2000 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP tour. The 2000 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the tennis event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Tennis Masters Series, the ATP International Series Gold, the ATP International Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Tennis Masters Cup and the ATP Tour World Doubles Championships. Also included in the 2000 calendar are the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup, which do not distribute ranking points, and are both organised by the ITF.
Gustavo Kuerten finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career, becoming the first South American to do so. He won five singles titles durng the season, including a major at the French Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. He also won a Masters Series title. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 1 – December 11, 2000 |
| Edition | 31st |
| Tournaments | 74 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (11) ATP International Series (44) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Marat Safin (7) |
| Most tournament finals | Marat Safin (9) |
| Prize money leader | Gustavo Kuerten ($4,701,610) |
| Points leader | Gustavo Kuerten (4,195) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Gustavo Kuerten |
| Doubles team of the year | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
| Most improved player of the year | Marat Safin |
| Newcomer of the year | Olivier Rochus |
| Comeback player of the year | Sergi Bruguera |
← 1999 2001 → | |
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