# 2000 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Jérôme Golmard was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nicolas Kiefer.
Kiefer went on to win the title, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Nicolas Kiefer (champion)
* Magnus Norman (first round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
* Albert Costa (semifinals)
* Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
* Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
* Hicham Arazi (second round)
* Jérôme Golmard (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 |
| 1 | Nicolas Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Albert Costa | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Albert Costa | 2 | 0 | 1 | Nicolas Kiefer | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | Karim Alami | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | N Kiefer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Burgsmüller | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | N Kiefer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | A Martín | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | N Kiefer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | J Golmard | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavel | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | J Golmard | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Golmard | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Costa | 2 | 0 |
| | A Berasategui | 4 | 5 | | 4 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Marín | 3 | 2 | | | S Koubek | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Y El Aynaoui | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 3 | | WC | G Blanco | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y El Aynaoui | 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 |
| 6 | F Mantilla | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 6 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 2 | 3 | | WC | W Black | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | F Mantilla | 3 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | |
| Q | M Damm | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 4 | 7$^9$ | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Gross | 3 | 2 | | 3 | N Lapentti | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Alami | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | R Schüttler | 2 | 3 | | 7 | H Arazi | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 3 | 6 | 1 | | J Novák | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | J Novák | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | L Paes | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F Vicente | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | K Alami | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Norman | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |