# 2000 Australian Open – Women's singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated three-time defending champion Martina Hingis in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her third and last major singles title. Davenport did not lose a set during the tournament; in all three of her major title runs, she did not drop a set en route. Hingis' loss ended her 27-match win streak at the Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Serena Williams (fourth round)
* Mary Pierce (fourth round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Barbara Schett (fourth round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
* Amanda Coetzer (second round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
* Anna Kournikova (fourth round)
* Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Dominique Van Roost (second round)
* Anke Huber (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 16 | Elena Likhovtseva | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 7 |
| | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 7 |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 0 | 2 | | | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 9 | Julie Halard-Decugis | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 1 | 2 | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | J Henin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K-A Guse | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Watanabe | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | A Molik | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | K Habšudová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 1 | 7 | 5 | | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 1 | 6$^3$ |
| | R Grande | 3 | 4 | | | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 4 | | J Nejedly | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Obziler | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Gavaldón | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Testud | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Abe | 2 | 2 | | 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 7 | 4 | 4 | | L Raymond | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | WC | B Stewart | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Stewart | 7 | 6 | | WC | B Stewart | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-A Vento | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Schett | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Q | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Labat | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | M Serna | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | F Labat | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | L McShea | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 6 | 6 | | | M Vavrinec | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Schett | 6 | 6$^1$ | 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 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Grahame | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | S Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 0 | | | N Pratt | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 2 | 2 | | | S Appelmans | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | C Rubin | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 3 | 3 |
| | A Frazier | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 |
| | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | E Callens | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano | 6$^{10}$ | 2 | | | D Chládková | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | E Callens | 7 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | |
| | T Snyder | 0 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 10 | | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 2 | 2 | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | E Likhovtseva | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 1 | 1 | | 10 | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 4 | 6 | 3 | | O Barabanschikova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Kostanić | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | S Plischke | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | J Kostanić | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | E deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Brandi | 1 | 1 |
| | A-M Földényi | 1 | 4 | | | E deLone | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 7 | 6 | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Garbin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | G León García | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Brandi | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 3 | 3 | | 8 | A Coetzer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Coetzer | 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 | Fourth round |
| 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 1 | 2 | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6$^6$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 4 | 2 | | | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Němečková | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | C Black | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Q | J Pullin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Chi | 1 | 3 | | Q | J Pullin | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-Q Yi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | J-Q Yi | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | WC | J-Q Yi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | J Capriati | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | D Van Roost | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Van Roost | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | A Huber | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | K Boogert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | Å Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Å Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Gerši | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 5 | 4 |
| | A Barna | 2 | 2 | | | M Oremans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 4 | 7$^8$ | 5 | | S Načuk | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Načuk | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7 | | | | | | M Oremans | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Cocheteux | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 5 | 4 | | A Cocheteux | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Wild | 5 | 3 | | 4 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Pierce | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round |
| 5 | N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | N Tauziat | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | J Kandarr | 6 | 6$^5$ | 8 | | | | | | Q | J Kandarr | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Dowse | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | J Kandarr | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dominikovic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | É Loit | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Kandarr | 1 | 0 | r |
| WC | R McQuillan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 3 | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | Á Montolio | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 0 | 6 | 6 | | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | E Dementieva | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Zuluaga | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 2 | 4 | | 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 11 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Wartusch | 0 | 0 | | 11 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | N Zvereva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | A Kournikova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Hrdličková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 1 | | | K Hrdličková | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Kuti-Kis | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokić | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Kournikova | 4 | 3 |
| Q | A Jidkova | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | T Pisnik | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | Q | A Jidkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Weingärtner | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | A Jidkova | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Irvin | 2 | 7 | 6 | Q | M Irvin | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 3 | 1 | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Singles overview

Women's singles
| Champion | Champion | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Lindsay Davenport (2) | Lindsay Davenport (2) | Martina Hingis (1) | Martina Hingis (1) |
| Semifinals out ||||
| Conchita Martínez (10) | Conchita Martínez (10) | Jennifer Capriati | Jennifer Capriati |
| Quarterfinals out ||||
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (13) | Elena Likhovtseva (16) | Ai Sugiyama | Julie Halard-Decugis (9) |
| 4th round out ||||
| Sandrine Testud (12) | Barbara Schett (6) | Serena Williams (3) | Kristina Brandi |
| Patty Schnyder | Mary Pierce (4) | Jana Kandarr | Anna Kournikova (11) |
| 3rd round out ||||
| Alicia Molik | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Bryanne Stewart | Florencia Labat |
| Sabine Appelmans | Els Callens | Jelena Kostanić | Ruxandra Dragomir |
| Nadia Petrova | Yi Jing-Qian | Åsa Carlsson | Miriam Oremans |
| Sonya Jeyaseelan | Elena Dementieva | Květa Hrdličková | Alina Jidkova |
| 2nd round out ||||
| Justine Henin | Karina Habšudová | Jana Nejedly | Angélica Gavaldón |
| Lisa Raymond | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | Magüi Serna | Miroslava Vavrinec |
| Nicole Pratt | Chanda Rubin | Denisa Chládková | Meghann Shaughnessy |
| Olga Barabanschikova | Sylvia Plischke | Erika deLone | Amanda Coetzer (8) |
| Amélie Mauresmo (7) | Cara Black | Julie Pullin | Dominique Van Roost (14) |
| Kristie Boogert | Adriana Gerši | Sandra Načuk | Amélie Cocheteux |
| Nathalie Tauziat (5) | Émilie Loit | Ángeles Montolio | Fabiola Zuluaga |
| Natasha Zvereva | Rita Kuti-Kis | Marlene Weingärtner | Marissa Irvin |
| 1st round out ||||
| Mirjana Lučić | Kerry-Anne Guse | Jolene Watanabe | Silvija Talaja |
| Rita Grande | Katarina Srebotnik | Tzipora Obziler | Petra Mandula |
| Julia Abe | Alexandra Fusai | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | María Vento-Kabchi |
| Ľudmila Cervanová | Maureen Drake | Lisa McShea | Meilen Tu |
| Amanda Grahame | María Sánchez Lorenzo | Annabel Ellwood | Anna Smashnova |
| Amy Frazier | Virginie Razzano | Tara Snyder | Pavlina Nola |
| Sandra Kleinová | Irina Spîrlea | Lubomira Bacheva | Mariana Díaz Oliva |
| Anna Földényi | Tathiana Garbin | Gala León García | Tatiana Panova |
| Cristina Torrens Valero | Lilia Osterloh | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | Lenka Němečková |
| Jane Chi | Laurence Courtois | Barbara Schwartz | Kim Clijsters |
| Anke Huber (15) | Alexandra Stevenson | Magdalena Maleeva | Seda Noorlander |
| Anca Barna | Janet Lee | Barbara Rittner | Linda Wild |
| Henrieta Nagyová | Amanda Hopmans | Melissa Dowse | Evie Dominikovic |
| Rachel McQuillan | Paola Suárez | Nathalie Dechy | Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
| Patricia Wartusch | Brie Rippner | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Jelena Dokić |
| Tina Pisnik | Anne Kremer | Corina Morariu | Sarah Pitkowski |