2000 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 88th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 2000.

Men's Doubles
2000 Australian Open
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach[1]
Runners-up	Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 18–16

Main article: 2000 Australian Open

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Sébastien Lareau / Leander Paes (First Round)
2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
3. Jonas Björkman / Byron Black (Second Round)
4. Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer (Semifinals)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Champions)
6. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (Second Round)
7. Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek (First Round)
8. Wayne Black / Andrew Kratzmann (Final)
9. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (First Round)
10. Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (Second Round)
11. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Quarterfinals)
12. Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (Third Round)
13. Unknown (Withdrew)
14. Martin Damm / Max Mirnyi (Third Round)
15. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
16. David Macpherson / Peter Nyborg (Third Round)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
		Marius Barnard Chris Haggard	6	6^8	3
	8	Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann	3	7	6
								8	Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann	7	6
								4	Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer	6^6	3
	4	Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer	6	6
	11	Jiří Novák David Rikl	1	3
															8	Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann	4	6	3	6	16
															5	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6	3	6	3	18
	5	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7	5	7
		Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	6^14	7	5
								5	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	4	6	6
								2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	3	4
		Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt	3	2
	2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		G Grant J Waite	7	2	7
	1	S Lareau L Paes	6^2	6	5				G Grant J Waite	7	2	8
		M Barnard C Haggard	6	6					M Barnard C Haggard	5	6	10
		A Martín M Rodríguez	4	4												M Barnard C Haggard	6	2	6
		D Hrbatý E Taino	6	6^3	6										16	D Macpherson P Nyborg	3	6	4
		L Jensen M Jensen	4	7	2				D Hrbatý E Taino	4	4
	16	D Macpherson P Nyborg	6	7				16	D Macpherson P Nyborg	6	6
		N Broad R Federer	4	6^4																			M Barnard C Haggard	6	6^8	3
	10	P Norval K Ullyett	7	7																		8	W Black A Kratzmann	3	7	6
		W Arthurs J Balcells	6^2	6^2				10	P Norval K Ullyett	5	7	4
		L Hewitt S Stolle	7	6					L Hewitt S Stolle	7	6^4	6
		P Galbraith B MacPhie	6^3	4												L Hewitt S Stolle	4	4
		M Hill M Ondruska	6	6^0	6										8	W Black A Kratzmann	6	6
		C Rae S Swierk	4	7	3				M Hill M Ondruska	6	5	3
	8	W Black A Kratzmann	7	6				8	W Black A Kratzmann	1	7	6
		F Meligeni C Testa	6^8	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	A O'Brien J Palmer	6	6
		P Pála P Vízner	3	2				4	A O'Brien J Palmer	6	6
		T Shimada M Wakefield	6	6^3	6				T Shimada M Wakefield	3	4
		A Berasategui F Roig	4	7	3										4	A O'Brien J Palmer	3	6	9
		J-M Gambill S Humphries	7	6												J-M Gambill S Humphries	6	2	7
		M Bertolini C Brandi	5	3					J-M Gambill S Humphries	6	6
		P Kilderry G Silcock	0	7	6				P Kilderry G Silcock	0	4
		T Crichton T Perry	6	5	3																	4	A O'Brien J Palmer	6	6
	11	J Novák D Rikl	6^9	6	6																	11	J Novák D Rikl	1	3
		A Fisher S Randjelovic	7	2	4			11	J Novák D Rikl	6	6
		Á López Morón A Portas	7	6					Á López Morón A Portas	3	;0
		M García M Puerta	6^5	4											11	J Novák D Rikl	4	6	8
		S Aspelin J Landsberg	6	3	6											S Aspelin J Landsberg	6	2	6
		M Hood S Prieto	2	6	3				S Aspelin J Landsberg	7	4	10
	6	D Adams J-L de Jager	7	7				6	D Adams J-L de Jager	6^4	6	8
		J Greenhalgh M Kohlmann	5	6^6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
		G Ivanišević M Keil	3	4				5	E Ferreira R Leach	6	3	7
		L Bale G Stafford	6	7					L Bale G Stafford	3	6	5
		A Peterson M Sell	3	6^5											5	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
		M Draper S Draper	7	6											12	N Kulti M Tillström	3	3
		J Oncins D Orsanic	6^6	4					M Draper S Draper	3	6	1
	12	N Kulti M Tillström	7	3	6			12	N Kulti M Tillström	6	4	6
		N Behr E Ran	5	6	1																	5	E Ferreira R Leach	7	5	7
	14	M Damm M Mirnyi	7	6																			J Eagle A Florent	6^14	7	5
		P Goldstein M Sprengelmeyer	6^5	4				14	M Damm M Mirnyi	7	6
		P Hanley N Healey	6	6					P Hanley N Healey	6^5	4
		A Ilie J Sirianni	1	2											14	M Damm M Mirnyi	6	6^5	2
		J Eagle A Florent	6	5	6											J Eagle A Florent	2	7	6
		M Knowles N Zimonjić	3	7	4				J Eagle A Florent	5	6	6
	3	Jonas Björkman Byron Black	6	6				3	Jonas Björkman Byron Black	7	4	2
		Guillermo Cañas Diego del Río	3	4

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		A Olhovskiy J Siemerink	6^3	6	6
	7	J Tarango D Vacek	7	1	3				A Olhovskiy J Siemerink	6^8	7	1
		N Marques T Vanhoudt	6^6	6	6				N Marques T Vanhoudt	7	6^5	6
		A Kitinov L Manta	7	3	4											N Marques T Vanhoudt	3	6	6
		R Koenig P Tramacchi	6	4	7											B Ellwood M Tebbutt	6	3	4
		B Bryan M Bryan	4	6	5				R Koenig P Tramacchi	6^5	2
		B Ellwood M Tebbutt	6	7					B Ellwood M Tebbutt	7	6
	9	O Delaître F Santoro	3	6^6																			N Marques T Vanhoudt	3	2
	15	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6																	2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		JI Carrasco J Velasco, Jr.	6	3	3			15	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		B Coupe D Vemić	7	6					B Coupe D Vemić	4	3
		N Djordjevic M Safin	5	4											15	W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov	3	6	3
		D Bowen A Hernández	7	6											2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	4	6
		M Merklein F Montana	6^5	3					D Bowen A Hernández	2	2
	2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6				2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		J Coetzee B Haygarth	6^4	3

References

1. "2000 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

• 2000 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation