2000 Paris Masters – Singles

Singles
2000 Paris Masters
1999 Champion	Andre Agassi
Champion	Marat Safin
Runner-up	Mark Philippoussis
Score	3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(10–8)

Andre Agassi was the defending champion but withdrew before the start of the tournament.
Marat Safin won the title, defeating Mark Philippoussis 3–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(10–8) in the final, and thus became the World Number One.

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 into the second round.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (Semifinals)
2. Marat Safin (Champion)
3. Magnus Norman (Second Round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
5. Lleyton Hewitt (Withdrew)
6. Andre Agassi (Withdrew)
7. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
8. Álex Corretja (Quarterfinals)
9. Tim Henman (Second Round)
10. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
11. Franco Squillari (Second Round)
12. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Semifinals)
13. Mark Philippoussis (Final)
14. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
15. Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
16. Sébastien Grosjean (Third 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
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	65	611
	13	Mark Philippoussis	77	713
								13	Mark Philippoussis	6	67	4	6	68
								2	Marat Safin	3	79	6	3	710
	12	Juan Carlos Ferrero	2	2
	2	Marat Safin	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Kuerten	6	77
	Q	C Woodruff	4	7	6			Q	C Woodruff	3	60
		J Novák	6	5	3										1	G Kuerten	6	77
	WC	J Boutter	6	65	6										15	P Rafter	4	64
		B Black	4	77	4			WC	J Boutter	3	2
								15	P Rafter	6	6
																						1	G Kuerten	6	7
																							Á Costa	4	5
								9	T Henman	4	4
	Q	A O'Brien	5	3					Á Costa	6	6
		Á Costa	7	6												Á Costa	6	6
		K Kučera	6	5	66										LL	G Pozzi	2	4
	LL	G Pozzi	4	7	78			LL	G Pozzi	6	1	77
								7	T Enqvist	2	6	65

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Y Kafelnikov	77	6
		J Golmard	2	1r				Q	M Gustafsson	65	4
	Q	M Gustafsson	6	2											4	Y Kafelnikov	4	2
		R Federer	6	2	2										13	M Philippoussis	6	6
		D Hrbatý	4	6	6				D Hrbatý	6	61	61
								13	M Philippoussis	1	77	77
																						13	M Philippoussis	4	6	77
																						Q	D Prinosil	6	4	63
								11	F Squillari	3	3
	Q	D Prinosil	6	6				Q	D Prinosil	6	6
		G Gaudio	2	1											Q	D Prinosil	4	78	6
		M Chang	6	7												M Chang	6	66	4
	WC	A Di Pasquale	2	5					M Chang	65	6	6
								LL	H Levy	77	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	S Huet	3	5
		A Pavel	1r						J-M Gambill	6	7
		J-M Gambill	4													J-M Gambill	6	5	4
		M Puerta	4r												12	J C Ferrero	4	7	6
		N Lapentti	5						N Lapentti	5	6	3
								12	J C Ferrero	7	3	6
																						12	J C Ferrero	6	610	7
																							F Santoro	4	712	5
								14	C Pioline	5	5
		F Vicente	4	77	3				M Rosset	7	7
		M Rosset	6	63	6											M Rosset	4	6	63
		F Santoro	64	6	6											F Santoro	6	3	77
		C Moyà	77	4	3				F Santoro	6	6
								3	M Norman	2	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	Á Corretja	6	62	6
		A Clément	77	7					A Clément	2	77	3
		G Rusedski	65	5											8	Á Corretja	6	6
		N Escudé	6	3	4										10	W Ferreira	3	4
		M Mirnyi	3	6	6				M Mirnyi	4	6	4
								10	W Ferreira	6	2	6
																						8	Á Corretja	65	3
																						2	M Safin	77	6
								16	S Grosjean	7	6
		T Haas	7	6					T Haas	5	4
	Q	C Rochus	5	4											16	S Grosjean	2	64
	WC	M Llodra	4	63											2	M Safin	6	77
	Q	G Bastl	6	77				Q	G Bastl	5	4
								2	M Safin	7	6

References

• 2000 Paris Masters Draw