2000 Wimbledon Championships
2000 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 26 June – 9 July |
Edition | 114th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
Prize money | £8,056,480 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Pete Sampras | |
Women's singles | |
Venus Williams | |
Men's doubles | |
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde | |
Women's doubles | |
Serena Williams / Venus Williams | |
Mixed doubles | |
Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po | |
Boys' singles | |
Nicolas Mahut | |
Girls' singles | |
María Emilia Salerni | |
Boys' doubles | |
Dominique Coene / Kristof Vliegen | |
Girls' doubles | |
Ioana Gașpar / Tatiana Perebiynis |
The 2000 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 26 June to 9 July 2000. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Pete Sampras won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Pat Rafter in the final. It was also his last Wimbledon title. Lindsay Davenport was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Venus Williams in the women's final. It was the first of five Wimbledon titles for Venus Williams.
Millennium celebrations
In order to celebrate the millennium, the All England Club invited all surviving singles champions, any player that had appeared in two or more singles finals without winning the championship, and any player who had won four or more doubles titles, to a presentation ceremony on
Prize money
The total prize money for 2000 championships was £8,056,480. The winner of the men's title earned £477,500 while the women's singles champion earned £430,000.[4][5]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's singles | £477,500 | £238,750 | £119,380 | £62,080 | £33,420 | £19,330 | £11,700 | £7,160 |
Women's singles | £430,000 | £215,000 | £101,470 | £52,760 | £28,410 | £15,460 | £9,360 | £5,730 |
Men's doubles * | £195,630 | — | ||||||
Women's doubles * | £176,070 | — | ||||||
Mixed doubles * | £83,100 | — |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter, 6–7(10-12), 7–6(7-5), 6–4, 6–2 [6]
- It was Sampras's 2nd title of the year, and his 63rd overall. It was his 13th career Grand Slam title (a record until Roger Federer surpassed him in 2009), and his 7th (and last) Wimbledon title (a record, tied with William Renshaw, and subsequently surpassed by Federer in 2017)
Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–3, 7–6(7-3) [7]
- It was Williams's 1st title of the year, and her 10th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Paul Haarhuis / Sandon Stolle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 [8]
Women's doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–2 [9]
Mixed doubles
Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po defeated Lleyton Hewitt / Kim Clijsters, 6–4, 7–6(7-3) [10]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Nicolas Mahut defeated Mario Ančić, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 [11]
Girls' singles
María Emilia Salerni defeated Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 7–5 [12]
Boys' doubles
Dominique Coene / Kristof Vliegen defeated Andrew Banks / Benjamin Riby, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 [13]
Girls' doubles
Ioana Gașpar / Tatiana Perebiynis defeated Dája Bedáňová / María Emilia Salerni, 7–6(7-2), 6–3 [14]
Singles players
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
Singles seeds
References
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