2000 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles
# 2000 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Michael Chang won the title after Jan-Michael Gambill retired at the end of the second set of the final due to knee and ankle sprains.

## Seeds

* Andre Agassi (withdrew due to back injury)
* Mark Philippoussis (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round, defaulted)
* Michael Chang (champion)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Jan-Michael Gambill (final, retired)
* Andrew Ilie (first round)
* Arnaud Clément (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Arnaud Clément | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Jan-Michael Gambill | $7^7$ | 3 | $0^r$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Michael Chang | $6^2$ | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Michael Chang | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Michael Chang | $6^2$ | 6 | 0 |
| | Justin Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LL | L Roux | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Dent | 4 | 6 | 3 | LL | L Roux | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Saulnier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | LL | L Roux | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | S Draper | 4 | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | N Godwin | 6 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | Q | N Godwin | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | M Ríos | $3^d$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J-M Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | G Motomura | 5 | | | Q | G Motomura | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bryan | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H Levy | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Tieleman | 6 | 6 | | | L Tieleman | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mamiit | 3 | 2 | | 6 | J-M Gambill | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dupuis | 2 | 2 | | 5 | W Ferreira | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | P Srichaphan | $6^1$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | W Ferreira | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
| | K Ullyett | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | K Ullyett | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Kilderry | 4 | 2 | | 4 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | A Ilie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| LL | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | LL | A O'Brien | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Manta | 6 | 1 | 4 | | P Goldstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Goldstein | $0^r$ | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Sekulov | 3 | 3 | | | J Gimelstob | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Humphries | 5 | $6^2$ | | 2/WC | M Philippoussis | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | M Philippoussis | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
