# 2000 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Silvija Talaja won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
* Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (final)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (semifinals)
* Silvija Talaja (champion)
* Sabine Appelmans (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Nathalie Dechy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Conchita Martínez | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Halard-Decugis | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | M Maleeva | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| Q | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 2 | 3 | | Q | T Garbin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 0 | 2 | | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | S Plischke | 3 | 4 | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 4 | 6 | 1 | | B Rittner | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Jidkova | 6$^4$ | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | | | 8 | S Appelmans | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 6 | | A Cocheteux | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E deLone | 4 | 5 | | 8 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Appelmans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | P Schnyder | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R McQuillan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | T Panova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Ellwood | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Grande | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 1 | 1 | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Talaja | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | N Arendt | 3 | 1 | | 7 | S Talaja | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 3 | 2 | | K Hrdličková | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | S Talaja | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | A Kournikova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Kandarr | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | J Kandarr | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Kournikova | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |