2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Sjeng Schalken
Runner-up Nicolás Lapentti
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Draw56
Seeds16

Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Sjeng Schalken won the title, defeating Nicolás Lapentti in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
  2. (withdrew)
  3. Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)
  4. Nicolás Lapentti (final)
  5. Michael Chang (second round)
  6. Byron Black (quarterfinals)
  7. Dominik Hrbatý (semifinals)
  8. Hicham Arazi (semifinals)
  9. Karol Kučera (third round)
  10. Andrew Ilie (first round)
  11. Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
  12. Sjeng Schalken (champion)
  13. Jonas Björkman (third round)
  14. David Prinosil (second round)
  15. Harel Levy (third round)
  16. Christophe Rochus (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
7 Dominik Hrbatý 3 4
4 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6
4 Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 1
12 Sjeng Schalken 6 3 6
12 Sjeng Schalken 4 6 79
8 Hicham Arazi 6 3 67

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Kuerten 77 6
N Massú 6 6 N Massú 65 0
WC S Iwabuchi 2 3 1 G Kuerten 3 6 6
L Paes 78 6 A Gaudenzi 6 3 4
F Jonsson 66 3 L Paes 3 2
A Gaudenzi 4 6 6 A Gaudenzi 6 6
16 C Rochus 6 3 4 1 G Kuerten 78 2 0r
9 K Kučera 6 6 7 D Hrbatý 66 6 3
P Goldstein 1 2 9 K Kučera 6 4 6
Q L Friedl 4 6 6 Q L Friedl 1 6 4
D Sanguinetti 6 1 4 9 K Kučera 4 4
L Tieleman 6 7 7 D Hrbatý 6 6
WC J Miyao 4 5 L Tieleman 66 5
7 D Hrbatý 78 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 N Lapentti 78 77
C Woodruff 5 4 O Rochus 66 64
O Rochus 7 6 4 N Lapentti 4 7 77
T Suzuki 3 6 6 13 J Björkman 6 5 64
K Kim 6 4 3 T Suzuki 6 1 1
J Tarango 4 6 66 13 J Björkman 3 6 6
13 J Björkman 6 3 78 4 N Lapentti 6 6
11 M Zabaleta 67 6 3 6 B Black 2 2
Q K Flygt 79 3 6 Q K Flygt 6 6
Á Calatrava 4 6 2 A Sá 4 2
A Sá 6 0 6 Q K Flygt 2 3
WC G Motomura 4 4 6 B Black 6 6
D Elsner 6 6 D Elsner 2 1
6 B Black 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Chang 5 4
C Mamiit 6 6 C Mamiit 7 6
J Stoltenberg 3 4 C Mamiit 2 2
S Bruguera 6 6 12 S Schalken 6 6
LL B Cowan 4 3 S Bruguera 4 2
P Srichaphan 5 7 2 12 S Schalken 6 6
12 S Schalken 7 5 6 12 S Schalken 6 6
14 D Prinosil 6 2 78 3 M Philippoussis 2 3
M Youzhny 2 6 66 14 D Prinosil 6 5 1
Q Y Yoon 6 1 6 Q Y Yoon 4 7 6
C Vinck 4 6 2 Q Y Yoon 67 4
W Arthurs 6 6 3 M Philippoussis 79 6
WC Y Ishii 3 4 W Arthurs 2 5
3 M Philippoussis 6 7

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 H Arazi 6 5 6
A Stoliarov 7 1 0 G Bastl 4 7 4
G Bastl 5 6 6 8 H Arazi 6 6
WC M Onoda 2 3 Q E Taino 4 2
Q E Taino 6 6 Q E Taino 6 7
Q V Spadea 6 6 Q V Spadea 3 5
10 A Ilie 2 3 8 H Arazi 64 6 6
15 H Levy 5 6 6 W Black 77 2 2
Q J Salzenstein 7 0 1 15 H Levy 6 6
O Stanoytchev 1 63 Q H-T Lee 2 4
Q H-T Lee 6 77 15 H Levy 65 3
W Black 6 7 W Black 77 6
M Hantschk 3 5 W Black 6 6
LL T Dent 4 2

References

  1. ^ "Schalken flies into Japan Open final". The Independent. 2000-10-14. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
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