title: 2000 Ericsson Open – Men's singles
text: # 2000 Ericsson Open – Men's singles
  
  Pete Sampras defeated Gustavo Kuerten in the final, 6–1, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)},$ $7–6^{(10–8)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 Miami Open.
  
  Richard Krajicek was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Andre Agassi (semifinals)
  * Pete Sampras (champion)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
  * Nicolas Kiefer (second round)
  * Magnus Norman (third round)
  * Gustavo Kuerten (final)
  * Thomas Enqvist (fourth round, withdrew)
  * Marcelo Ríos (fourth round)
  * Nicolás Lapentti (quarterfinals)
  * Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  * Cédric Pioline (third round)
  * Álex Corretja (second round)
  * Álbert Costa (second round)
  * Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  * Patrick Rafter (fourth round)
  * Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  * Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
  * Sébastien Grosjean (third round)
  * Tommy Haas (third round)
  * Dominik Hrbatý (fourth round)
  * Stefan Koubek (second round)
  * Mark Philippoussis (fourth round)
  * Mariano Zabaleta (third round)
  * Félix Mantilla (third round)
  * Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
  * Nicolas Escudé (third round)
  * Karim Alami (second round)
  * Vincent Spadea (second round)
  * Hicham Arazi (second round)
  * Fernando Meligeni (third round)
  * Fabrice Santoro (second round)
  * Marat Safin (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
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  | 1 | Andre Agassi | 7 | 1 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Tim Henman | 5 | 6 | $6^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Tim Henman | 5 | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 1 | Andre Agassi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 1 | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Gustavo Kuerten | 1 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $6^8$ | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | |
  | | Jan-Michael Gambill | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ |
  | 14 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | $7^7$ | | 14 | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | $6^3$ | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Vicente | 4 | 0 | | WC | A Roddick | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Pavel | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavel | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 31 | F Santoro | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 18 | S Grosjean | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | S Schalken | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Hipfl | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 18 | S Grosjean | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Mirnyi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Tillström | 1 | 6 | 4 | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Rosset | 7 | 3 | $6^5$ | Q | A Calleri | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Calleri | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | R Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 23 | M Zabaleta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Gimelstob | 5 | 3 | | | R Federer | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 23 | M Zabaleta | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Henman | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 1 | 6 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | 26 | N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | W Arthurs | 7 | 6 | | Q | W Arthurs | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Clavet | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 26 | N Escudé | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | J A Marín | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | M Chang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 4 | N Kiefer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tarango | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fromberg | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | R Fromberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | W Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Damm | 6 | 1 | 4 | | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 29 | H Arazi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 20 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Rochus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Rochus | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Squillari | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 20 | D Hrbatý | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
  | Q | M Kratochvil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Kratochvil | $6^2$ | $6^8$ | | | | | |
  | | J van Lottum | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Kratochvil | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | Á Costa | 6 | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 12 | Á Corretja | $7^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | J Novák | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Novák | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | G Pozzi | 0 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | G Pozzi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | J Björkman | 6 | $6^3$ | 3 | Q | G Pozzi | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 21 | S Koubek | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Pozzi | 4 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 28 | V Spadea | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Prinosil | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Ivanišević | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | C Woodruff | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Clément | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Clément | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | G Kuerten | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 5 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Massú | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | N Massú | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Di Pasquale | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | M Norman | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Doseděl | 4 | 1 | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 27 | K Alami | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-M Gambill | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | M Philippoussis | 2 | $7^8$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 22 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Saulnier | 4 | 6 | 7 | Q | C Saulnier | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 22 | M Philippoussis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | A Berasategui | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 11 | C Pioline | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | |
  | Q | W Black | 6 | 6 | | Q | W Black | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | C Pioline | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 14 | L Hewitt | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Gumy | 3 | 3 | | | G Gaudio | $6^4$ | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | M Fish | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 19 | T Haas | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 4 | 6 | $1^r$ | WC | M Fish | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 19 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 30 | F Meligeni | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Goldstein | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Goldstein | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ruud | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 30 | F Meligeni | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | G Cañas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | I Ljubičić | 4 | 5 | | | G Cañas | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Courier | 6 | 3 | 7 | | J Courier | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Nalbandian | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | G Bastl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Bastl | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | Q | T Ketola | 4 | 4 | | | G Bastl | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 25 | J C Ferrero | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | N Lapentti | w/o |
  | | | | | | 24 | F Mantilla | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Vacek | 4 | 2 | | | J Golmard | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Golmard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 24 | F Mantilla | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | N Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | Q | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | Q | X Malisse | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | 16 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 3 | 5 | | B Black | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | B Black | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | | A Medvedev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 17 | G Rusedski | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | A Ilie | 5 | 2 | | A Medvedev | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 17 | G Rusedski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | G Rusedski | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 32 | M Safin | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | WC | A Vinciguerra | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kučera | 1 | 3 | | | | | | WC | A Vinciguerra | 7 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | J A Viloca | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | C Moyà | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  