2000 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
2000 Sparkassen Cup
Champions	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Runners-up	Kim Clijsters Laurence Courtois
Score	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
Draw	16 (1WC/1Q)
Seeds	4

Main article: 2000 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

Mary Pierce and Larisa Neiland were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Neiland retired from professional tennis during this season.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Anne-Gaëlle Sidot won the title by defeating Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois 6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (champions)
3. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)
4. Cătălina Cristea / Elena Likhovtseva (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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Fusai N Tauziat	3	4
		S Načuk T Pisnik	6	6					S Načuk T Pisnik	6	3	6
		K Hrdličková B Rittner	2	6	66				A Glass B Lamade	4	6	3
		A Glass B Lamade	6	2	78											S Načuk T Pisnik	3	4
	4	C Cristea E Likhovtseva	5	2												K Clijsters L Courtois	6	6
		K Clijsters L Courtois	7	6					K Clijsters L Courtois	6	6
		K Boogert M Oremans	3	6	5				R Dragomir L Montalvo	0	2
		R Dragomir L Montalvo	6	4	7																		K Clijsters L Courtois	78	5	3
		E Martincová E Melicharová	6	1	77																	2	A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot	66	7	6
	Q	M Matevžič C Schneider	4	6	61				E Martincová E Melicharová	3	1r
		S Appelmans J Husárová	2	3				3	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	4
	3	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6											3	N Arendt M Bollegraf	5	6	5
		M Serna C Vis	7	5	6										2	A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot	7	4	7
	WC	E Dementieva J Kandarr	5	7	3				M Serna C Vis	5	2
		J Dokic M Maleeva	2	77	4			2	A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot	7	6
	2	A Sánchez Vicario A-G Sidot	6	63	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Maja Matevžič / Caroline Schneider (qualified)
2. Magdalena Kučerová / Angelika Rösch (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Maja Matevžič / Caroline Schneider

Qualifying draw

	First round					Qualifying competition
	1	Maja Matevžič Caroline Schneider	8
		Stephanie Gehrlein Lydia Steinbach	2
						1	Maja Matevžič Caroline Schneider	6	6
							Maria Geznenge Antoaneta Pandjerova	3	1
		Maria Geznenge Antoaneta Pandjerova	8
	2	Magdalena Kučerová Angelika Rösch	5

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)