2000 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2000 US Open
Final
Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
Score	6–0, 1–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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The 2000 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States of America. It was the 120th edition of the US Open and was held from 28 August through 10 September 2000.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but withdrew from their semifinal match against Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva.

Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 in the final. It was the first and only Grand Slam doubles title for Halard-Decugis, and the first Grand Slam doubles title for Sugiyama, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	3	4
	10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
								10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	w/o
								WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams
	4	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	6	1	3
	WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams	1	6	6
															10	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	0	6	1
															2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	6	1	6
	12	Els Callens Dominique van Roost	6	77
	9	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	62
								12	Els Callens Dominique van Roost	5	1
								2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	7	6
	7	Anke Huber Barbara Schett	4r
	2	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		R Hiraki S Noorlander	1	2				1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	WC	M Irvin M Tu	77	4	7			WC	M Irvin M Tu	2	1
	Q	A Bachmann A Glass	61	6	5										1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		N Li T Li	6	5	77										11	K Po A-G Sidot	4	2
	Q	E Martincová M Paštiková	3	7	60				N Li T Li	4	3
		E deLone N Pratt	2	6	3			11	K Po A-G Sidot	6	6
	11	K Po A-G Sidot	6	3	6																	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	3	4
	10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6																		10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		T Poutchek A Zaporozhanova	0	4				10	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	7	6
		S De Beer N Miyagi	6	2	6				S De Beer N Miyagi	6	5	4
		P Wartusch V Webb	4	6	4										10	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6												T Garbin J Husárová	4	2
	LL	M Díaz Oliva L Domínguez Lino	2	1					A Frazier K Schlukebir	2	1
		T Garbin J Husárová	6	7					T Garbin J Husárová	6	6
	8	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	C Rubin S Testud	6	6
		A Jidkova G León García	4	3				4	C Rubin S Testud	6	6
		S Farina Elia K Habšudová	1	6	3				N Petrova P Schnyder	1	2
		N Petrova P Schnyder	6	3	6										4	C Rubin S Testud	7	6
		M Serna M Shaughnessy	6	6											13	A Coetzer L McNeil	5	3
		R McQuillan L McShea	0	2					M Serna M Shaughnessy	4	4
	Q	M Matevžič S Schmidle	4	5				13	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6
	13	A Coetzer L McNeil	6	7																		4	C Rubin S Testud	6	1	3
	16	L Horn L Montalvo	1	6	6																	WC	S Williams V Williams	1	6	6
		C Barclay N de Villiers	6	1	4			16	L Horn L Montalvo	65	77	4
		K Clijsters L Courtois	2	6	6				K Clijsters L Courtois	77	64	6
		A Ellwood A Molik	6	3	1											K Clijsters L Courtois	1	7	1
		K Boogert M Oremans	1	1											WC	S Williams V Williams	6	5	6
	WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6				WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	7	6			WC	L Osterloh A Stevenson	2	1
	5	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		K Marosi-Aracama L Woodroffe	3	4				6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		J Pullin Y Yoshida	6	5	2				J Dokic A Hopmans	1	2
		J Dokic A Hopmans	0	7	6										6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	5
	Q	M Maleeva H Nagyová	5	2											12	E Callens D van Roost	4	6	7
		Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	7	6					Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	4	6	2
		S Krivencheva N Ostrovskaya	1	61				12	E Callens D van Roost	6	3	6
	12	E Callens D van Roost	6	77																		12	E Callens D van Roost	6	77
	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	64	6	6																	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	62
		G Casoni I Tulyaganova	77	4	2			9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	77
		A Canepa E Dyrberg	77	79					A Canepa E Dyrberg	4	65
		RM Andrés Rodríguez C Martínez Granados	62	67											9	C Martínez P Tarabini	w/o
		T Musgrave B Stewart	2	1											3	M Hingis M Pierce
		L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	6	6					L Bacheva C Torrens Valero	0	2
	WC	C Curran A Jensen	6	0	1			3	M Hingis M Pierce	6	6
	3	M Hingis M Pierce	4	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	A Huber B Schett	1	6	6
		F Labat T Tanasugarn	6	2	2			7	A Huber B Schett	3	6	6
	WC	T Cochran K Schlukebir	3	2					D Graham K Srebotnik	6	4	3
		D Graham K Srebotnik	6	6											7	A Huber B Schett	6	6
		S Appelmans L Wild	7	2	63											M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	3	2
		M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	77				M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
		R Grande É Loit	1	4				14	J Capriati A Kournikova	5	0
	14	J Capriati A Kournikova	6	6																		7	A Huber B Schett	4r
	15	T Križan I Selyutina	6	6																		2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	3
		M de Swardt C Vis	4	4				15	T Križan I Selyutina	7	6
		J Kostanić T Snyder	6	6					J Kostanić T Snyder	5	4
		E Bes G Riera	1	1											15	T Križan I Selyutina	3	3
		K Hrdličková B Rittner	6	6											2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
		C Cristea R Dragomir	4	0					K Hrdličková B Rittner	2	2
		S Načuk T Pisnik	61	4				2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	6	6
	2	J Halard-Decugis A Sugiyama	77	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (WTA)
• 2000 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation