The 2000 Generali Ladies Linz was the 2000 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz women's tennis tournament. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 October until 22 October 2000 at the Design Center in Linz, Austria. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. It was Davenport's 29th WTA singles title, and third title of the year.
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo / Chanda Rubin defeated Ai Sugiyama / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–4. It was Mauresmo's 1st WTA doubles title. It was Rubin's 10th WTA doubles title, and second of the year. This was their first and only doubles title together as a pair. This was also Rubin's final WTA doubles title.
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles195137884925111.756.7541 Doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465 * per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Rank SeedLindsay Davenport 2 1Venus Williams 3 2Monica Seles53 Nathalie Tauziat 7 4 Chanda Rubin 14 5 Amélie Mauresmo 15 6 Elena Dementieva 19 7 Silvija Talaja 22 8 Patty Schnyder 24 9 Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Iva Majoli Sylvia Plischke Patricia Wartusch
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Denisa Chládková Karina Habšudová Amanda Hopmans Henrieta Nagyová The following players received entry as lucky losers: Silvia Farina Elia Tatiana Panova
Withdrawals
Before the tournament Monica Seles → replaced by Silvia Farina Elia Lisa Raymond → replaced by Tatiana Panova
During the tournament Cara Black (Personal issues)
Retirements Barbara Schett (Right toe infection) Tatiana Panova (Shoulder injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank SeedAi SugiyamaNathalie Tauziat111Cara BlackElena Likhovtseva382Nicole ArendtManon Bollegraf513Barbara SchettCaroline Vis554 Rankings are as of 9 October 2000.
Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Daniela Kix / Jenny Zika
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Anne Kremer / Henrieta Nagyová
The following pair received entry as lucky losers: Sybille Bammer / Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith
References
External links WTA tournament draws ITF tournament draws