title: 2000 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles
text: # 2000 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles
  
  Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but did not participate.
  
  Michael Chang won the title after Jan-Michael Gambill retired at the end of the second set of the final due to knee and ankle sprains.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Andre Agassi (withdrew due to back injury)
  * Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  * Marcelo Ríos (first round, defaulted)
  * Michael Chang (champion)
  * Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  * Jan-Michael Gambill (final, retired)
  * Andrew Ilie (first round)
  * Arnaud Clément (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Arnaud Clément | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Jan-Michael Gambill | $7^7$ | 3 | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | Michael Chang | $6^2$ | 6 | 0 |
  | 4 | Michael Chang | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Michael Chang | $6^2$ | 6 | 0 |
  | | Justin Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | LL | L Roux | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Dent | 4 | 6 | 3 | LL | L Roux | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Saulnier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | LL | L Roux | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Draper | 4 | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Godwin | 6 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | Q | N Godwin | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ondruska | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Clément | 6 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | M Ríos | $3^d$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J-M Gambill | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | G Motomura | 5 | | | Q | G Motomura | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Bryan | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | H Levy | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Tieleman | 6 | 6 | | | L Tieleman | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Mamiit | 3 | 2 | | 6 | J-M Gambill | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J-M Gambill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Dupuis | 2 | 2 | | 5 | W Ferreira | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | P Srichaphan | $6^1$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Lareau | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | W Ferreira | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | | K Ullyett | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  | | R Agénor | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | K Ullyett | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Kilderry | 4 | 2 | | 4 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | A Ilie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 0 |
  | LL | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | LL | A O'Brien | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Manta | 6 | 1 | 4 | | P Goldstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Goldstein | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Goldstein | $0^r$ | | | | | | |
  | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | J Sekulov | 3 | 3 | | | J Gimelstob | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | S Humphries | 5 | $6^2$ | | 2/WC | M Philippoussis | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2/WC | M Philippoussis | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  