# 2000 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Nathalie Tauziat.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Serena Williams (final)
* Nathalie Tauziat (champion)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (semifinals)
* Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Dominique Van Roost (first round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 6 |
| 4/WC | Anna Kournikova | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 4 | 3 | | | P Schnyder | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Pitkowski | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | S Pitkowski | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 1 | 1 | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Chládková | 5 | 5 | | Q | L Andretto | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Andretto | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 3 | 4 | | | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | S Farina | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | D Van Roost | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Spîrlea | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4/WC | A Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Latimer | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | A Kremer | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4/WC | A Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/WC | A Kournikova | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | S Testud | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | A Huber | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AG Sidot | 4 | 6 | 7 | | AG Sidot | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cocheteux | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | AG Sidot | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Henin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Maleeva | 4 | 6$^4$ | | WC | J Henin | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |