title: 2000 Mercedes Cup – Singles
text: # 2000 Mercedes Cup – Singles
  
  Magnus Norman was the defending champion, but lost to Daniel Elsner in the second round.
  
  Franco Squillari won the title, defeating Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Magnus Norman (second round)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  * Marat Safin (second round)
  * Younes El Aynaoui (second round)
  * Franco Squillari (champion)
  * Tommy Haas (second round, retired)
  * Karim Alami (second round)
  * Dominik Hrbatý (first 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WC | Daniel Elsner | $6^6$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Franco Squillari | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Franco Squillari | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | 5 | Franco Squillari | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Gastón Gaudio | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Andrew Ilie | 2 | 4 | | Gastón Gaudio | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Gastón Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Phau | 2 | 2 | | 1 | M Norman | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Clavet | 4 | 6 | 3 | WC | D Elsner | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Elsner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | D Elsner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Novák | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | M Hantschk | 1 | 2 | | | F Meligeni | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák | 6 | 7 | | | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | D Hrbatý | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | D Elsner | $6^6$ | $6^5$ |
  | 4 | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Squillari | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
  | WC | C Vinck | 1 | $6^8$ | | 4 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Doseděl | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | J Hernych | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | F Squillari | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | Q | M-K Goellner | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | F González | 1 | 3 | | 5 | F Squillari | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | F Squillari | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | T Haas | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Miketa | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | T Haas | 5 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Schüttler | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | F Vicente | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | R Schüttler | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | | H Arazi | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | A Ilie | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | A Ilie | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pavel | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | M Safin | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Safin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Ilie | 2 | 4 |
  | 7 | K Alami | 0 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 |
  | | F Jonsson | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | 7 | K Alami | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | J Díaz | 2 | 5 | | | G Gaudio | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | G Gaudio | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | G Gaudio | 6 | $7^7$ | | | |
  | | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 1 | $6^3$ | | | |
  | Q | B Karbacher | 3 | 2 | | | A Medvedev | $6^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | J Boutter | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  