2000 Acura Classic – Singles
# 2000 Acura Classic – Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Venus Williams won the title by defeating Monica Seles 6–0, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–3 in the final. It was the 3rd title for Williams in the season and the 12th title in her career.

## Seeds

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

* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (second round)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Monica Seles (final)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Anke Huber (first round)
* Sandrine Testud (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Amy Frazier | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Monica Seles | 0 | $7^7$ | 3 |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | Monica Seles | 0 | $7^7$ | 3 |
| | Anna Kournikova | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 6 | $7^7$ | | | D Van Roost | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 2 | | N Dechy | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | $7^7$ | | | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Huber | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Coetzer | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Zuluaga | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | N Pratt | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | N Pratt | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Clijsters | 3 | 4 | | 5 | C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Martínez | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | S Testud | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 4 | 5 | Q | T Panova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | S Testud | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 3 | Q | M Tu | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 3 | $6^2$ |
| Q | A Kremer | 4 | 3 | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 4 | 0 | | | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kournikova | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
