2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles
# 2000 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles

Irina Spîrlea and Caroline Vis were the defending champions, but Spîrlea did not compete this year. Vis teamed up with Barbara Schett, but withdrew before their semifinal match due to Schett's right toe infection.

Amélie Mauresmo and Chanda Rubin won the title, defeating Ai Sugiyama and Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–4 in the final. This was to be Rubin's 10th and final WTA doubles title.

## Seeds

* Ai Sugiyama / Nathalie Tauziat (final)
* Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (withdrew)
* Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)
* Barbara Schett / Caroline Vis (semifinals, withdrew)

## 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Sugiyama N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir L Montalvo | 4 | 2 | | 1 | A Sugiyama N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| É Loit P Schnyder | É Loit P Schnyder | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | É Loit P Schnyder | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan | K Habšudová S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 7 | $6^2$ | | | | | 1 | A Sugiyama N Tauziat | w/o | | | | | |
| 4 | B Schett C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Schett C Vis | | | | | | |
| WC | D Kix J Zika | 0 | 2 | | 4 | B Schett C Vis | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| A Bachmann S Načuk | A Bachmann S Načuk | 6 | 6 | | | A Bachmann S Načuk | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Bobková K Šišková | R Bobková K Šišková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Sugiyama N Tauziat | 4 | 4 |
| K Boogert M Oremans | K Boogert M Oremans | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Mauresmo C Rubin | 6 | 6 |
| A Hopmans T Pisnik | A Hopmans T Pisnik | $6^5$ | 4 | | | K Boogert M Oremans | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kremer H Nagyová | 1 | 0 | | 3 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| K Po AG Sidot | K Po AG Sidot | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | A Mauresmo C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| A Mauresmo C Rubin | A Mauresmo C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | A Mauresmo C Rubin | A Mauresmo C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke P Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | S Plischke P Wartusch | S Plischke P Wartusch | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Bammer M Palaveršić | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifiers

* Anne Kremer / Henrieta Nagyová

### Lucky losers

* Sybille Bammer / Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith

### Draw

| Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - |
| Anne Kremer Henrieta Nagyová | 8 | | |
| Sybille Bammer Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith | 6 | | |
