2000 US Open – Men's singles

Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was his first major title.

Men's singles
2000 US Open
ChampionRussia Marat Safin
Runner-upUnited States Pete Sampras
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 2000 US Open (tennis)

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément.

The tournament was notable for the first major main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and US Open champion Andy Roddick, and the first US Open main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Marat Safin is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Andre Agassi (second round)
  2. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (first round)
  3. Sweden Magnus Norman (fourth round)
  4. United States Pete Sampras (finalist)
  5. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  6. Russia Marat Safin (champion)
  7. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
  8. Spain Àlex Corretja (third round)
  9. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinalist)
  10. France Cédric Pioline (third round)
  11. United Kingdom Tim Henman (third round)
  12. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
  13. Argentina Franco Squillari (second round)
  14. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinalist)
  15. Australia Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  16. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2000 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
France Arnaud Clément 2 4 3
9 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6
9 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 67 4 65
4 United States Pete Sampras 79 6 77
4 United States Pete Sampras 4 78 6 6
Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6 66 4 2
4 United States Pete Sampras 4 3 3
6 Russia Marat Safin 6 6 6
6 Russia Marat Safin 7 4 77 6
14 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 5 6 65 3
6 Russia Marat Safin 6 77 77
United States Todd Martin 3 64 61
  United States Todd Martin 6 6 3 7
Sweden Thomas Johansson 4 4 6 5

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
WC United States A Kim 4 2 0 1 United States A Agassi 3 2 4
Argentina G Gaudio 3 4 2 France A Clément 6 6 6
France A Clément 6 6 6 France A Clément 4 6 6 4 0
Germany M Hantschk 3 0 6 77 4 Morocco H Arazi 6 2 2 6 1r
Morocco H Arazi 6 6 4 63 6 Morocco H Arazi 6 6 65 6
South Africa W Ferreira 6 2 6 6 South Africa W Ferreira 3 3 77 3
Australia A Ilie 3 6 4 1 France A Clément 3 6 6 77
Q France C Kauffmann 4 4 6 3 Romania A Pavel 6 2 1 65
France A Di Pasquale 6 6 4 6 France A Di Pasquale 77 1 3 4
WC United States P King 3 4 3 Romania A Pavel 65 6 6 6
Romania A Pavel 6 6 6 Romania A Pavel 6 4
Q Zimbabwe W Black 2 2 2 France J Golmard 2 1r
France J Golmard 6 6 6 France J Golmard 77 6 2 4 77
WC United States B Bryan 5 4 64 16 Ecuador N Lapentti 63 0 6 6 65
16 Ecuador N Lapentti 7 6 77

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Australia L Hewitt 2 7 6 6
Sweden A Vinciguerra 6 5 3 3 9 Australia L Hewitt 78 6 6
France S Huet 63 3 0 France J Boutter 66 4 4
France J Boutter 77 6 6 9 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6
Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 6 Czech Republic J Novák 3 3 3
Spain A Martín 4 4 4 Czech Republic J Novák 2 6 7 77
Zimbabwe B Black 79 6 7 Zimbabwe B Black 6 3 5 64
WC United States T Dent 67 3 5 9 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6
Chile N Massú 3 5 6 66 7 Sweden T Enqvist 3 2 4
Chile M Ríos 6 7 1 78 Chile M Ríos 4 6 6 7
LL Germany J Knippschild 6 6 6 LL Germany J Knippschild 6 4 4 5
Q United Kingdom B Cowan 4 3 3 Chile M Ríos 5 5 3
United States C Woodruff 6 6 6 7 Sweden T Enqvist 7 7 6
LL Netherlands J van Lottum 2 3 0 United States C Woodruff 3 2 2
Argentina M Puerta 6 3 2 2 7 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6 6
7 Sweden T Enqvist 3 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States P Sampras 77 7 6
Czech Republic M Damm 63 5 4 4 United States P Sampras 6 6 6
Belgium C Rochus 6 3 4 64 United States J Gimelstob 3 1 3
United States J Gimelstob 3 6 6 77 4 United States P Sampras 77 77 6
Italy D Sanguinetti 5 4 2 Argentina A Calleri 65 63 3
Argentina A Calleri 7 6 6 Argentina A Calleri 7 6 6
Spain D Sánchez 64 63 2 Q Czech Republic P Kralert 5 4 3
Q Czech Republic P Kralert 77 77 6 4 United States P Sampras 77 6 6
Q United Kingdom J Delgado 3 1 1 Q South Korea H-T Lee 64 2 4
Germany T Haas 6 6 6 Germany T Haas 65 2 4
Q Canada S Lareau 64 2 4 Germany R Schüttler 77 6 6
Germany R Schüttler 77 6 6 Germany R Schüttler 2 6 4 4
United States J Tarango 3 6 3 66 Q South Korea H-T Lee 6 3 6 6
Q South Korea H-T Lee 6 3 6 78 Q South Korea H-T Lee 77 7 6
Costa Rica J A Marín 3 3 65 13 Argentina F Squillari 63 5 2
13 Argentina F Squillari 6 6 77

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 6
Spain F Vicente 3 3 4 11 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 6
Q Chile F González 6 6 6 Chile F González 3 4 2
WC Philippines C Mamiit 3 4 1 11 United Kingdom T Henman 4 6 6 5 5
Netherlands R Krajicek 61 6 6 6 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 3 4 7 7
LL Belgium O Rochus 77 1 1 4 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6 6
Switzerland M Kratochvil 6 4 1 64 Brazil A Sá 4 4 1
Brazil A Sá 3 6 6 77 Netherlands R Krajicek 713 6 6
Slovakia D Hrbatý 3 6 6 6 Slovakia D Hrbatý 611 4 1
Croatia G Ivanišević 6 0 1 0 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 6
Morocco Y El Aynaoui 3 4 6 6 3 Morocco K Alami 3 4 3
Morocco K Alami 6 6 3 2 6 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 77 6
Czech Republic J Vaněk 3 4 62 5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 65 1
Germany A Popp 6 6 77 Germany A Popp 77 4 4 4
Bulgaria O Stanoytchev 77 6 3 2 3 5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 63 6 6 6
5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 65 1 6 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Russia M Safin 7 65 6 6
France T Guardiola 5 77 4 4 6 Russia M Safin 6 3 6 3 6
Norway C Ruud 2 3 2 Italy G Pozzi 3 6 3 6 4
Italy G Pozzi 6 6 6 6 Russia M Safin 6 77 1 3 77
Argentina J I Chela 6 3 64 65 France S Grosjean 4 63 6 6 65
Austria S Koubek 4 6 77 77 Austria S Koubek 2 2 6 2
WC United States K Kim 3 2 4 France S Grosjean 6 6 4 6
France S Grosjean 6 6 6 6 Russia M Safin 6 6 6
France F Santoro 64 4 4 12 Spain JC Ferrero 1 2 2
PR Canada D Nestor 77 6 6 PR Canada D Nestor 1 65 1
Switzerland R Federer 4 4 6 7 3 Switzerland R Federer 6 77 6
Netherlands P Wessels 6 6 3 5 4r Switzerland R Federer 5 66 6 66
Argentina H Gumy 4 78 77 6 12 Spain JC Ferrero 7 78 1 78
Q United States M Russell 6 66 61 4 Argentina H Gumy 6 3 77 2 3
Brazil F Meligeni 3 4 6 5 12 Spain JC Ferrero 1 6 64 6 6
12 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 3 7

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Germany N Kiefer 7 6 0 6
Italy A Gaudenzi 5 4 6 4 14 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 6
Sweden J Björkman 2 77 77 6 Sweden J Björkman 1 4 3
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 64 64 1 14 Germany N Kiefer 7 6 6
Netherlands S Schalken 6 77 6 Netherlands S Schalken 5 3 4
Q Germany L Burgsmüller 1 65 2 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6 6
Austria M Hipfl 5 5 1 Romania A Voinea 2 3 1
Romania A Voinea 7 7 6 14 Germany N Kiefer 6 63 6 6
Belarus M Mirnyi 77 6 77 3 Sweden M Norman 2 77 1 3
Slovakia K Kučera 63 3 63 Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6 6
WC United States A Roddick 3 77 1 4 Spain A Costa 4 1 4
Spain A Costa 6 65 6 6 Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6 65 4 69
Q France C Saulnier 6 7 6 3 Sweden M Norman 3 4 77 6 711
Hungary A Sávolt 3 5 3 Q France C Saulnier 3 4 3
United States P Goldstein 5 4 4 3 Sweden M Norman 6 6 6
3 Sweden M Norman 7 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Spain A Corretja 77 6 6
Thailand P Srichaphan 62 0 0 8 Spain A Corretja 6 77 6
Switzerland M Rosset 6 6 6 Switzerland M Rosset 3 64 3
Q Germany C Vinck 4 1 4 8 Spain A Corretja 64 3 6 4
Czech Republic S Doseděl 77 6 6 Spain C Moyá 77 6 4 6
Spain F Clavet 63 4 1 Czech Republic S Doseděl 3 6 5 2
Spain C Moyá 6 6 7 Spain C Moyá 6 4 7 6
Sweden M Tillström 4 2 5 Spain C Moyá 77 79 1 66 2
United States T Martin 6 6 1 6 United States T Martin 63 67 6 78 6
United States V Spadea 4 1 6 2 United States T Martin 6 6 6
United States M Chang 6 3 6 6 United States M Chang 4 2 4
Q Israel H Levy 2 6 4 4 United States T Martin 77 6 6
United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 6 10 France C Pioline 65 3 2
Sweden M Gustafsson 1 2 4 United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 6 4 66 3
Armenia S Sargsian 3 3 1 10 France C Pioline 64 3 6 78 6
10 France C Pioline 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Australia M Philippoussis 6 6 6
Spain A Portas 3 2 3 15 Australia M Philippoussis 4 4 4
United States J-M Gambill 5 5 6 6 6 United States J-M Gambill 6 6 6
WC United States M Fish 7 7 4 3 2 United States J-M Gambill 6 3 65 61
Sweden T Johansson 77 77 6 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 77 77
Croatia I Ljubičić 61 65 3 Sweden T Johansson 6 77 6
Spain G Blanco 77 2 6 1 77 Spain G Blanco 4 64 2
Australia P Rafter 63 6 3 6 65 Sweden T Johansson 6 67 6 6
Germany D Prinosil 5 4 4 Q Australia W Arthurs 4 79 3 4
Q Belgium X Malisse 7 6 6 Q Belgium X Malisse 64 6 3 62
Switzerland G Bastl 6 4 3 2 Australia R Fromberg 77 4 6 77
Australia R Fromberg 4 6 6 6 Australia R Fromberg 63 6 3 6 3
Australia J Stoltenberg 6 6 6 Q Australia W Arthurs 77 1 6 3 6
Q Netherlands J Siemerink 0 4 1 Australia J Stoltenberg 6 62 4 4
Q Australia W Arthurs 4 6 77 77 Q Australia W Arthurs 2 77 6 6
2 Brazil G Kuerten 6 3 64 61
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