| | Event type
Singles, Women
| Date | 17 – 24 September 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | State Sports Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Participants | 64 from 33 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin qualifying pools, followed by single-elimination tournament. Top 16 seeded directly into single-elimination. | |
By now the Olympic women’s singles was essentially a Chinese national championship, consisting of the three players representing China, and numerous other Chinese-born players who were competing for other nations. Seven of the eight quarterfinalists were born in China. The final came down to 1999 World Champion Wang Nan against her doubles partner Li Ju, with whom she had won the 1999 World doubles title, and earlier in the week, the Olympic gold medal. It was an extremely close match, going to five games, with Wang prevailing 21-18 in the final game. Wang had been close to elimination in the quarter-finals against her former countrywomen, Li Jia Wei, who now competed for Singapore. She was down 2-1 in games, and narrowly won the fourth, 23-21. Another Singapore player, Jing Jun Hong, placed fourth, missing out on a $145,000 bonus offered to any Singapore athlete to the nation’s first Olympic medal since 1960.
Preliminary Round (17 – 19 September 2000)
Group A (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lijuan Geng |  CAN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 80 | |||
| 2 | Shirley Zhou |  AUS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 138 | |||
| 3 | Nanthana Komwong |  THA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 141 |
| Match #1 | Lijuan Geng | CAN | 3 – 0 21-17, 21-13, 21-15 | Shirley Zhou | AUS |
| Match #2 | Shirley Zhou | AUS | 3 – 1 15-21, 21-18, 21-17, 21-19 | Nanthana Komwong | THA |
| Match #3 | Lijuan Geng | CAN | 3 – 0 21-12, 21-10, 21-13 | Nanthana Komwong | THA |
Group B (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Csilla Bátorfi |  HUN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 143 | 92 | |||
| 2 | Jasna Reed |  USA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 128 | |||
| 3 | Bose Kaffo |  NGR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Csilla Bátorfi | HUN | 3 – 0 21-17, 21-9, 21-9 | Bose Kaffo | NGR |
| Match #2 | Csilla Bátorfi | HUN | 3 – 1 17-21, 21-14, 21-12, 21-10 | Jasna Reed | USA |
| Match #3 | Jasna Reed | USA | 3 – 0 21-17, 21-15, 21-16 | Bose Kaffo | NGR |
Group C (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Eun-Sil |  KOR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 75 | |||
| 2 | Wen Xiao Wang | CAN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 118 | |||
| 3 | Tawny Banh | USA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 128 |
| Match #1 | Lee Eun-Sil | KOR | 3 – 0 21-7, 21-8, 21-17 | Tawny Banh | USA |
| Match #2 | Wen Xiao Wang | CAN | 3 – 0 21-15, 22-20, 22-20 | Tawny Banh | USA |
| Match #3 | Lee Eun-Sil | KOR | 3 – 0 21-18, 21-12, 21-13 | Wen Xiao Wang | CAN |
Group D (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun Gao | USA | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 73 | |||
| 2 | Andrea Bakula |  CRO | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 140 | 160 | |||
| 3 | Stella Zhou | AUS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 132 | 165 |
| Match #1 | Andrea Bakula | CRO | 3 – 2 21-18, 20-22, 19-21, 21-18, 21-18 | Stella Zhou | AUS |
| Match #2 | Jun Gao | USA | 3 – 0 21-12, 21-10, 21-13 | Stella Zhou | AUS |
| Match #3 | Jun Gao | USA | 3 – 0 21-18, 21-15, 21-5 | Andrea Bakula | CRO |
Group E (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xu Jing |  TPE | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 77 | |||
| 2 | Zita Molnár | HUN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 95 | |||
| 3 | Aida Steshenko |  TKM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Xu Jing | TPE | 3 – 0 21-18, 21-17, 21-11 | Zita Molnár | HUN |
| Match #2 | Zita Molnár | HUN | 3 – 0 21-8, 21-10, 21-14 | Aida Steshenko | TKM |
| Match #3 | Xu Jing | TPE | 3 – 0 21-11, 21-9, 21-11 | Aida Steshenko | TKM |
Group F (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rinko Sakata |  JPN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 164 | 130 | |||
| 2 | Miao Miao | AUS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 122 | |||
| 3 | Funke Oshonaike | NGR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 137 | 165 |
| Match #1 | Rinko Sakata | JPN | 3 – 2 18-21, 21-15, 18-21, 21-8, 21-15 | Funke Oshonaike | NGR |
| Match #2 | Rinko Sakata | JPN | 3 – 0 21-11, 23-21, 21-18 | Miao Miao | AUS |
| Match #3 | Miao Miao | AUS | 3 – 0 21-19, 21-16, 24-22 | Funke Oshonaike | NGR |
Group G (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jing Jun Hong |  SGP | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 65 | |||
| 2 | Karen Li |  NZL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 103 | |||
| 3 | Sofija Tepes |  CHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP | 3 – 0 21-9, 21-13, 21-12 | Karen Li | NZL |
| Match #2 | Karen Li | NZL | 3 – 0 21-12, 21-12, 21-16 | Sofija Tepes | CHI |
| Match #3 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP | 3 – 0 21-7, 21-15, 21-9 | Sofija Tepes | CHI |
Group H (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Jia |  AUT | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 91 | |||
| 2 | Eldijana Aganović | CRO | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 112 | |||
| 3 | Marisel Ramírez |  CUB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Eldijana Aganović | CRO | 3 – 0 21-13, 21-9, 21-8 | Marisel Ramírez | CUB |
| Match #2 | Liu Jia | AUT | 3 – 0 21-6, 21-16, 21-12 | Marisel Ramírez | CUB |
| Match #3 | Liu Jia | AUT | 3 – 1 21-17, 19-21, 21-12, 21-7 | Eldijana Aganović | CRO |
Group I (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chunli Li | NZL | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 79 | |||
| 2 | Rūta Garkauskaitė |  LTU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 145 | |||
| 3 | Berta Rodríguez | CHI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 145 |
| Match #1 | Chunli Li | NZL | 3 – 1 18-21, 21-17, 21-9, 21-8 | Rūta Garkauskaitė | LTU |
| Match #2 | Rūta Garkauskaitė | LTU | 3 – 1 21-18, 21-13, 19-21, 21-12 | Berta Rodríguez | CHI |
| Match #3 | Chunli Li | NZL | 3 – 0 21-7, 21-4, 21-13 | Berta Rodríguez | CHI |
Group J (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otilia Bădescu |  ROU | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 109 | |||
| 2 | Oksana Kushch |  RUS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 149 | 140 | |||
| 3 | Lígia da Silva |  BRA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 143 |
| Match #1 | Otilia Bădescu | ROU | 3 – 0 21-8, 21-16, 21-16 | Lígia da Silva | BRA |
| Match #2 | Otilia Bădescu | ROU | 3 – 1 21-16, 18-21, 21-18, 21-14 | Oksana Kushch | RUS |
| Match #3 | Oksana Kushch | RUS | 3 – 1 17-21, 21-10, 21-13, 21-15 | Lígia da Silva | BRA |
Group K (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming | TPE | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 80 | |||
| 2 | Olena Kovtun |  UKR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 95 | |||
| 3 | Fabiola Ramos |  VEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 131 |
| Match #1 | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming | TPE | 3 – 0 21-10, 21-18, 21-10 | Olena Kovtun | UKR |
| Match #2 | Olena Kovtun | UKR | 3 – 0 21-8, 21-9, 21-15 | Fabiola Ramos | VEN |
| Match #3 | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming | TPE | 3 – 0 26-24, 21-9, 21-9 | Fabiola Ramos | VEN |
Group L (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Boileau |  FRA | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 80 | |||
| 2 | Veranika Paulovich |  BLR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 111 | |||
| 3 | Poulomi Ghatak |  IND | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Veranika Paulovich | BLR | 3 – 0 21-14, 21-17, 21-16 | Poulomi Ghatak | IND |
| Match #2 | Anne Boileau | FRA | 3 – 0 21-12, 21-9, 21-9 | Poulomi Ghatak | IND |
| Match #3 | Anne Boileau | FRA | 3 – 0 21-15, 21-15, 22-20 | Veranika Paulovich | BLR |
Group M (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galina Melnik | RUS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 162 | 127 | |||
| 2 | Wong Ching |  HKG | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 158 | 141 | |||
| 3 | Shaimaa Abdul Aziz |  EGY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Galina Melnik | RUS | 3 – 2 16-21, 20-22, 21-19, 21-16, 21-17 | Wong Ching | HKG |
| Match #2 | Galina Melnik | RUS | 3 – 0 21-6, 21-11, 21-15 | Shaimaa Abdul Aziz | EGY |
| Match #3 | Wong Ching | HKG | 3 – 0 21-19, 21-12, 21-11 | Shaimaa Abdul Aziz | EGY |
Group N (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Palina | RUS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 90 | |||
| 2 | Song Ah Sim | HKG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 103 | |||
| 3 | Mary Musoke |  UGA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Irina Palina | RUS | 3 – 0 21-9, 21-9, 21-18 | Mary Musoke | UGA |
| Match #2 | Irina Palina | RUS | 3 – 0 22-20, 21-12, 24-22 | Song Ah Sim | HKG |
| Match #3 | Song Ah Sim | HKG | 3 – 0 21-16, 21-9, 21-11 | Mary Musoke | UGA |
Group O (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Åsa Svensson |  SWE | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 99 | |||
| 2 | Viktoryia Paulovich | BLR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 111 | |||
| 3 | Shahira El-Alfy | EGY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Åsa Svensson | SWE | 3 – 1 21-16, 21-17, 16-21, 21-16 | Viktoryia Paulovich | BLR |
| Match #2 | Viktoryia Paulovich | BLR | 3 – 0 21-7, 21-12, 21-13 | Shahira El-Alfy | EGY |
| Match #3 | Åsa Svensson | SWE | 3 – 0 21-12, 21-6, 21-11 | Shahira El-Alfy | EGY |
Group P (17 – 19 September 2000)
Winner in each group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games For | GA | Points For | PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Svensson | SWE | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 156 | 111 | |||
| 2 | Tatsiana Kostromina | BLR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 142 | 129 | |||
| 3 | Tatiana Al-Najar |  JOR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 126 |
| Match #1 | Tatsiana Kostromina | BLR | 3 – 0 21-10, 21-14, 21-12 | Tatiana Al-Najar | JOR |
| Match #2 | Marie Svensson | SWE | 3 – 0 21-15, 21-11, 21-6 | Tatiana Al-Najar | JOR |
| Match #3 | Marie Svensson | SWE | 3 – 2 21-6, 15-21, 15-21, 21-19, 21-12 | Tatsiana Kostromina | BLR |
Round One (20 September 2000)
Winner of each match advanced to next round.
| Match #1 | Wang Nan |  CHN | 3 – 0 21-17, 21-15, 21-9 | Chunli Li | NZL |
| Match #2 | Li Jia Wei | SGP | 3 – 1 21-13, 21-17, 18-21, 21-10 | Liu Jia | AUT |
| Match #3 | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming | TPE | 3 – 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-21, 21-9, 21-10 | Jie Schöpp |  GER |
| Match #4 | Chire Koyama | JPN | 3 – 0 21-10, 24-22, 21-14 | Lee Eun-Sil | KOR |
| Match #5 | Qianhong Gotsch | GER | 3 – 0 21-14, 21-16, 21-15 | Rinko Sakata | JPN |
| Match #6 | Seok Eun-Mi | KOR | 3 – 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-21, 21-10, 23-21 | Otilia Bădescu | ROU |
| Match #7 | Krisztina Tóth | HUN | 3 – 0 21-15, 21-16, 21-7 | Irina Palina | RUS |
| Match #8 | Chen Jing | TPE | 3 – 0 25-23, 21-6, 22-20 | Marie Svensson | SWE |
| Match #9 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP | 3 – 0 21-16, 21-18, 21-7 | Sun Jin | CHN |
| Match #10 | Lijuan Geng | CAN | 3 – 2 18-21, 21-19, 21-23, 29-27, 21-14 | Tamara Boroš | CRO |
| Match #11 | Mihaela Șteff | ROU | 3 – 0 21-15, 21-12, 21-18 | Anne Boileau | FRA |
| Match #12 | Åsa Svensson | SWE | 3 – 2 21-18, 21-13, 18-21, 19-21, 21-18 | Jing Tian-Zörner | GER |
| Match #13 | Yu Ji-Hye | KOR | 3 – 1 21-17, 15-21, 21-15, 21-10 | Jun Gao | USA |
| Match #14 | An Konishi | JPN | 3 – 0 21-15, 21-12, 21-15 | Xu Jing | TPE |
| Match #15 | Xia Lian Ni |  LUX | 3 – 2 24-22, 21-10, 19-21, 21-23, 21-14 | Csilla Bátorfi | HUN |
| Match #16 | Li Ju | CHN | 3 – 2 14-21, 21-17, 20-22, 21-18, 21-13 | Galina Melnik | RUS |
Round Two (21 September 2000)
| Match #1 | Wang Nan | CHN | 3 – 2 18-21, 21-18, 19-21, 23-21, 21-16 | Li Jia Wei | SGP |
| Match #2 | Chire Koyama | JPN | 3 – 2 24-26, 20-22, 21-6, 21-9, 21-15 | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming | TPE |
| Match #3 | Qianhong Gotsch | GER | 3 – 2 17-21, 21-17, 19-21, 21-17, 21-19 | Seok Eun-Mi | KOR |
| Match #4 | Chen Jing | TPE | 3 – 0 21-14, 21-9, 21-14 | Krisztina Tóth | HUN |
| Match #5 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP | 3 – 2 16-21, 25-23, 13-21, 22-20, 23-21 | Lijuan Geng | CAN |
| Match #6 | Mihaela Șteff | ROU | 3 – 2 13-21, 21-16, 18-21, 21-10, 21-13 | Åsa Svensson | SWE |
| Match #7 | Yu Ji-Hye | KOR | 3 – 2 21-17, 22-20, 15-21, 17-21, 22-20 | An Konishi | JPN |
| Match #8 | Li Ju | CHN | 3 – 0 21-15, 21-11, 21-15 | Xia Lian Ni | LUX |
Quarter-Finals (22 September 2000)
Winner of each match advanced to next round.
| Match #1 | Wang Nan | CHN | 3 – 0 21-19, 21-8, 22-20 | Chire Koyama | JPN |
| Match #2 | Chen Jing | TPE | 3 – 2 17-21, 19-21, 21-13, 21-10, 21-17 | Qianhong Gotsch | GER |
| Match #3 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP | 3 – 1 22-20, 21-12, 19-21, 22-20 | Mihaela Șteff | ROU |
| Match #4 | Li Ju | CHN | 3 – 1 12-21, 21-14, 21-19, 21-5 | Yu Ji-Hye | KOR |
Semi-Finals (23 September 2000)
Winner of each match advanced to next round.
| Match #1 | Wang Nan | CHN | 3 – 1 12-21, 22-20, 21-17, 21-15 | Chen Jing | TPE |
| Match #2 | Li Ju | CHN | 3 – 1 15-21, 21-13, 21-12, 21-19 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP |
Final Round (24 September 2000)
| Match 1/2 | Wang Nan | CHN | 3 – 2 21-12, 12-21, 19-21, 21-17, 21-18 | Li Ju | CHN |
| Match 3/4 | Chen Jing | TPE | 3 – 1 18-21, 21-14, 21-15, 21-10 | Jing Jun Hong | SGP |