2000 RCA Championships

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2000 RCA Championships
DateAugust 14–20
Edition13th
CategoryInternational Series Gold
Draw64S/32D
Prize money$700,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, U.S.
VenueIndianapolis Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Doubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt / Australia Sandon Stolle

The 2000 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2000 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from August 14 through August 20, 2000.[1]

The singles draw featured ATP No. 2, French Open titlist, Hamburg and Santiago champion, Miami and Rome runner-up Gustavo Kuerten, Australian Open runner-up Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Barcelona, Majorca and Toronto winner, Hamburg finalist Marat Safin. Other top seeds competing included Cincinnati winner Thomas Enqvist, Adelaide, Sydney, Scottsdale and Queen's Club champion Lleyton Hewitt, Tim Henman, Nicolás Lapentti and Marcelo Ríos.

Finals

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Singles

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Brazil Gustavo Kuerten defeated Russia Marat Safin 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Gustavo Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 9th overall.

Doubles

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Australia Lleyton Hewitt / Australia Sandon Stolle defeated Sweden Jonas Björkman / Belarus Max Mirnyi 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

References

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