# Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The 2000 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament in which three places were available for teams to qualify for the first Olympic women's polo competition.

## Preliminary round
### GROUP A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +8 |
| 2. | Greece | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 3. | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | –10 |
* April 22, 2000
| Italy | 5 – 4 | Greece |
* April 23, 2000
| Italy | 13 – 4 | Germany |
* April 24, 2000
| Greece | 8 – 7 | Germany |

### GROUP B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
| 2. | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 |
| 3. | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | –20 |
* April 22, 2000
| United States | 9 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
* April 23, 2000
| Kazakhstan | 15 – 4 | Czech Republic |
* April 24, 2000
| United States | 12 – 3 | Czech Republic |

### GROUP C

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 |
| 2. | Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 3. | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 27 | –18 |
* April 22, 2000
| Spain | 12 – 7 | France |
* April 23, 2000
| France | 2 – 15 | Hungary |
* April 24, 2000
| Spain | 5 – 10 | Hungary |

### GROUP D

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Russia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | +34 |
| 2. | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | +2 |
| 3. | Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 | –6 |
| 4. | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 42 | –30 |
* Only Great Britain did not contest the semifinal and final rounds, having finished fourth in its group.
* April 22, 2000
| Japan | 12 – 6 | Great Britain |
| Russia | 12 – 3 | Brazil |
* April 23, 2000
| Japan | 6 – 7 | Brazil |
| Great Britain | 3 – 17 | Russia |
* April 24, 2000
| Great Britain | 3 – 13 | Brazil |
| Japan | 5 – 16 | Russia |

## Second round
### GROUP E

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Italy | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 |
| 2. | United States | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 24 | +25 |
| 3. | Kazakhstan | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| 4. | Greece | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 37 | +9 |
| 5. | Germany | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 46 | –11 |
| 6. | Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 77 | –63 |
* April 26, 2000
| Italy | 18 – 2 | Czech Republic |
| Germany | 6 – 14 | United States |
| Greece | 4 – 7 | Kazakhstan |
* April 27, 2000
| Greece | 1 – 6 | United States |
| Germany | 13 – 3 | Czech Republic |
| Italy | 16 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
* April 28, 2000
| Germany | 5 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
| Greece | 19 – 2 | Czech Republic |
| Italy | 10 – 8 | United States |

### GROUP F

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Hungary | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 25 | +43 |
| 2. | Russia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 26 | +58 |
| 3. | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 42 | –3 |
| 4. | Japan | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 57 | –16 |
| 5. | Spain | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 36 | –9 |
| 6. | France | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 63 | –43 |
* April 26, 2000
| Hungary | 18 – 5 | Japan |
| France | 1 – 21 | Russia |
| Spain | 3 – 4 | Brazil |
* April 27, 2000
| Spain | 4 – 9 | Russia |
| France | 7 – 7 | Japan |
| Hungary | 15 – 4 | Brazil |
* April 28, 2000
| France | 3 – 8 | Brazil |
| Spain | 3 – 6 | Japan |
| Hungary | 10 – 9 | Russia |

## Play-Offs

* April 29, 2000 — 9th/12th place
| Spain | 13 – 5 | Czech Republic |
| Germany | 12 – 3 | France |
* April 29, 2000 — 5th/8th place
| Greece | 9 – 4 | Brazil |
| Kazakhstan | 9 – 4 | Japan |
* April 29, 2000 — 1st/4th place
| United States | 6 – 5 | Hungary |
| Russia | 8 – 7 | Italy |

## Finals

* April 30, 2000 — Eleventh place
| France | 10 – 5 | Czech Republic |
* April 30, 2000 — Ninth place
| Spain | 10 – 9 | Germany |
* April 30, 2000 — Seventh place
| Japan | 4 – 2 | Brazil |
* April 30, 2000 — Fifth place
| Greece | 10 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
* April 30, 2000 — Third place
| Hungary | 8 – 4 | Italy |
* April 30, 2000 — First place
| Russia | 9 – 6 | United States |

## Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| 1. | Russia |
| 2. | United States |
| 3. | Hungary |
| 4. | Italy |
| 5. | Greece |
| 6. | Kazakhstan |
| 7. | Japan |
| 8. | Brazil |
| 9. | Spain |
| 10. | Germany |
| 11. | France |
| 12. | Czech Republic |
* Russia, United States and Kazakhstan qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
** Yuliya Petrova (RUS)
* Best Goalkeeper
** Francesca Conti (ITA)
* Best Scorer
** Mercedes Stieber (HUN)