2000 Paris Masters – Singles
# 2000 Paris Masters – Singles

Marat Safin defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 3–6, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 6–4, 3–6, $7–6^{(10–8)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Paris Masters. With the win, Safin became the world No. 1 for the first time.

Andre Agassi was the reigning champion, but did not participate.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
* Marat Safin (champion)
* Magnus Norman (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
* Lleyton Hewitt (withdrew)
* Andre Agassi (withdrew)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Álex Corretja (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (third round)
* Franco Squillari (second round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (final)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Patrick Rafter (third round)
* Sébastien Grosjean (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Costa | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Costa | 4 | 5 | | 1 | Gustavo Kuerten | $6^5$ | $6^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Mark Philippoussis | $7^7$ | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mark Philippoussis | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | 13 | Mark Philippoussis | $7^7$ | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | David Prinosil | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | David Prinosil | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | 13 | Mark Philippoussis | 6 | $6^7$ | 4 | 6 | $6^8$ | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Marat Safin | 3 | $7^9$ | 6 | 3 | $7^{10}$ | |
| 12 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Marat Safin | 3 | $7^9$ | 6 | 3 | $7^{10}$ |
| | Fabrice Santoro | 4 | $7^{12}$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabrice Santoro | 4 | $7^{12}$ | 5 | 12 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Marat Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Àlex Corretja | $6^5$ | 3 | | 2 | Marat Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marat Safin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Woodruff | 4 | 7 | 6 | Q | C Woodruff | 3 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| WC | J Boutter | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | B Black | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | WC | J Boutter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Á Costa | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A O'Brien | 5 | 3 | | | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | | | LL | G Pozzi | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | G Pozzi | 4 | 7 | $7^8$ | LL | G Pozzi | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 2 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 2 | $1^r$ | | Q | M Gustafsson | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Gustafsson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 13 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Hrbatý | 6 | $6^1$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | M Philippoussis | 1 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Prinosil | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ |
| | | | | | 11 | F Squillari | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | D Prinosil | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Chang | 6 | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Di Pasquale | 2 | 5 | | | M Chang | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | H Levy | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | LL | S Huet | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Pavel | $1^r$ | | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J-M Gambill | 4 | | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| M Puerta | $4^r$ | | | | | | | | 12 | J C Ferrero | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| N Lapentti | 5 | | | | N Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | J C Ferrero | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J C Ferrero | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 4 | $7^{12}$ | 5 |
| | | | | 14 | C Pioline | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Vicente | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | M Rosset | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Rosset | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Rosset | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| F Santoro | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Santoro | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| C Moyà | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | M Norman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | Á Corretja | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | $7^7$ | 7 | | | A Clément | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | W Ferreira | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | W Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Á Corretja | $6^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Safin | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | S Grosjean | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 7 | 6 | | | T Haas | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Rochus | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | S Grosjean | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| WC | M Llodra | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 2 | M Safin | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| Q | G Bastl | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | G Bastl | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Safin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
