2000 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

The 2000 Sparkassen Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 30 October through 5 November 2000. Unseeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $87,000 first-prize money.[1]

For the figure skating competition, see 2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice.
2000 Sparkassen Cup
Date30 October – 5 November
Edition11th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUSD $535,000
SurfaceHard / Indoor
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $87,000 $43,500 $21,750 $11,000 $7,600 $4,000 $1,950 $1,300 $825
Doubles * $27,000 $13,800 $8,400 $4,500 $2,400 N/A N/A N/A N/A

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 8 1
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 9 2
 RUS Anna Kournikova 11 3
 RUS Elena Dementieva 18 4
 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 22 5
 AUT Barbara Schett 24 6
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 25 7
 AUS Jelena Dokic 27 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
 FRA Alexandra Fusai  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 27 1
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 40 2
 NED Nicole Arendt  NED Manon Bollegraf 49 3
 ROM Cătălina Cristea  RUS Elena Likhovtseva 69 4

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2000 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

It was the 2nd title of the season for Clijsters and the 3rd title of her singles career.

Doubles
Main article: 2000 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

It was the 61st title for Sánchez Vicario and the 1st title for Sidot in their respective doubles careers.

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References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (2001). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. p. 188. ISBN 9780007111299.
  2. "Clijsters wins Leipzig in two-hour battle". The Independent. Associated Press. 5 November 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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