2000 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2000 US Open
Champions	Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
Final score	6–0, 1–6, 6–1

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 lost in semifinals to 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

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Qualifying

Main article: 2000 US Open – Women's Doubles Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 de Lone 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 Katie Schlukebir	6	6												T Garbin J Husárová	4	2
	LL	M Díaz Oliva L Domínguez Lino	2	1					A Frazier Katie 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 Syna 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 Amy 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	Tanner 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 Gisela 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 (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)