# 2000 Stuttgart Masters – Singles

Wayne Ferreira defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6 $^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Eurocard Open. With the win, Ferreira ended a 4-year drought in his professional career, after winning his last tournament at Toronto in 1996.
Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost to Ferreira in the second round.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Marat Safin (third round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
* Magnus Norman (third round)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Álex Corretja (second round)
* Lleyton Hewitt (final)
* Tim Henman (third round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
* Franco Squillari (third round)
* Mark Philippoussis (third round)
* Nicolas Kiefer (withdrew)
* Patrick Rafter (second round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
* Mariano Puerta (second 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | Greg Rusedski | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Sjeng Schalken | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Wayne Ferreira | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | |
| | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wayne Ferreira | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Andrei Pavel | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Pavel | 0 | 5 | | | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sébastien Grosjean | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Chang | 5 | 6 | 2 | | Sébastien Grosjean | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sébastien Grosjean | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Ivanišević | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | F Santoro | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | M Safin | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 1 | 2 | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | M Puerta | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | Á Costa | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 7 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | 9 | T Henman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Martín | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | L Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | R Krajicek | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | L Hewitt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Norman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M Rosset | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Norman | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | J Boutter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | LL | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 4 | 6 | 1 | Q | J Boutter | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | S Schalken | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | F Squillari | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Hrbatý | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Moyà | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | F Squillari | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 6$^3$ | 0 | r | | R Federer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | W Ferreira | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vinck | 3 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | W Ferreira | 1 | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 12 | M Philippoussis | 0 | r | | | |
| | A Vinciguerra | 2 | 6 | 4 | | A Clément | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 14 | P Rafter | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 4 | 6 | 0 | | A Pavel | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 3 | 4 | | | |
| Q | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | Q | T Johansson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | Á Corretja | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | | M Chang | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Knippschild | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | M Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^9$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Alami | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 | | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | J C Ferrero | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Chang | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Grosjean | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | N Lapentti | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Grosjean | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Phau | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Kuerten | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | N Escudé | 6$^8$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Kuerten | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Sjeng Schalken (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Max Mirnyi (first round)
* Álex Calatrava (qualifying competition)
* Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualifying competition)
* Thomas Johansson (qualified)
* Jiří Vaněk (qualifying competition)
* Wayne Arthurs (first round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)
* Julien Boutter (qualified)
* Alberto Martín (qualified)
* Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
* Daniel Elsner (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Björn Phau
* Jens Knippschild
* Alberto Martín
* Julien Boutter
* Thomas Johansson
* Christian Vinck

### Lucky loser

* Sjeng Schalken

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sjeng Schalken | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 0 | 1 | Sjeng Schalken | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | WC | Björn Phau | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Björn Phau | 6 | 6 | | WC | Björn Phau | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Daniel Elsner | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Jens Knippschild | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Jens Knippschild | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Jens Knippschild | 7$^{13}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6$^{11}$ | 1 |
| | Sébastien Lareau | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 11 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6$^{11}$ | 1 |
| 11 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Álex Calatrava | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jakub Záhlava | 6$^8$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Jakub Záhlava | 6$^8$ | 6 | 3 | 3 | Álex Calatrava | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 10 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 |
| | Diego Nargiso | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | 10 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Alberto Martín | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Arnaud Di Pasquale | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andy Fahlke | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Andy Fahlke | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Arnaud Di Pasquale | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 9 | Julien Boutter | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ion Moldovan | 1 | 2 | | 9 | Julien Boutter | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Julien Boutter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Adrian Voinea | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Adrian Voinea | 4 | 2 | | 5 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Sargis Sargsian | 3 | 4 |
| | Sargis Sargsian | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Sargis Sargsian | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Bohdan Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jiří Vaněk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ivo Heuberger | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Ivo Heuberger | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 6 | Jiří Vaněk | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | Christian Vinck | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Christian Vinck | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Christian Vinck | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Wayne Arthurs | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |