2000 Ericsson Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2000 Ericsson Open
Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
Final score	4–6, 7–5, 6–4

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Novotná also retired at the end of the 1999 season.

Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the 9th title for Halard-Decugis and the 12th title for Sugiyama in their respective careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season, after their win in Sydney.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Mary Pierce   Lisa Raymond	2	6	2
		Anke Huber   Barbara Schett	6	4	6
									Anke Huber   Barbara Schett	2	65
								6	Julie Halard-Decugis   Ai Sugiyama	6	77
	4	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	2	1
	6	Julie Halard-Decugis   Ai Sugiyama	6	6
															6	Julie Halard-Decugis   Ai Sugiyama	4	7	6
																Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	5	4
	8	Laurence Courtois   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	3
	16	Liezel Horn   Laura Montalvo	7	6
								16	Liezel Horn   Laura Montalvo	65	2
									Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	77	6
		Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	2	6	6
	2	Elena Likhovtseva   Corina Morariu	6	3	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Pierce   L Raymond	2	6	6
	K Boogert   M Oremans	2	6	6				K Boogert   M Oremans	6	3	2
	E Martincová   E Pampoulova	6	1	4										1	M Pierce   L Raymond	7	4	6
	T Garbin   K Marosi	6	6											11	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	5	6	2
Q	G León García   M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	2					T Garbin   K Marosi	1	4
							11	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
																					1	M Pierce   L Raymond	2	6	2
																						A Huber   B Schett	6	4	6
							15	C Barclay   L Neiland	2	0
	C Cristea   R Dragomir	6	5	1				A Huber   B Schett	6	6
	A Huber   B Schett	3	7	6											A Huber   B Schett	3	6	6
	L Němečková   Y Yoshida	3	4												A Coetzer   L McNeil	6	3	3
	A Coetzer   L McNeil	6	6					A Coetzer   L McNeil
							7	C Rubin   S Testud	w/o

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
	M Grzybowska   P Wartusch	6	64	1				K Kschwendt   S Načuk	0	1
	K Kschwendt   S Načuk	4	77	6										4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
	RM Andrés Rodríguez   C Torrens Valero	2	5												S De Beer   N de Villiers	1	2
	S De Beer   N de Villiers	6	7					S De Beer   N de Villiers	7	712
							10	F Labat   P Tarabini	5	610
																					4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	2	1
																					6	J Halard-Decugis   A Sugiyama	6	6
							13	C Black   I Selyutina	6	5	1
WC	Holly Parkinson   B Rippner	4	6	6			WC	Holly Parkinson   B Rippner	3	7	6
	A Cocheteux   J Husárová	6	0	3										WC	Holly Parkinson   B Rippner	3	62
	E Callens   S Jeyaseelan	6	6											6	J Halard-Decugis   A Sugiyama	6	77
	L Osterloh   V Webb	4	2					E Callens   S Jeyaseelan	5	67
							6	J Halard-Decugis   A Sugiyama	7	79

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	L Courtois   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	K Clijsters   A Molik	6	4	2				A Frazier   Katie Schlukebir	4	1
	A Frazier   Katie Schlukebir	3	6	6										8	L Courtois   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Y Basuki   T Tanasugarn	2	7	6										9	K Po   A-G Sidot	4	0
	M Shaughnessy   L Wild	6	5	3				Y Basuki   T Tanasugarn	4	5
							9	K Po   A-G Sidot	6	7
																					8	L Courtois   A Sánchez Vicario	5	3
																					16	L Horn   L Montalvo	7	6
							16	L Horn   L Montalvo	6	3	6
	A Ellwood   L McShea	6	6					A Ellwood   L McShea	1	6	1
	S Appelmans   R Grande	3	4											16	L Horn   L Montalvo	6	6
	E de Lone   N Pratt	77	2	5											J Dokic   P Schnyder	4	4
	J Dokic   P Schnyder	65	6	7				J Dokic   P Schnyder	6	3	6
							3	A Kournikova   N Zvereva	4	6	1

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	I Spîrlea   C Vis	2	6	61
	E Melicharová   A Ortuño	2	4					S Farina Elia   K Habšudová	6	3	77
	S Farina Elia   K Habšudová	6	6												S Farina Elia   K Habšudová	2	2
	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	77	7												N Arendt   M Bollegraf	6	6
WC	T Snyder   M Tu	64	5					N Arendt   M Bollegraf	2	77	6
							12	T Križan   K Srebotnik	6	63	1
																						N Arendt   M Bollegraf	2	6	6
																					2	E Likhovtseva   C Morariu	6	3	3
							14	Å Carlsson   É Loit	77	4	7
	D Graham   N Miyagi	4	2				WC	M Lučić   A Stevenson	61	6	5
WC	M Lučić   A Stevenson	6	6											14	Å Carlsson   É Loit	4	2
	J Kostanić   T Pisnik	7	3	7										2	E Likhovtseva   C Morariu	6	6
WC	M de Swardt   J Kruger	5	6	5				J Kostanić   T Pisnik	2	1
							2	E Likhovtseva   C Morariu	6	6

References

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)