2000 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
# 2000 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Elena Likhovtseva.

Kim Clijsters won the title by defeating Elena Likhovtseva $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

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

* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (final)
* Jelena Dokic (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | 7 | Elena Likhovtseva | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | Kim Clijsters | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Anna Kournikova | 2 | 3 | | Kim Clijsters | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 |
| | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | T Panova | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Schett | 6 | 0 | $6^2$ | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 1 | 2 | | | D Chládková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Načuk | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Schett | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Tauziat | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Majoli | 7 | 1 | 6 | WC | I Majoli | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G León García | 1 | 4 | | | L Raymond | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Husárová | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kandarr | 2 | 2 | | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | K Hrdličková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | 5 | M Maleeva | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Kournikova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina Elia | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Kournikova | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Glass | 2 | 2 | | 8 | J Dokic | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Rittner | 6 | 7 | | WC | B Rittner | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Fauth | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | J Dokic | 6 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
