# 2000 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Cédric Pioline defeated Dominik Hrbatý in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 Monte Carlo Masters.
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Karol Kučera.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
* Magnus Norman (second round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Tim Henman (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (champion)
* Álex Corretja (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (first round)
* Younes El Aynaoui (first round, retired)
* Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
* Stefan Koubek (first 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 | |
| | Dominik Hrbatý | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Dominik Hrbatý | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gastón Gaudio | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 2 | | | Gastón Gaudio | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Gastón Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gastón Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Dominik Hrbatý | 4 | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | |
| 12 | Albert Costa | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| | Karim Alami | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karim Alami | 6 | 7 | | | Karim Alami | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karol Kučera | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7 | | | D Hrbatý | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A di Pasquale | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Clément | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | G Ivanišević | 0 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | A Clément | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | M Zabaleta | 7$^7$ | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Zabaleta | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | D Hrbatý | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Á Corretja | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Á Corretja | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Q | A Berasategui | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 9 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Stanoytchev | 4 | 2 | | | F Santoro | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Á López Morón | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | Q | J I Chela | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | J I Chela | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ | Q | J I Chela | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 3 | 2 | | 7 | T Henman | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 4 | N Lapentti | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Gaudenzi | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | F Meligeni | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | F Squillari | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | F Clavet | 2 | 4 | | | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | H Arazi | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Haas | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | J C Ferrero | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Y El Aynaoui | 6$^1$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 |
| | S Sargsian | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | S Sargsian | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Boutter | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Boutter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Q | J Boutter | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | M Safin | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | G Gaudio | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | G Gaudio | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Gaudio | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 6 | 0 | 6 | | F Mantilla | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Ríos | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Saulnier | 3 | 2 | | 6 | T Enqvist | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 5 | 1 | | | R Krajicek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krajicek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Krajicek | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | A Costa | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | 2 | | | J Golmard | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 4 | 4 | | 12 | A Costa | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Costa | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Alami | 6 | 7 |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 7 | | | W Ferreira | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Ruud | 4 | 7 | 6 | Q | C Ruud | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | Q | C Ruud | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Alami | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | K Alami | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Portas | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | M Norman | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Norman | 3 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | 2 | | 8 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 2 | 7 | | J Novák | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | C Pioline | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Doseděl | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Huet | 6 | 1 | 2 | | N Escudé | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | S Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Rusedski | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | S Koubek | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 2 | 4 |
| | C Moyà | 1 | 6 | 6 | | C Moyà | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Björkman | 4 | 2 | | | S Schalken | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | 0 | 3 | | A Medvedev | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 0 | 6 | | K Kučera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Kuerten | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition)
* Alberto Berasategui (qualified)
* Andrei Pavel (qualifying competition)
* Mikael Tillström (qualifying competition)
* Alberto Martín (qualifying competition)
* Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
* Hernán Gumy (first round)
* George Bastl (first round)
* Albert Portas (qualified)
* Juan Antonio Marín (qualifying competition)
* Magnus Gustafsson (qualifying competition)
* Adrian Voinea (first round)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (qualified)
* Christophe Rochus (first round)
* Markus Hipfl (qualifying competition)
* Christian Ruud (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Christian Ruud
* Alberto Berasategui
* Juan Ignacio Chela
* Stéphane Huet
* Julien Boutter
* Álex López Morón
* Albert Portas
* Orlin Stanoytchev

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Max Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrei Stoliarov | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Andrei Stoliarov | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 16 | Christian Ruud | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | Jan Siemerink | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 16 | Christian Ruud | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Christian Ruud | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | John van Lottum | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | John van Lottum | 3 | 2 | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | Markus Hipfl | 3 | 4 |
| | Lorenzo Manta | 2 | 2 | 15 | Markus Hipfl | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Markus Hipfl | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Andrei Pavel | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| WC | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | 3 | Andrei Pavel | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Thierry Guardiola | 1$^r$ | | | 13 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 5 | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mikael Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Antony Dupuis | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Antony Dupuis | 3 | 4 | 4 | Mikael Tillström | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | Stéphane Huet | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Stéphane Huet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Stéphane Huet | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Christophe Rochus | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Germán Puentes | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Germán Puentes | 4 | 2 | | 5 | Alberto Martín | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | WC | Julien Boutter | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Julien Boutter | 3 | 6 | 7 | WC | Julien Boutter | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Adrian Voinea | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Álex López Morón | 6$^2$ | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | Álex López Morón | 6$^2$ | 7 | 7$^9$ | | Álex López Morón | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 11 | Magnus Gustafsson | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
| | Martín Rodríguez | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Magnus Gustafsson | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
| 11 | Magnus Gustafsson | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Hernán Gumy | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | 9 | Albert Portas | 7 | 6 |
| | Wayne Arthurs | 2 | 4 | 9 | Albert Portas | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Albert Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | George Bastl | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Orlin Stanoytchev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Orlin Stanoytchev | 6 | 6 | | Orlin Stanoytchev | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Juan Antonio Marín | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Renzo Furlan | 6$^6$ | 4 | 10 | Juan Antonio Marín | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Juan Antonio Marín | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |