2000 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Doubles
2000 Family Circle Cup
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2000 Family Circle Cup

Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year. Novotná also retired from professional tennis at the end of the 1999 season.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 6–3 in the final. It was the 5th title for Ruano Pascual and the 13th title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 1st title for the pair during the season.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Corina Morariu / Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
2. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
3. Anna Kournikova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
4. Nicole Arendt / Caroline Vis (second round)
5. Liezel Horn / Kimberly Po (second round)
6. Rita Grande / Elena Likhovtseva (withdrew)
7. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (final)
8. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
9. Florencia Labat / Laura Montalvo (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil	4	4
	7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6	6
								7	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	5	3
								8	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	7	6
		Surina De Beer Nana Miyagi	3	2
	8	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Morariu L Neiland	6	7
		E deLone N Pratt	7	3	6				E deLone N Pratt	0	5
		N de Villiers J Steck	5	6	4										1	C Morariu L Neiland	6	3	1
		C Barclay A Ellwood	1	1												A Coetzer L McNeil	4	6	6
		Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	6	6					Å Carlsson S Jeyaseelan	4	66
		A Coetzer L McNeil	6	6					A Coetzer L McNeil	6	78
	9	F Labat L Montalvo	4	1																			A Coetzer L McNeil	4	4
																						7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
								3	A Kournikova A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Kremer M Tu	4	3					J Dokic A Stevenson	0	3
		J Dokic A Stevenson	6	6											3	A Kournikova A Sánchez Vicario	4	2
		H Nagyová M Serna	6	6											7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
		H Parkinson B Rippner	1	3					H Nagyová M Serna	4	3
		J Kruger T Snyder	2	2				7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
	7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Horn K Po	6	6
		T Pisnik M Shaughnessy	3	3				5	L Horn K Po	61	1
		S De Beer N Miyagi	6	6					S De Beer N Miyagi	77	6
	LL	K Brandi J Hopkins	1	4												S De Beer N Miyagi	6	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6												A Frazier K Schlukebir	1	2
		P Nola S Reeves	3	2					A Frazier K Schlukebir	61	6	77
								4	N Arendt C Vis	77	0	63
																							S De Beer N Miyagi	3	2
	8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6																		8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		E Gagliardi P Schnyder	2	1				8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	65	6	6
		R Hiraki S Noorlander	6	6					R Hiraki S Noorlander	77	1	3
		L Osterloh M Washington	1	3											8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	4	77
		R Dragomir L Wild	6	4	3										2	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	63
	Q	A Myskina T Panova	4	6	6			Q	A Myskina T Panova	3	1
								2	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Official results archive (WTA)