# Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

These are the results of the women's singles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Among 64 entries, 16 seeded players were allocated into the draw of knockout stage which started from the round of 32. The rest competed in groups of three players per group. Winners of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

## Seeds

* Wang Nan (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Li Ju (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
* Chen Jing (TPE) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Sun Jin (CHN) (first round)
* Ryu Ji-hae (KOR) (quarterfinals)
* Qianhong Gotsch (GER) (quarterfinals)
* Chire Koyama (JPN) (quarterfinals)
* Jing Tian-Zörner (GER) (first round)
* Tamara Boroš (CRO) (first round)
* Mihaela Steff (ROU) (quarterfinals)
* Ni Xialian (LUX) (second round)
* Li Jiawei (SIN) (second round)
* An Konishi (JPN) (second round)
* Jie Schöpp (GER) (first round)
* Krisztina Tóth (HUN) (second round)
* Suk Eun-mi (KOR) (second round)

## Group stage
### Group A

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | CAN | AUS | THA |
| 1 | Geng Lijuan (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 80 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Shirley Zhou (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 138 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 3 | Nanthana Komwong (THA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 141 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X |

### Group B

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | HUN | USA | NGR |
| 1 | Csilla Bátorfi (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 143 | 92 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Jasna Fazlić-Reed (USA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 128 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bose Kaffo (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group C

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | KOR | CAN | USA |
| 1 | Lee Eun-Sil (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 75 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Xiao-Xiao Wang (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 118 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Tawny Banh (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 128 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group D

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | USA | CRO | AUS |
| 1 | Gao Jun (USA) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 73 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Andrea Bakula (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 140 | 160 | 0–3 | X | 3–2 |
| 3 | Stella Zhou (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 132 | 165 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X |

### Group E

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | TPE | HUN | TKM |
| 1 | Xu Jing (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 77 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Zita Molnár (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 95 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Aida Steshenko (TKM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group F

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | JPN | AUS | NGR |
| 1 | Rinko Sakata (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 164 | 130 | X | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Miao Miao (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 122 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Olufunke Oshonaike (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 137 | 165 | 2–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group G

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | SIN | NZL | CHI |
| 1 | Jing Junhong (SIN) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 65 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Karen Li (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 103 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Sofija Tepes (CHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group H

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | AUT | CRO | CUB |
| 1 | Liu Jia (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 91 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Eldijana Aganović (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 112 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Marisel Ramírez (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group I

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | NZL | LTU | CHI |
| 1 | Chunli Li (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 79 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Rūta Paškauskienė (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 145 | 1–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 3 | Berta Rodríguez (CHI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 145 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X |

### Group J

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | ROU | RUS | BRA |
| 1 | Otilia Badescu (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 109 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Oksana Fadeyeva (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 149 | 140 | 1–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 3 | Lígia Silva (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 143 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X |

### Group K

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | TPE | UKR | VEN |
| 1 | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 80 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Olena Kovtun (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 95 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Fabiola Ramos (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 131 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group L

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | FRA | BLR | IND |
| 1 | Anne Boileau (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 80 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Veronika Pavlovich (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 111 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Poulomi Ghatak (IND) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group M

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | RUS | HKG | EGY |
| 1 | Galina Melnik (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 162 | 127 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Wong Ching (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 158 | 141 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Shaimaa Abdul-Aziz (EGY) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group N

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | RUS | HKG | UGA |
| 1 | Irina Palina (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 90 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Song Ah Sim (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 103 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Mary Musoke (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group O

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | SWE | BLR | EGY |
| 1 | Åsa Svensson (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 99 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 111 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Shahira El-Alfy (EGY) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group P

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | SWE | BLR | JOR |
| 1 | Marie Svensson (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 156 | 111 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 142 | 129 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 3 | Tatiana Al-Najar (JOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 126 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

## Knockout stage
### Finals

| Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Wang Nan (CHN) | 21 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Li Ju (CHN) | 12 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
| Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| 3 | Chen Jing (TPE) | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
| | Jing Junhong (SIN) | 21 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Wang N (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Li (NZL) | 17 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Li (NZL) | 17 | 15 | 9 | | | 1 | Wang N (CHN) | 18 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 12 | Li J (SIN) | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu J (AUT) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 17 | | 12 | Li J (SIN) | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Li J (SIN) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Li J (SIN) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang N (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Koyama (JPN) | 19 | 8 | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Schöpp (GER) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Koyama (JPN) | 19 | 8 | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen-Tong F-m (TPE) | 16 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen-Tong F-m (TPE) | 16 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | | Chen-Tong F-m (TPE) | 26 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | C Koyama (JPN) | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee E-s (KOR) | 10 | 22 | 14 | | | 7 | C Koyama (JPN) | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Koyama (JPN) | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Koyama (JPN) | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang N (CHN) | 12 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| 6 | Q Gotsch (GER) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| | R Sakata (JPN) | 14 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sakata (JPN) | 14 | 16 | 15 | | | 6 | Q Gotsch (GER) | 17 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 16 | Suk E-m (KOR) | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Badescu (ROU) | 21 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 16 | Suk E-m (KOR) | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Suk E-m (KOR) | 19 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Suk E-m (KOR) | 19 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | 6 | Q Gotsch (GER) | 21 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Tóth (HUN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | I Palina (RUS) | 15 | 16 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Palina (RUS) | 15 | 16 | 7 | | | 15 | K Tóth (HUN) | 14 | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Svensson (SWE) | 23 | 6 | 20 | | | 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chen J (TPE) | 25 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 4 | Sun J (CHN) | 16 | 18 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jing J (SIN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jing J (SIN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Jing J (SIN) | Jing J (SIN) | 16 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | L Geng (CAN) | L Geng (CAN) | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Geng (CAN) | 18 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 21 | L Geng (CAN) | L Geng (CAN) | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Boroš (CRO) | 21 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Boroš (CRO) | 21 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 14 | | | | | | | | | Jing J (SIN) | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Steff (ROU) | 20 | 12 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Steff (ROU) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Steff (ROU) | 20 | 12 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | |
| | A Boileau (FRA) | 15 | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boileau (FRA) | 15 | 12 | 18 | | | 10 | M Steff (ROU) | 13 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | A Svensson (SWE) | 21 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Svensson (SWE) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | | A Svensson (SWE) | 21 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Tian-Zörner (GER) | 18 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Tian-Zörner (GER) | 18 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jing J (SIN) | 21 | 13 | 12 | 19 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Li J (CHN) | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Ryu J-h (KOR) | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Li J (CHN) | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| | Gao J (USA) | 17 | 21 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gao J (USA) | 17 | 21 | 15 | 10 | | 5 | Ryu J-h (KOR) | 21 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 13 | A Konishi (JPN) | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xu J (TPE) | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | 13 | A Konishi (JPN) | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Konishi (JPN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Konishi (JPN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ryu J-h (KOR) | 21 | 14 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Li J (CHN) | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ni X (LUX) | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Li J (CHN) | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | C Bátorfi (HUN) | 22 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bátorfi (HUN) | 22 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 11 | Ni X (LUX) | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Li J (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Melnik (RUS) | 21 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | Li J (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Li J (CHN) | 14 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Competitors

| Athlete | Nation | Eliminated |
| Shirley Zhou | Australia | Groups |
| Nanthana Komwong | Thailand | Groups |
| Jasna Fazlić-Reed | United States | Groups |
| Bose Kaffo | Nigeria | Groups |
| Xiao-Xiao Wang | Canada | Groups |
| Tawny Banh | United States | Groups |
| Andrea Bakula | Croatia | Groups |
| Stella Zhou | Australia | Groups |
| Zita Molnár | Hungary | Groups |
| Aida Steshenko | Turkmenistan | Groups |
| Miao Miao | Australia | Groups |
| Olufunke Oshonaike | Nigeria | Groups |
| Karen Li | New Zealand | Groups |
| Sofija Tepes | Chile | Groups |
| Eldijana Aganović | Croatia | Groups |
| Marisel Ramírez | Cuba | Groups |
| Rüta Pašauskienė | Lithuania | Groups |
| Berta Rodríguez | Chile | Groups |
| Oksana Fadayeva | Russia | Groups |
| Lígia Silva | Brazil | Groups |
| Olena Kovtun | Ukraine | Groups |
| Fabiola Ramos | Venezuela | Groups |
| Veronika Pavlovich | Belarus | Groups |
| Poulomi Ghatak | India | Groups |
| Wong Ching | Hong Kong | Groups |
| Shaimaa Abdul-Aziz | Egypt | Groups |
| Song Ah Sim | Hong Kong | Groups |
| Mary Musoke | Uganda | Groups |
| Viktoria Pavlovich | Belarus | Groups |
| Shahira El-Alfy | Egypt | Groups |
| Tatyana Kostromina | Belarus | Groups |
| Tatiana Al-Najar | Jordan | Groups |
| Chunli Li | New Zealand | 32 |
| Liu Jia | Austria | 32 |
| Jie Schöpp | Germany | 32 |
| Lee Eun-Sil | South Korea | 32 |
| Rinko Sakata | Japan | 32 |
| Otilia Badescu | Romania | 32 |
| Irina Palina | Russia | 32 |
| Marie Svensson | Sweden | 32 |
| Sun Jin | China | 32 |
| Tamara Boroš | Croatia | 32 |
| Anne Boileau | France | 32 |
| Jing Tian-Zörner | Germany | 32 |
| Gao Jun | United States | 32 |
| Xu Jing | Chinese Taipei | 32 |
| Csila Bátorfi | Hungary | 32 |
| Galina Melnik | Russia | 32 |
| Li Jiawei | Singapore | 16 |
| Chen-Tong Fei-Ming | Chinese Taipei | 16 |
| Suk Eun-mi | South Korea | 16 |
| Krisztina Tóth | Hungary | 16 |
| Ni Xialian | Luxembourg | 16 |
| An Konishi | Japan | 16 |
| Asa Svensson | Sweden | 16 |
| Lijuan Geng | Canada | 16 |
| Chire Koyama | Japan | 8 |
| Qianhong Gotsch | Germany | 8 |
| Mihaela Steff | Romania | 8 |
| Ryu Ji-hae | South Korea | 8 |
| Jing Junhong | Singapore | 4 |
| Chen Jing | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Li Ju | China | 2 |
| Wang Nan | China | 1 |