2000 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Jérôme Golmard was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the quarterfinals to Nicolas Kiefer.

Singles
2000 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Nicolas Kiefer
Runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8
Main article: 2000 Dubai Tennis Championships

Kiefer went on to win the title, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.[2]

Seeds
  1. Nicolas Kiefer (champion)
  2. Magnus Norman (first round)
  3. Nicolás Lapentti (second round)
  4. Albert Costa (semifinals)
  5. Younes El Aynaoui (quarterfinals)
  6. Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
  7. Hicham Arazi (second round)
  8. Jérôme Golmard (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Nicolas Kiefer 6 6
4 Albert Costa 2 0
1 Nicolas Kiefer 7 4 6
Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 6 3
  Juan Carlos Ferrero 77 6  
Karim Alami 63 3  

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 N Kiefer 6 2 6
Q L Burgsmüller 1 6 4 1 N Kiefer 6 5 6
A Martín 63 6 6 A Martín 3 7 0
J Tarango 77 2 2 1 N Kiefer 6 77
  D Prinosil 2 2   8 J Golmard 3 62
  A Pavel 6 6     A Pavel 6 4 63
  F Clavet 4 6 1 8 J Golmard 3 6 77
8 J Golmard 6 4 6 1 N Kiefer 6 6
4 A Costa 6 7 4 A Costa 2 0
A Berasategui 4 5 4 A Costa 6 6  
JA Marín 3 2     S Koubek 0 1  
  S Koubek 6 6   4 A Costa 6 6
WC G Blanco 6 6 5 Y El Aynaoui 2 4
  S Schalken 3 3 WC G Blanco 4 2  
  A Ilie 3 3   5 Y El Aynaoui 6 6  
5 Y El Aynaoui 6 6  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 F Mantilla 78 6
B Black 66 2 6 F Mantilla 6 6
  D Vacek 2 3 WC W Black 1 3
WC W Black 6 6 6 F Mantilla 3 6 67
Q M Damm 3 61   JC Ferrero 6 4 79
  JC Ferrero 6 77   JC Ferrero 6 6
Q O Gross 3 2 3 N Lapentti 4 3
3 N Lapentti 6 6 JC Ferrero 77 6  
7 H Arazi 6 6   K Alami 63 3  
  R Schüttler 2 3   7 H Arazi 4 6 0
Q E Benfele Álvarez 3 6 1 J Novák 6 1 6
J Novák 6 1 6 J Novák 4 2
WC L Paes 0 6 3 K Alami 6 6
F Vicente 6 4 6 F Vicente 4 6 1
  K Alami 78 7 K Alami 6 3 6
2 M Norman 66 5

References
  1. "Golmard defeats Kiefer at Dubai for first Tour win". Sports Illustrated. 14 February 1999. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. "Kiefer Claims Dubai Open". CBS News. 11 February 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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