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2000 US Open (tennis)

The 2000 US Open was held between August 28 – September 10, 2000. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2000.

Both Andre Agassi and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences; Agassi being upset in the second round by Arnaud Clément and Williams losing in the quarter-finals to Lindsay Davenport. Marat Safin won his first US Open title and first of two Grand Slams, defeating Pete Sampras in the final, and Venus Williams defeated Davenport to win the women's title.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2000 US Open – Men's singles

RUS Marat Safin defeated USA Pete Sampras, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 :• It was Safin's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the US Open. It was Safin's 4th title of the year, and his 5th overall.

Women's singles

Main article: 2000 US Open – Women's singles

USA Venus Williams defeated USA Lindsay Davenport, 6–4, 7–5 :• It was Williams' 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st title at the US Open. It was Williams' 5th title of the year, and her 14th overall.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2000 US Open – Men's doubles

AUS Lleyton Hewitt / BLR Max Mirnyi defeated RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 :• It was Hewitt's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. :• It was Mirnyi's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2000 US Open – Women's doubles

FRA Julie Halard-Decugis / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated ZIM Cara Black / RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 :• It was Halard-Decugis' 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. :• It was Sugiyama's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the US Open.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2000 US Open – Mixed doubles

ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / USA Jared Palmer defeated RUS Anna Kournikova / BLR Max Mirnyi, 6–4, 6–3 :• It was Sánchez Vicario's 4th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st and only title at the US Open. :• It was Palmer's 2nd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 1st and only title at the US Open.

Juniors

Boys' singles

USA Andy Roddick defeated USA Robby Ginepri, 6–1, 6–3

Girls' singles

ARG María Emilia Salerni defeated UKR Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–3, 6–4

Boys' doubles

GBR Lee Childs / GBR James Nelson defeated USA Tres Davis / USA Robby Ginepri, 6–2, 6–4

Girls' doubles

ARG Gisela Dulko / ARG María Emilia Salerni defeated HUN Anikó Kapros / AUS Christina Wheeler, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Prize money

Total prize money for the event was $15,011,000.

References

First-ever unseeded doubles team to take the title.
Roddick won the 2003 men's singles crown, and lost the 2006 final against [[Roger Federer]].
(2001). "World of Tennis". Queen Anne Press.

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