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Singles, Men

Date	19 – 28 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	New South Wales Tennis Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	64 from 32 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

Pete Sampras had been the top player in the world for over 6 years, but had not played as well in 2000, and did not enter the Olympic tournament, which was marked by most of the seeded players losing early on. The final matched Germany’s Tommy Haas and Russia’s Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Kafelnikov had a good record in Australia, having won the 1999 Australian Open and losing in the final of that event earlier in 2000. The final match was the longest ever Olympic final, taking 3 hours and 35 minutes for Kafelnikov to prevail, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Pos	Nr	Player	NOC
1	–	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	Gold
2	–	Tommy Haas	GER	Silver
3	–	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA	Bronze
4	–	Roger Federer	SUI
=5	–	Juan Carlos Ferrero	ESP
=5	–	Karim Alami	MAR
=5	–	Max Mirny	BLR
=5	–	Guga Kuerten	BRA
=9	–	Álex Corretja	ESP
=9	–	Daniel Nestor	CAN
=9	–	Fabrice Santoro	FRA
=9	–	Ivan Ljubičić	CRO
=9	–	Magnus Norman	SWE
=9	–	Mariano Zabaleta	ARG
=9	–	Mark Philippoussis	AUS
=9	–	Mikael Tillström	SWE
=17	–	Andreas Vinciguerra	SWE
=17	–	Arnaud Clément	FRA
=17	–	Fernando Vicente	ESP
=17	–	Gianluca Pozzi	ITA
=17	–	Jeff Tarango	USA
=17	–	Jiří Vaněk	CZE
=17	–	Juan Ignacio Chela	ARG
=17	–	Karol Kučera	SVK
=17	–	Kevin Ullyett	ZIM
=17	–	Kristian Pless	DEN
=17	–	Nicolás Massú	CHI
=17	–	Paradorn Srichaphan	THA
=17	–	Pat Rafter	AUS
=17	–	Rainer Schüttler	GER
=17	–	Sébastien Lareau	CAN
=17	–	Uladzimir Valuchkou	BLR
=33	–	Albert Costa	ESP
=33	–	Andrei Pavel	ROU
=33	–	Andrew Ilie	AUS
=33	–	Attila Sávolt	HUN
=33	–	Barry Cowan	GBR
=33	–	Christian Ruud	NOR
=33	–	Christophe Pognon	BEN
=33	–	David Prinosil	GER
=33	–	Diego Camacho	BOL
=33	–	Dominik Hrbatý	SVK
=33	–	Franco Squillari	ARG
=33	–	Gastón Gaudio	ARG
=33	–	Goran Ivanišević	CRO
=33	–	Greg Rusedski	GBR
=33	–	Jiří Novák	CZE
=33	–	Juan Antonio Marín	CRC
=33	–	Leander Paes	IND
=33	–	Lee Hyeong-Taek	KOR
=33	–	Lleyton Hewitt	AUS
=33	–	Marat Safin	RUS
=33	–	Marcelo Ríos	CHI
=33	–	Michael Chang	USA
=33	–	Nicolas Escudé	FRA
=33	–	Nicolas Kiefer	GER
=33	–	Sargis Sargsyan	ARM
=33	–	Slava Doseděl	CZE
=33	–	Thomas Johansson	SWE
=33	–	Tim Henman	GBR
=33	–	Todd Martin	USA
=33	–	Vince Spadea	USA
=33	–	Wayne Black	ZIM
=33	–	Wayne Ferreira	RSA

Round One (19 – 20 September 2000 — 11:00)

Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match #1	Fabrice Santoro	FRA		Marat Safin	RUS	1	1-6, 6-1, 6-4
Match #2	Fernando Vicente	ESP		Andrew Ilie	AUS		6-3, 6-3
Match #3	Gianluca Pozzi	ITA		Jiří Novák	CZE		6-1, 6-2
Match #4	Karim Alami	MAR		Franco Squillari	ARG	10	6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Match #5	Sébastien Lareau	CAN	ITF	Michael Chang	USA	16	7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Match #6	Mikael Tillström	SWE	A	Leander Paes	IND	ITF	6-2, 6-4
Match #7	Roger Federer	SUI		David Prinosil	GER		6-2, 6-2
Match #8	Karol Kučera	SVK		Tim Henman	GBR	7	6-3, 6-2
Match #9	Max Mirny	BLR		Lleyton Hewitt	AUS	4	6-3, 6-3
Match #10	Jiří Vaněk	CZE		Wayne Black	ZIM	A	5-7, 6-1, 6-1
Match #11	Jeff Tarango	USA		Diego Camacho	BOL	WC	6-0, 6-1
Match #12	Mariano Zabaleta	ARG		Marcelo Ríos	CHI	12	6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 7-5
Match #13	Tommy Haas	GER		Wayne Ferreira	RSA	14	7-5, 6-2
Match #14	Andreas Vinciguerra	SWE		Christian Ruud	NOR		6-2, 6-4
Match #15	Arnaud Clément	FRA		Greg Rusedski	GBR		6-2, 6-3
Match #16	Álex Corretja	ESP	6	Goran Ivanišević	CRO		7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2)
Match #17	Juan Carlos Ferrero	ESP	8	Lee Hyeong-Taek	KOR	A	6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
Match #18	Nicolás Massú	CHI		Slava Doseděl	CZE		6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Match #19	Daniel Nestor	CAN	A	Barry Cowan	GBR	A	5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Match #20	Pat Rafter	AUS	13	Vince Spadea	USA		6-4, 6-3
Match #21	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA		Nicolas Kiefer	GER	9	6-4, 6-3
Match #22	Uladzimir Valuchkou	BLR		Gastón Gaudio	ARG		7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-1
Match #23	Paradorn Srichaphan	THA	ITF	Attila Sávolt	HUN	ITF	6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Match #24	Magnus Norman	SWE	3	Andrei Pavel	ROU		6-7 (–-1), 6-3, 10-8
Match #25	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	5	Juan Antonio Marín	CRC	ITF	6-0, 6-1
Match #26	Juan Ignacio Chela	ARG		Nicolas Escudé	FRA		6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-1
Match #27	Kristian Pless	DEN	ITF	Sargis Sargsyan	ARM		6-3, 6-4
Match #28	Mark Philippoussis	AUS	11	Thomas Johansson	SWE		7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Match #29	Kevin Ullyett	ZIM	A	Albert Costa	ESP	15	6-3, 3-6, 11-9
Match #30	Ivan Ljubičić	CRO		Dominik Hrbatý	SVK		6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Match #31	Rainer Schüttler	GER		Todd Martin	USA		6-2, 6-0
Match #32	Guga Kuerten	BRA	2	Christophe Pognon	BEN	WC	6-1, 6-1

Round Two (21 – 22 September 2000 — 11:00)

Winner of each match advanced to round three.

Match #1	Fabrice Santoro	FRA		Fernando Vicente	ESP		6-1, 6-7 (–-2), 7-5
Match #2	Karim Alami	MAR		Gianluca Pozzi	ITA		6-2, 4-6, 8-6
Match #3	Mikael Tillström	SWE	A	Sébastien Lareau	CAN	ITF	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Match #4	Roger Federer	SUI		Karol Kučera	SVK		6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Match #5	Max Mirny	BLR		Jiří Vaněk	CZE		6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 11-9
Match #6	Mariano Zabaleta	ARG		Jeff Tarango	USA		6-2, 6-3
Match #7	Tommy Haas	GER		Andreas Vinciguerra	SWE		4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Match #8	Álex Corretja	ESP	6	Arnaud Clément	FRA		6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4
Match #9	Juan Carlos Ferrero	ESP	8	Nicolás Massú	CHI		6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Match #10	Daniel Nestor	CAN	A	Pat Rafter	AUS	13	7-5, 7-6 (–-4)
Match #11	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA		Uladzimir Valuchkou	BLR		6-2, 6-2
Match #12	Magnus Norman	SWE	3	Paradorn Srichaphan	THA	ITF	7-5, 6-2
Match #13	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	5	Juan Ignacio Chela	ARG		7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Match #14	Mark Philippoussis	AUS	11	Kristian Pless	DEN	ITF	6-4, 6-4
Match #15	Ivan Ljubičić	CRO		Kevin Ullyett	ZIM	A	6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Match #16	Guga Kuerten	BRA	2	Rainer Schüttler	GER		6-4, 6-4

Round Three (23 – 24 September 2000 — 11:45)

Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match #1	Karim Alami	MAR		Fabrice Santoro	FRA		6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Match #2	Roger Federer	SUI		Mikael Tillström	SWE	A	6-1, 6-2
Match #3	Max Mirny	BLR		Mariano Zabaleta	ARG		7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Match #4	Tommy Haas	GER		Álex Corretja	ESP	6	7-6 (9-7), 6-3
Match #5	Juan Carlos Ferrero	ESP	8	Daniel Nestor	CAN	A	7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Match #6	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA		Magnus Norman	SWE	3	7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (–-2)
Match #7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	5	Mark Philippoussis	AUS	11	7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Match #8	Guga Kuerten	BRA	2	Ivan Ljubičić	CRO		7-6 (7-2), 6-3

Quarter-Finals (25 September 2000 — 11:00)

Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match #1	Roger Federer	SUI		Karim Alami	MAR		7-6 (7-2), 6-1
Match #2	Tommy Haas	GER		Max Mirny	BLR		4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Match #3	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA		Juan Carlos Ferrero	ESP	8	6-2, 6-1
Match #4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	5	Guga Kuerten	BRA	2	6-4, 7-5

Semi-Finals (26 September 2000 — 11:00)

Winner of each match advanced to the final.

Match #1	Tommy Haas	GER		Roger Federer	SUI		6-3, 6-2
Match #2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	5	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA		6-4, 6-4

Final Round (27 – 28 September 2000)

Match 1/2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	RUS	5	Tommy Haas	GER		7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Match 3/4	Arnaud Di Pasquale	FRA		Roger Federer	SUI		7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-9), 6-3