2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champion | Julie Halard-Decugis |
| Runner-up | Amy Frazier |
| Score | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Draw | 30 (4Q / 2WC) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Second-seeded Amy Frazier was the defending champion but lost in the final 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 against first-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis.[1] This was Halard-Decugis's final career singles title, as she retired from professional tennis at the end of the season.[2] She also won both the singles and doubles titles at the tournament.
Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
- Julie Halard-Decugis (champion)
- Amy Frazier (final)
- Kristina Brandi (second round, retired)
- Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
- Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals)
- Tathiana Garbin (first round, retired)
- Paola Suárez (second round)
- Anna Smashnova (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 65 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Amy Frazier | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Joannette Kruger | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Amy Frazier | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Asagoe | 4 | 6 | 6 | S Asagoe | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Fujiwara | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | Q | M Vavrinec | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Pratt | 1 | 2 | R Kuti-Kis | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Vavrinec | 6 | 77 | Q | M Vavrinec | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Smashnova | 1 | 64 | 1 | J Halard-Decugis | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | 5 | T Tanasugarn | 65 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Almeda-Singian | 2 | 0 | 3 | K Brandi | 2 | 5r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Obata | 66 | 1 | Q | T Snyder | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Snyder | 78 | 6 | Q | T Snyder | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Osterloh | 7 | 7 | 5 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Bedanova | 5 | 5 | L Osterloh | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | I Tulyaganova | 3 | 2 | 5 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Yoshida | 4 | 4 | 7 | P Suárez | 65 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Shaughnessy | 7 | 2 | 0 | J Kruger | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Kruger | 5 | 6 | 6 | J Kruger | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Basuki | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | J Lee | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Lee | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Lee | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R Grande | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | F Zuluaga | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | F Zuluaga | 4 | 6 | 7 | J Kruger | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | T Garbin | 2r | 2 | A Frazier | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Plischke | 5 | S Plischke | 6 | 62 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Á Montolio | 2 | 0r | W Prakusya | 3 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W Prakusya | 6 | 1 | S Plischke | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Morariu | 6 | 7 | 2 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Marrero | 3 | 5 | C Morariu | 65 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Frazier | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Japan Open Tennis 2000" (PDF). WTA Tour. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "Halard-Decugis decides to retire". The Independent. 2000-11-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.