# 2000 Italian Open – Men's singles

Magnus Norman defeated the defending champion Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 Italian Open.

## Seeds

* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Magnus Norman (champion)
* Gustavo Kuerten (final)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
* Thomas Enqvist (third round)
* Tim Henman (second round)
* Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
* Álex Corretja (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (first round)
* Patrick Rafter (first round)
* Greg Rusedski (first round)
* Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 10 | Álex Corretja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | 4 | Gustavo Kuerten | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 3 | Magnus Norman | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Magnus Norman | 6 | 6 | 3 | Magnus Norman | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Martin | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Gaudio | 6 | 7 | | Q | G Gaudio | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Doseděl | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 2 | 6 | 6 | | F Squillari | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango | 4 | 1 | | 15 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | D Hrbatý | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| 10 | Á Corretja | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Á Corretja | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | K Kučera | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 10 | Á Corretja | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | J Novák | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 10 | Á Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Tieleman | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7 | 6 | | | F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 8 | T Henman | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 4 | 1 | | 4 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | M Philippoussis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 4 | G Kuerten | w/o | | | | | |
| | R Krajicek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | Y El Aynaoui | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 2 | 3 | | 14 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Kuerten | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | P Rafter | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Á Costa | 4 | 5 |
| Q | B Ulihrach | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Ulihrach | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Portas | 2 | 3 | | | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Á Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Ivanišević | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | F Clavet | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 3 | 7 | | F Clavet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 4 | 5 | | 6 | N Lapentti | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Lapentti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 1 | 1 | | 5 | C Pioline | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | N Escudé | 1 | 6 | 3 | Q | A Pavel | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Pavel | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Pavel | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J I Chela | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | F Mantilla | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | M Safin | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Ríos | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | G Rusedski | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Norman | 6 | 6 |
| | F Vicente | 6 | 6 | | | F Vicente | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Medvedev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Federer | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | |
| Q | C Ruud | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | M Norman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyà | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 3 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Norman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 1 | 2 | | 7 | T Enqvist | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A di Pasquale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | L Hewitt | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 3 | 2 | | | A di Pasquale | 3 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 4 | 2 | | 9 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | L Hewitt | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Puerta | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| WC | D Sanguinetti | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 16 | J C Ferrero | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | H Arazi | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | J C Ferrero | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Puerta | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Furlan | 2 | 3 | | | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |