# 2000 Indian Wells Masters – Women's singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Indian Wells Masters.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce in a rematch of the last year's quarterfinal.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Martina Hingis (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Mary Pierce (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
* Anna Kournikova (second round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (third round)
* Barbara Schett (third round)
* Sandrine Testud (second round)
* Jennifer Capriati (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (first round, retired)
* Anke Huber (first round)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (third 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Monica Seles | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Monica Seles | 3 | 1 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Serena Williams | 2 | 1 | 5 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Chanda Rubin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chanda Rubin | 4 | 1 | | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Conchita Martínez | 2 | 1 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Frazier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Weingärtner | 1 | 1 | WC | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Sugiyama | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Schett | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | A Smashnova | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Jidkova | 4 | 3 | | M Grzybowska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Grzybowska | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | K Brandi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 12 | J Capriati | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Black | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C Black | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Snyder | 6 | 4 | | WC | T Snyder | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 2 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | M Irvin | 2 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Seles | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6$^7$ | 1 | Q | M Irvin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Farina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Stevenson | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Nejedly | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | R Grande | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | | P Suárez | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Myskina | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | N Pratt | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | T Panova | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Clijsters | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | A Mauresmo | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Plischke | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Lučić | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | H Parkinson | 2 | 3 | Q | J Lee | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Lučić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C Torrens Valero | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | C Morariu | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Steck | 1 | 2 | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 8 | A Kournikova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Chládková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Kournikova | 5 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | | | | | LL | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Dechy | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| WC | D Bedáňová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | T Pisnik | 6 | 5 | 3 | WC | D Bedáňová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | M Serna | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 0 | 3 | | | E Dementieva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | A Huber | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 11 | S Testud | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Pitkowski | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Testud | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | E deLone | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | C Rubin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | M Drake | 6 | 6 | | M Drake | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C Rubin | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Rubin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Habšudová | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | A Kremer | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 7$^7$ | 7 | | K Habšudová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Rippner | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Tauziat | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | A-G Sidot | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 6 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | C Martínez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | J Dokić | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Dokić | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | S Talaja | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Martínez | 6 | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D van Roost | 0 | 0 | r |
| | | | | G León García | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Nagyová | 3 | 4 | | E Gagliardi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D van Roost | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | D van Roost | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | A Coetzer | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | Á Montolio | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | L Osterloh | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | L Osterloh | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | N Zvereva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | N Zvereva | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | I Spîrlea | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Rita Kuti-Kis (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Kristie Boogert (first round)
* Tina Pisnik (qualified)
* Sonya Jeyaseelan (qualified)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Marlene Weingärtner (qualified)
* Mariaan de Swardt (first round)
* Els Callens (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Jana Nejedly
* Janet Lee
* Sonya Jeyaseelan
* Brie Rippner
* Marlene Weingärtner
* Tina Pisnik
* Marissa Irvin
* Alina Jidkova

### Lucky losers

* Rita Kuti-Kis
* Meghann Shaughnessy

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Taylor | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1 | Rita Kuti-Kis | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | Jana Nejedly | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1 | 3 | | Jana Nejedly | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jana Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Janet Lee | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Miriam Oremans | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Miriam Oremans | 6$^8$ | 4 | | Janet Lee | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | 5 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| WC | Jennifer Hopkins | 3 | 3 | 5 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 5 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Miroslava Vavrinek | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Miroslava Vavrinek | 4 | 3 | 4 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Laurence Courtois | 0 | 2 |
| | Andrea Glass | 6$^3$ | 2 | | Laurence Courtois | 0 | 2 |
| | Laurence Courtois | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| WC | Brandis Braverman | 0 | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | | | |
| | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | |
| | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | Angélica Gavaldón | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 |
| | Brie Rippner | 4 | 6 | 6 | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Mariaan de Swardt | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Alicia Molik | 1 | 1 | | 6 | Marlene Weingärtner | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Cătălina Cristea | 4 | 0 |
| | Jelena Kostanić | 7 | 1 | 4 | | Cătălina Cristea | 4 | 0 |
| | Cătălina Cristea | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | María Alejandra Vento | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | María Alejandra Vento | 2 | 3 | | | Seda Noorlander | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | 3 | Tina Pisnik | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ |
| | Yayuk Basuki | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Tina Pisnik | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ |
| 3 | Tina Pisnik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Els Callens | 6 | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Marissa Irvin | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Marissa Irvin | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Marissa Irvin | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | Sandra Načuk | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| | Sandra Načuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | Sandra Načuk | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| | Florencia Labat | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| WC | Katrina Nimmers | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Émilie Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Émilie Loit | 6 | 6 | Émilie Loit | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | Alina Jidkova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 | Alina Jidkova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Kristie Boogert | 1 | 0 | | | | |