# 2000 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost in the final against Venus Williams in their third consecutive final at this tournament. The score was 6–1, 6–4.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (final)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Mary Pierce (withdrew)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (second round)
* Jennifer Capriati (withdrew)
* Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
* Anna Kournikova (semifinals)
* Amy Frazier (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 5 | 6$^2$ | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Anna Kournikova | 4 | 5 | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | N Pratt | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Washington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | C Rubin | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | A Jidkova | 6$^3$ | 2 | | Q | M Washington | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 4 | 2 | | 8 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Black | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E deLone | 1 | 4 | | | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 2 | 3 | | 6 | A Coetzer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 1 | 2 | | 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Nejedly | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Nola | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 9 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Testud | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 0 | 0 | | | T Garbin | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Testud | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Kournikova | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 7 |
| WC | L Osterloh | 3 | 3 | | 10 | A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 0 | 3 | | | K Brandi | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Panova | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | T Panova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Rossana de los Ríos (moved to the main draw)
* Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Pavlina Nola (qualified)
* Meilen Tu (second round)
* Maureen Drake (qualified)
* Mashona Washington (qualified)
* Janet Lee (qualified)
* Jill Craybas (qualifying competition)
* Bahia Mouhtassine (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Michaela Washington
* Pavlina Nola
* Maureen Drake
* Janet Lee

### Lucky loser

* Alina Jidkova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 9 | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gabriela Lastra | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ludmilla Varmuza | 6 | 5 | 4 | | Gabriela Lastra | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Gabriela Lastra | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Lastra | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 9 | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mashona Washington | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | Benjamas Sangaram | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mashona Washington | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| WC | Alyssa Cohen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Alyssa Cohen | 6 | 6 | | WC | Alyssa Cohen | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Mashona Washington | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sarah Pestieau | 0 | 3 | | 6 | Mashona Washington | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Mashona Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 3 | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Iwari McCalla | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Emily Marker | 3 | 4 | WC | Iwari McCalla | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Iwari McCalla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Iwari McCalla | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Jill Craybas | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Sandra de Silva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jill Craybas | 3 | 3 |
| | Kim Grant | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Grant | 2 | 4 | WC | Sandra de Silva | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Keiko Tokuda | 4 | 1 | 8 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Maureen Drake | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Augustus | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Augustus | 6$^6$ | 4 | 5 | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Amy Jensen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Maureen Drake | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| WC | Laxmi Poruri | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Laxmi Poruri | 1 | 2 | | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Javer | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Javer | 0 | 1 | 7 | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Leslie Cavanaugh | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Melissa Mazzotta | 1 | 0$^r$ | | Leslie Cavanaugh | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Leslie Cavanaugh | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leslie Cavanaugh | 6 | 2 | | | | | 7 | Janet Lee | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 |
| | Joanne Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 |
| WC | Martina Nejedly | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Martina Nejedly | 1 | 4 | | Joanne Moore | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Alina Jidkova | 7 | 7 | | | | | |