# 2000 Italian Open – Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2000 Italian Open. It was her third title of the year, and the 47th of her career.
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Dokic.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (third round, withdrew)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (third round)
* Mary Pierce (third round)
* Monica Seles (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (second round)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Jennifer Capriati (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (final)
* Ai Sugiyama (second round)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Dominique van Roost (second round)
* Silvija Talaja (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC | Giulia Casoni | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Corina Morariu | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Corina Morariu | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Corina Morariu | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jelena Dokic | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Monica Seles | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| 12 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Fabiola Zuluaga | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | Fabiola Zuluaga | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 0 | 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 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Dementieva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Osterloh | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Casoni | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | WC | G Casoni | w/o | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 6 | 5 | 4 | WC | G Casoni | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Spîrlea | 2 | 3 | | 15 | D van Roost | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | G Casoni | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Morariu | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | K Brandi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | R Grande | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Cristea | 3 | 6 | 5 | | C Morariu | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | S Testud | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 0 | 2 | | | C Rubin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 0 | 2 | | | T Panova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | N Dechy | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Dokic | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | J Capriati | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Seles | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 7 | | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 2 | 4 | | | L Raymond | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A-G Sidot | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Seles | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 4 | 4 | | | M Maleeva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | M Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Schiavone | 5 | 6 | 2 | Q | P Nola | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Nola | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | D Chládková | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Chládková | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 2 | 3 | | 13 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | G León García | 1 | 3 | | 12 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | K Hrdličková | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Pisnik | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| LL | M Weingärtner | 6 | 2 | 6 | LL | M Weingärtner | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Pierce | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 3 | 1 | | R Dragomir | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | E Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | F Zuluaga | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 2 | 3 | | Q | E Martincová | 0 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Talaja | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F Zuluaga | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| | N Zvereva | 4 | 5 | | 9 | A Huber | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 2 | 6$^1$ | | M Grzybowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | M Grzybowska | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | T Garbin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | T Garbin | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |