2000 RCA Championships – Singles
# 2000 RCA Championships – Singles

Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sébastien Grosjean.

Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 3–6, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ $7–6^{(7–2)},$ against Marat Safin.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Marat Safin (final)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
* Nicolás Lapentti (third round)
* Tim Henman (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (second round, retired due to a groin injury)
* Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
* Karim Alami (third round)
* Todd Martin (second round)
* Andrei Pavel (first round)
* Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to an illness)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wayne Ferreira | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wayne Ferreira | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Lleyton Hewitt | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Thomas Enqvist | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Lleyton Hewitt | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Marat Safin | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^2$ |
| 12 | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Marat Safin | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^2$ |
| 3 | Marat Safin | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Marat Safin | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Marat Safin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Tim Henman | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Tim Henman | $7^7$ | 6 | | 7 | Tim Henman | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 1 | WC | T Woodbridge | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| WC | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | T Dent | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 3 | 4 | WC | T Dent | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 3 | 2 | 16 | J Novák | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | W Ferreira | 2 | 3 |
| | A Di Pasquale | 4 | 2 | 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 3 | 4 | Q | P-H Mathieu | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | X Malisse | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | L Mor | 3 | 2 | Q | X Malisse | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Roux | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 4 | 4 | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mamiit | 3 | 3 | | 14 | T Martin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | A Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
| | G Ivanišević | 5 | 2 | | 11 | A Costa | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P King | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Kratochvil | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | A Costa | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 5 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Wheaton | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | S Koubek | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | N Lapentti | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Knowles | 4 | 5 | | | S Lareau | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | N Lapentti | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Ullyett | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | S Grosjean | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 6 | 6 | | Q | W Black | 0 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | 12 | S Grosjean | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Grosjean | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | K Alami | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Safin | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Saulnier | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | V Voltchkov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Voltchkov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | K Alami | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | H Levy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 3 | 1 | | | H Levy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 3 | 2 | | | A Martín | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | 9 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | |
| | N Massú | 1 | 6 | 6 | | N Massú | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | $6^4$ | 4 | | 9 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Y El Aynaoui | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 15 | A Pavel | $6^0$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $6^4$ | 2 |
| | G Pozzi | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 4 | 5 | | | J Sekulov | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sekulov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 7 | 5 | 6 | | M Tillström | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
