title: 2000 Faber Grand Prix – Singles
text: # 2000 Faber Grand Prix – Singles
  
  Jana Novotná was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.
  
  Serena Williams won the title by defeating Denisa Chládková 6–1, 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Serena Williams (champion)
  * Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  * Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  * Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  * Anke Huber (first round)
  * Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)
  * Silvija Talaja (first round)
  * Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Denisa Chládková | 1 | 1 |
  | | Denisa Chládková | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | Denisa Chládková | 1 | 1 |
  | | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | S Appelmans | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Müller | 4 | 2 | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G León García | 0 | 1 | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 6 | Q | S Jeyaseelan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Sandu | 2 | $6^1$ | 8 | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | T Pisnik | $7^7$ | 6 | LL | T Pisnik | d | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Farina | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | K Hrdličková | 3 | 0 | | | | | | A Smashnova | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | A Smashnova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Habšudová | 3 | $6^5$ | 6 | R Dragomir | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | R Dragomir | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | S Talaja | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kremer | 7 | 6 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Oremans | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Spîrlea | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Kremer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | D Chládková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | A Hopmans | 4 | 6 | 3 | | D Chládková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Chládková | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ |
  | 5 | A Huber | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | AG Sidot | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ |
  | | K Clijsters | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | K Clijsters | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Cocheteux | 2 | 3 | | | AG Sidot | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | AG Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | AG Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Zvereva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | K Boogert | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Boogert | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  