2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2000 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up Amy Frazier
Score5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Draw30 (4Q / 2WC)
Seeds8

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.

  1. Julie Halard-Decugis (champion)
  2. Amy Frazier (final)
  3. Kristina Brandi (second round, retired)
  4. Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
  5. Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals)
  6. Tathiana Garbin (first round, retired)
  7. Paola Suárez (second round)
  8. Anna Smashnova (first round)

Draw

Key

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

  1. ^ "Japan Open Tennis 2000" (PDF). WTA Tour. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  2. ^ "Halard-Decugis decides to retire". The Independent. 2000-11-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
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