2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships

2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date9–15 October
Edition27th
CategoryInternational Series Gold (men)
Tier III (women)
Prize money$800,000 (men)
$170,000 (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken[1]
Women's singles
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Men's doubles
India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes[2]
Women's doubles
France Julie Halard-Decugis / United States Corina Morariu

The 2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 October until 15 October 2000. Sjeng Schalken and Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles titles.[3]

Finals

Men's singles

Netherlands Sjeng Schalken defeated Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

  • It was Schalken's only singles title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Women's singles

France Julie Halard-Decugis defeated United States Amy Frazier, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Halard-Decugis' 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 12th and last of her career.

Men's doubles

India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes defeated Australia Michael Hill / United States Jeff Tarango, 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3

Women's doubles

France Julie Halard-Decugis / United States Corina Morariu defeated Slovenia Tina Križan / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik, 6–1, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "2000 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2000 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (2001). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2001. London: HarperCollins. pp. 154–155, 191. ISBN 9780007111299.