# 2000 Qatar Open – Singles

Fabrice Santoro defeated Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 7–5, 3–0 after Schüttler retired to win the 2000 Qatar Open singles competition. Schüttler was the defending champion.

## Seeds

* Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Fabrice Santoro (champion)
* Younes El Aynaoui (semifinals)
* Hicham Arazi (first round)
* Jiří Novák (first round)
* Daniel Vacek (second round)
* Sjeng Schalken (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 |
| 1 | Nicolas Kiefer | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fabrice Santoro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fabrice Santoro | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Fabrice Santoro | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| 4 | Younes El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| | Rainer Schüttler | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 | N Kiefer | 7$^8$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6$^6$ | 6$^6$ | | 1 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | Q | C Caratti | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Heuberger | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | S Schalken | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | F Squillari | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Díaz | 5 | 4 | | 8 | S Schalken | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Schalken | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Kiefer | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Santoro | 7 | 6 |
| WC | L Burgsmüller | 4 | 1 | | 3 | F Santoro | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Lottum | 6 | 0 | | | J van Lottum | 6$^9$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 3 | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Bastl | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | S Khalfan | 3 | 4 | | | A Berasategui | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bastl | 6 | 7 | | | G Bastl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Novák | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | H Arazi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Cherkasov | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | M Tillström | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Tillström | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Y El Aynaoui | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | P Luxa | 6 | 0 | 2 | | G Gaudio | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dupuis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | D Vacek | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | F Vicente | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | D Vacek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Sánchez | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | M Mirnyi | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marín | 6 | 0 | | | J Marín | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Mantilla | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |