2000 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

Doubles
2000 Direct Line International Championships
Champions	Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat
Runners-up	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Score	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions but Hingis did not compete this year. Kournikova partnered Natasha Zvereva and reached the quarterfinals where they were beaten by Els Callens and Dominique Van Roost. Ai Sugiyama and Nathalie Tauziat won the title, beating Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3).

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (final)
2. Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu (first round)
3. Anna Kournikova / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
4. Ai Sugiyama / Nathalie Tauziat (champions)

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		K Po A-G Sidot	4	2				1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		A Coetzer L McNeil	7	7					A Coetzer L McNeil	2	4
		L Courtois E Likhovtseva	65	5											1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	3	A Kournikova N Zvereva	6	7												E Callens D Van Roost	3	2
	Q	L Osterloh A Stevenson	3	67				3	A Kournikova N Zvereva	3	6	5
		L Horn C Vis	4	6	3				E Callens D Van Roost	6	2	7
		E Callens D Van Roost	6	3	6																	1	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	3	63
		K Marosi-Aracama M Serna	64	4																		4	Ai Sugiyama Nathalie Tauziat	2	6	7
		A Molik K Srebotnik	7	6					A Molik K Srebotnik	7	2	ret
	WC	M De Swardt M Navratilova	4	65				4	A Sugiyama N Tauziat	5	1
	4	A Sugiyama N Tauziat	6	7											4	A Sugiyama N Tauziat	7	6
		S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić	6	4	3											N Arendt M Bollegraf	62	2
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	3	6	6				A Frazier K Schlukebir	2	5
		N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	4	6				N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	7
	2	L Davenport C Morariu	4	6	1

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• ITF tournament edition draws