2000 Ericsson Open – Men's singles
# 2000 Ericsson Open – Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 6–1, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)},$ $7–6^{(10–8)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 Miami Open.

Richard Krajicek was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

## Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Andre Agassi (semifinals)
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (second round)
* Magnus Norman (third round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (final)
* Thomas Enqvist (fourth round, withdrew)
* Marcelo Ríos (fourth round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Cédric Pioline (third round)
* Álex Corretja (second round)
* Álbert Costa (second round)
* Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
* Patrick Rafter (fourth round)
* Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
* Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
* Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
* Tommy Haas (third round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (fourth round)
* Stefan Koubek (second round)
* Mark Philippoussis (fourth round)
* Mariano Zabaleta (third round)
* Félix Mantilla (third round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
* Nicolas Escudé (third round)
* Karim Alami (second round)
* Vincent Spadea (second round)
* Hicham Arazi (second round)
* Fernando Meligeni (third round)
* Fabrice Santoro (second round)
* Marat Safin (second 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andre Agassi | 7 | 1 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tim Henman | 5 | 6 | $6^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tim Henman | 5 | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 1 | Andre Agassi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 1 | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 1 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $6^8$ | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | |
| | Jan-Michael Gambill | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ |
| 14 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | $7^7$ | | 14 | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | $6^3$ | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 4 | 0 | | WC | A Roddick | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavel | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 31 | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 18 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | S Schalken | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hipfl | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 18 | S Grosjean | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 1 | 6 | 4 | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7 | 3 | $6^5$ | Q | A Calleri | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Calleri | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 23 | M Zabaleta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 5 | 3 | | | R Federer | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 23 | M Zabaleta | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 1 | 6 | $6^4$ |
| | | | | | 26 | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Arthurs | 7 | 6 | | Q | W Arthurs | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 26 | N Escudé | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J A Marín | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | M Chang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | N Kiefer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | R Fromberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Damm | 6 | 1 | 4 | | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 29 | H Arazi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 20 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Rochus | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 20 | D Hrbatý | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Kratochvil | $6^2$ | $6^8$ | | | | | |
| | J van Lottum | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Kratochvil | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Á Costa | 6 | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 12 | Á Corretja | $7^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | J Novák | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Novák | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | G Pozzi | 0 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | G Pozzi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | $6^3$ | 3 | Q | G Pozzi | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 21 | S Koubek | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Pozzi | 4 | $6^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | 28 | V Spadea | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Ivanišević | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Clément | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Massú | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | N Massú | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Di Pasquale | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | M Norman | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 4 | 1 | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 27 | K Alami | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | M Philippoussis | 2 | $7^8$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 22 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Saulnier | 4 | 6 | 7 | Q | C Saulnier | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 22 | M Philippoussis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 11 | C Pioline | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 6 | 6 | | Q | W Black | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | C Pioline | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 14 | L Hewitt | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 3 | 3 | | | G Gaudio | $6^4$ | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Fish | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 19 | T Haas | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 4 | 6 | $1^r$ | WC | M Fish | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 19 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 30 | F Meligeni | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Goldstein | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Goldstein | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 30 | F Meligeni | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 4 | 5 | | | G Cañas | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 6 | 3 | 7 | | J Courier | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nalbandian | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | G Bastl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Bastl | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| Q | T Ketola | 4 | 4 | | | G Bastl | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 25 | J C Ferrero | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | N Lapentti | w/o |
| | | | | | 24 | F Mantilla | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 4 | 2 | | | J Golmard | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 24 | F Mantilla | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | M Larsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | N Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | Q | X Malisse | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 16 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 3 | 5 | | B Black | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | B Black | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 17 | G Rusedski | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 5 | 2 | | A Medvedev | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 17 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | G Rusedski | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 32 | M Safin | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | WC | A Vinciguerra | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 1 | 3 | | | | | | WC | A Vinciguerra | 7 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J A Viloca | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | C Moyà | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
