# 2000 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in first round to Justine Henin.
Henrieta Nagyová won the title by defeating Pavlina Nola 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Silvija Talaja (first round, retired)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
* Anastasia Myskina (first round)
* Tathiana Garbin (first round)
* Silvia Farina (semifinals)
* Anna Smashnova (semifinals)
* Rita Grande (first round)
* Marta Marrero (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Silvia Farina | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | Henrieta Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Henrieta Nagyová | 6 | 6 | Henrieta Nagyová | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | Pavlina Nola | 3 | 5 |
| | Pavlina Nola | 6 | 6 | Pavlina Nola | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Anna Smashnova | 1 | 3 | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | S Talaja | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 3 | | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noorlander | 1 | 3 | | A Hopmans | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | S Farina | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Casoni | 0 | 1 | 5 | S Farina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Farina | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | A Myskina | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 |
| | J Henin | 7 | 6 | | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Lubiani | 6 | 6 | WC | F Lubiani | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | J Henin | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Tulyaganova | 2 | 4 | | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | H Nagyová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Grande | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | M Marrero | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Lamade | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Lamade | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Husárová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Di Natale | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | J Husárová | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Nola | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | L Courtois | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 2 | 6 | 6 | | P Nola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Garbin | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Nola | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Smashnova | 1 | 3 |
| Q | T Križan | 4 | 3 | | 6 | A Smashnova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | A Smashnova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | G Pizzichini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | G Pizzichini | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 2 | 0 | | WC | G Pizzichini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 1 | 3 | | 2 | R Dragomir | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Iroda Tulyaganova (qualified)
* Samantha Reeves (second round)
* Gisela Riera (first round)
* Tina Križan (qualified)
* Germana Di Natale (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alice Canepa (second round)
* Laura Dell'Angelo (second round)
* Desislava Topalova (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Iroda Tulyaganova
* Tina Križan
* Bianka Lamade
* Janette Husárová

### Lucky loser

* Germana Di Natale

### Qualifying draws
#### 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 |
| 1 | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conchita Martínez Granados | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conchita Martínez Granados | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Iroda Tulyaganova | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Nina Nittinger | 2 | 2 | | | Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 4 | 0 |
| | Mireille Dittmann | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 4 | 0 |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Adriana Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Alice Canepa | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Anna Floris | 4 | 5 | | 6 | Alice Canepa | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Alice Canepa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | 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 |
| 4 | Tina Križan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syna Schreiber | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syna Schreiber | 2 | 5 | | 4 | Tina Križan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Caroline Schneider | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Caroline Schneider | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | Caroline Schneider | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Benjamas Sangaram | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Benjamas Sangaram | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | Tina Križan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Maria Elena Camerin | 3 | 3 |
| | Valentina Sassi | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | Maria Elena Camerin | 3 | 3 |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 1 | 6 | 1 | | Maria Elena Camerin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Laura Dell'Angelo | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Alberta Brianti | 5 | 2$^r$ | | 7 | Laura Dell'Angelo | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Laura Dell'Angelo | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 8 | Desislava Topalova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jasmine Angeli | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jasmine Angeli | 2 | 3 | 8 | Desislava Topalova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Bianka Lamade | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 4 | 1 | | Bianka Lamade | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Bianka Lamade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bianka Lamade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Bianka Lamade | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 0 | 2 |
| | Tatiana Kovalchuk | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 0 | 2 |
| WC | Nathalie Viérin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nathalie Viérin | 7 | 6 | WC | Nathalie Viérin | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 7 | 7$^7$ | | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Gisela Riera | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 5 | Germana Di Natale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Germana Di Natale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karin Kschwendt | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | Kim Grant | 4 | 2 | | | Karin Kschwendt | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Karin Kschwendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karin Kschwendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Germana Di Natale | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 |
| | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 |
| | Janette Husárová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Janette Husárová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Samantha Reeves | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Bahia Mouhtassine | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Samantha Reeves | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Samantha Reeves | 7 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | |