik	Australia
Natasha Zvereva	Belarus
María Emilia Salerni	Argentina
Yi Jing-Qian	China
Dája Bedáňová	Czech Republic
Tathiana Garbin	Italy
Julie Halard-Decugis	France
Dominique Monami	Belgium
Adriana Gerši	Czech Republic
Eleni Daniilidou	Greece
Anastasia Myskina	Russia
Cara Black	Zimbabwe
Silvia Farina Elia	Italy
Neyssa Etienne	Haiti
Silvija Tajaja	Croatia
Nathalie Dechy	France
Magüi Serna	Spain
Ruxandra Dragomir	Romania
Nicole Pratt	Australia
Miriam Oremans	Netherlands
Florencia Labat	Argentina
Katalin Marosi	Hungary
Monica Seles	United States
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Spain
Li Na	China
Patricia Wartusch	Austria
Olga Barabanschikova	Belarus
Shinobu Asagoe	Japan
Els Callens	Belgium
Fabiola Zuluaga	Colombia
Amélie Mauresmo	France
Elena Likhovtseva	Russia
Jana Kandarr	Germany
Wynne Prakusya	Indonesia
Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Switzerland
Tina Pisnik	Slovenia
Tamarine Tanasugarn	Thailand
Henrieta Nagyová	Slovakia
Venus Williams	United States

Draw

Key

INV = Tripartite invitation
IP = ITF place
Alt = Alternate

r = Retired
w/o = Walkover

Finals

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final


	Jelena Dokić (AUS)	6	1	6

7	Amanda Coetzer (RSA)	1	6	1
						Jelena Dokić (AUS)	6	4	4

					10	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	2	6	6
10	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	2	6	6

12	Barbara Schett (AUT)	6	2	2
										10	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	2	4

										2	Venus Williams (USA)	6	6
8	Dominique van Roost (BEL)	0	2

3	Monica Seles (USA)	6	6
					3	Monica Seles (USA)	1	6	3	Bronze medal match

					2	Venus Williams (USA)	6	4	6
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	2	4							Jelena Dokić (AUS)	1	4

2	Venus Williams (USA)	3	6	6						3	Monica Seles (USA)	6	6

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	L Davenport (USA)	6	6
	P Suárez (ARG)	2	2	1	L Davenport (USA)
IP	R de los Ríos (PAR)	6	6	IP	R de los Ríos (PAR)	w/o
	K Hrdličková (CZE)	3	0						IP	R de los Ríos (PAR)	6⁵	5
	R Grande (ITA)	6	6							J Dokić (AUS)	7	7
	S Plischke (AUT)	2	2		R Grande (ITA)	7	3	3
	J Dokić (AUS)	6	7		J Dokić (AUS)	5	6	6
14	A Sugiyama (JPN)	0	6¹											J Dokić (AUS)	6	1	6
16	S Appelmans (BEL)	7	6										7	A Coetzer (RSA)	1	6	1
	S Jeyaseelan (CAN)	5	2	16	S Appelmans (BEL)	6	6
	A Hopmans (NED)	4	3	IP	MA Vento (VEN)	2	2
IP	MA Vento (VEN)	6	6						16	S Appelmans (BEL)	3	1
	A Kremer (LUX)	6	6						7	A Coetzer (RSA)	6	6
IP	I Majoli (CRO)	2	4		A Kremer (LUX)	6	3	4
	R Kuti-Kis (HUN)	1	1	7	A Coetzer (RSA)	4	6	6
7	A Coetzer (RSA)	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	C Martínez (ESP)	6	6
IP	P Mandula (HUN)	1	0		4	C Martínez (ESP)	6	0	4
IP	K Srebotnik (SLO)	3	6⁷			K Habšudová (SVK)	1	6	6
	K Habšudová (SVK)	6	7								K Habšudová (SVK)	2	1
IP	I Tulyaganova (UZB)	2	2							10	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	6
	K Boogert (NED)	6	6			K Boogert (NED)	2	6	5
IP	M Vavrinec (SUI)	1	1		10	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	4	7
10	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	6												10	E Dementieva (RUS)	2	6	6
12	B Schett (AUT)	7	6												12	B Schett (AUT)	6	2	2
IP	A Molik (AUS)	6⁷	2		12	B Schett (AUT)	7	6
	N Zvereva (BLR)	3	6	2	IP	ME Salerni (ARG)	6⁵	4
IP	ME Salerni (ARG)	6	4	6						12	B Schett (AUT)	2	6	6
	J-Q Yi (CHN)	2	7	3						Alt	J Halard-Decugis (FRA)	6	2	1
Alt	D Bedáňová (CZE)	6	6³	6	Alt	D Bedáňová (CZE)	3	4
	T Garbin (ITA)	4	2		Alt	J Halard-Decugis (FRA)	6	6
Alt	J Halard-Decugis (FRA)	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	D van Roost (BEL)	6	6
	A Geršia (CZE)	1	1		8	D van Roost (BEL)	6	6
IP	E Daniilidou (GRE)	1	5			A Myskina (RUS)	2	3
	A Myskina (RUS)	6	7							8	D van Roost (BEL)	6	7
	C Black (ZIM)	2	6	3							S Farina Elia (ITA)	1	5
	S Farina Elia (ITA)	6	3	6		S Farina Elia (ITA)	3	6	6
INV	N Etienne (HAI)	1	0		13	S Talaja (CRO)	6	4	4
13	S Talaja (CRO)	6	6											8	D van Roost (BEL)	0	2
11	N Dechy (FRA)	6	6											3	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	M Serna (ESP)	1	2		11	N Dechy (FRA)	6	6
	R Dragomir (ROM)	3	3			N Pratt (AUS)	3	1
	N Pratt (AUS)	6	6							11	N Dechy (FRA)	2	3
Alt	M Oremans (NED)	6	6							3	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	F Labat (ARG)	2	4		Alt	M Oremans (NED)	1	1
IP	K Marosi-Aracama (HUN)	0	1		3	M Seles (USA)	6	6
3	M Seles (USA)	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	7
IP	N Li (CHN)	1	5		5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
	P Wartusch (AUT)	6	6			P Wartusch (AUT)	2	4
	O Barabanschikova (BLR)	4	2						5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
IP	S Asagoe (JPN)	0	4							F Zuluaga (COL)	2	0
Alt	E Callens (BEL)	6	6		Alt	E Callens (BEL)	3	2
	F Zuluaga (COL)	6	3	6		F Zuluaga (COL)	6	6
9	A Mauresmo (FRA)	3	6	2									5	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	2	4
15	E Likhovtseva (RUS)	4	4										2	V Williams (USA)	3	6	6
	J Kandarr (GER)	6	6			J Kandarr (GER)	7	6
INV	W Prakusya (INA)	4	6²			E Gagliardi (SUI)	5	4
	E Gagliardi (SUI)	6	7							J Kandarr (GER)	2	2
	T Pisnik (SLO)	4	3						2	V Williams (USA)	6	6
	T Tanasugarn (THA)	6	6			T Tanasugarn (THA)	2	3
	H Nagyová (SVK)	2	2		2	V Williams (USA)	6	6
2	V Williams (USA)	6	6

References

Drawsheet from the ITF Olympic site

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