The 2000 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 114th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2000. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Pete Sampras won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Patrick Rafter in the final. It was also his last Wimbledon title. Lindsay Davenport was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Venus Williams in the women's final. It was the first of five Wimbledon titles for Venus Williams.
Contents
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Seniors 1
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Men's singles 1.1
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Women's singles 1.2
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Men's doubles 1.3
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Women's doubles 1.4
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Mixed doubles 1.5
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Juniors 2
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Boys' Singles 2.1
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Girls' Singles 2.2
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Boys' Doubles 2.3
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Girls' Doubles 2.4
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Singles players 3
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Prize money 4
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Notes 5
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External links 6
Seniors
Men's singles
Pete Sampras[1] defeated Patrick Rafter, 6–7(10-12), 7–6(7-5), 6–4, 6–2
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It was Sampras's 2nd title of the year, and his 63rd overall. It was his 13th career Grand Slam title (a record), and his 7th (and last) Wimbledon title (a record, tied with William Renshaw, and subsequently Roger Federer).
Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–3, 7–6(7-3)
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It was Williams's 1st title of the year, and her 10th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Paul Haarhuis / Sandon Stolle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Women's doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams[2] defeated Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Kimberly Po / Don Johnson defeated Kim Clijsters / Lleyton Hewitt, 6–4, 7–6(7-3)
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Nicolas Mahut defeated Mario Ančić, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Girls' Singles
María Emilia Salerni defeated Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 7–5
Boys' Doubles
Dominique Coene / Kristof Vliegen defeated Andrew Banks / Benjamin Riby, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Girls' Doubles
Ioana Gaspar / Tatiana Perebiynis defeated Dája Bedáňová / María Emilia Salerni, 7–6(7-2), 6–3
Singles players
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Men's Singles
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Women's Singles
Prize money
Event
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W
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F
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SF
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QF
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4R
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3R
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2R
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1R
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Singles [3]
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Men
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£477,500
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£238,750
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£119,380
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£62,080
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£33,420
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£19,330
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£11,700
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£7,160
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Women
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£430,000
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£215,000
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£101,470
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£52,760
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£28,410
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£15,460
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£9,360
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£5,730
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Total prize money for the event was £8,056,480.
Notes
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^ This marked Sampras' 7th (record) Wimbledon singles' crown.
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^ First time two sisters won the Wimbledon women's doubles title.
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^ John Barrett, ed. (2001). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 107.
External links
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Wimbledon Official website
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2000 Wimbledon Championships at Sports Illustrated
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