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Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Sébastien Grosjean.

Champion

Gustavo Kuerten

Runner-up

Score3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2)

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Singles

2000 RCA Championships

Final

Champion

Gustavo Kuerten

Runner-up

Score

3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2)

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Gustavo Kuerten won in the final 3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2), against Marat Safin.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
Marat Safin (final)
Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
Nicolás Lapentti (third round)
Tim Henman (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (second round, retired due to a groin injury)
Younes El Aynaoui (third round)
Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
Albert Costa (third round)
Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
Karim Alami (third round)
Todd Martin (second round)
Andrei Pavel (first round)
Jiří Novák (second round, withdrew due to an illness)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6

	10	Wayne Ferreira	2	3
								1	Gustavo Kuerten	7	6

								5	Lleyton Hewitt	5	2
	4	Thomas Enqvist	3	3

	5	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
															1	Gustavo Kuerten	3	7⁷	7⁷

															3	Marat Safin	6	6²	6²
	12	Sébastien Grosjean	6	3	4

	3	Marat Safin	0	6	6
								3	Marat Safin	7	6

								7	Tim Henman	5	4
	7	Tim Henman	7⁷	6

	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6⁴	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								1	G Kuerten	5	6	6
		J Siemerink	3	1				WC	T Woodbridge	7	4	1
	WC	T Woodbridge	6	6											1	G Kuerten	6	7⁷
	WC	T Dent	6	6											WC	T Dent	2	6⁴
		F Clavet	3	4				WC	T Dent	w/o
		G Etlis	3	2				16	J Novák
	16	J Novák	6	6																		1	G Kuerten	6	6
	10	W Ferreira	6	6																		10	W Ferreira	2	3
		A Di Pasquale	4	2				10	W Ferreira	6	1
		J Björkman	3	4				Q	P-H Mathieu	2	0^r
	Q	P-H Mathieu	6	6											10	W Ferreira	6	6
	Q	X Malisse	6	6											Q	X Malisse	4	2
	Q	L Mor	3	2				Q	X Malisse	6
								8	M Ríos	4	r

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								4	T Enqvist	6	7⁷
	Q	L Roux	6	6				Q	L Roux	3	6⁴
		S Schalken	3	2											4	T Enqvist	6	2	6
		C Moyá	6	6												C Moyá	2	6	4
		H Arazi	4	4					C Moyá	6	6
		C Mamiit	3	3				14	T Martin	4	4
	14	T Martin	6	6																		4	T Enqvist	3	3
	11	A Costa	7	6																		5	L Hewitt	6	6
		G Ivanišević	5	2				11	A Costa	6	6⁵	6
	WC	P King	3	3				Q	M Kratochvil	1	7⁷	4
		M Kratochvil	6	6											11	A Costa	2	4
		S Koubek	6	3	7⁷										5	L Hewitt	6	6
	Q	D Wheaton	3	6	6⁵				S Koubek	1	0
								5	L Hewitt	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								6	N Lapentti	6	3	6
	Q	M Knowles	4	5					S Lareau	3	6	2
		S Lareau	6	7											6	N Lapentti	6³	2
		K Ullyett	3	0											12	S Grosjean	7⁷	6
	Q	W Black	6	6				Q	W Black	0	6⁷
		M Mirnyi	6	6⁵	4			12	S Grosjean	6	7⁹
	12	S Grosjean	3	7⁷	6																	12	S Grosjean	6	3	4
	13	K Alami	6	3	7																	3	M Safin	0	6	6
		C Saulnier	4	6	5			13	K Alami	6	6
		V Spadea	6	3	4			WC	V Voltchkov	4	3
	WC	V Voltchkov	3	6	6										13	K Alami	4	4
		H Levy	6	6											3	M Safin	6	6
		M Zabaleta	3	1					H Levy	4	2
								3	M Safin	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								7	T Henman	6	6
	WC	J Blake	3	2					A Martín	4	2
		A Martín	6	6											7	T Henman	4	6	7⁷
		A Clément	6	0	3										9	Y El Aynaoui	6	2	6²
		N Massú	1	6	6				N Massú	4	2
		T Johansson	6⁴	4				9	Y El Aynaoui	6	6
	9	Y El Aynaoui	7⁷	6																		7	T Henman	7⁷	6
	15	A Pavel	6⁰	6	2																	2	Y Kafelnikov	6⁴	2
		G Pozzi	7⁷	2	6				G Pozzi	6	6
		R Federer	4	5					J Sekulov	2	4
		J Sekulov	6	7												G Pozzi	3	3
		JI Chela	5	7	1										2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		M Tillström	7	5	6				M Tillström	2	1
								2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

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