2000 Gelsor Open Romania
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| 2000 Gelsor Open Romania | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 September |
| Edition | 8th |
| Category | ATP International Series 2 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $375,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Venue | Arenele BNR |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Spain Joan Balcells[1] | |
| Doubles | |
| Spain Alberto Martín / Israel Eyal Ran[2] | |
The 2000 Gelsor Open Romania was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest in Romania and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the eighth and final edition of the tournament and was held from 11 September through 17 September 2000. Unseeded Joan Balcells won the singles title.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG | Mariano Puerta | 18 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Morocco.svg MAR | Karim Alami | 33 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg AUT | Stefan Koubek | 45 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Francisco Clavet | 46 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE | Magnus Gustafsson | 52 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Alberto Martín | 62 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Albert Portas | 70 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Álex Calatrava | 73 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings were as of August 28, 2000.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
- Germany Jakub Herm-Zahlava
- Germany Michael Kohlmann
- Brazil Alexandre Simoni
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
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- Rankings were as of August 28, 2000.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Romania Ionuț Moldovan / Romania Dinu Pescariu
- Romania Gabriel Moraru / Russia Serguei Novosselov
- Hungary Sándor Noszály / Romania Răzvan Sabău
Finals
Singles
Spain Joan Balcells defeated Germany Markus Hantschk 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
- It was Balcells' only title of the year and also of his career.[3]
Doubles
Spain Alberto Martín / Israel Eyal Ran defeated United States Devin Bowen / Argentina Mariano Hood 7–6(7–4), 6–1
- It was Martín's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career (singles and doubles combined). It was Ran's only title of the year and the also of his career.
References
- ↑ "2000 Bucharest – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "2000 Bucharest – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Safin is still on his game". Los Angeles Times. 18 September 2000.