2000 Rome Masters – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2000 Rome Masters
Champions	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Magüi Serna
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but none of them competed this year.

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Magüi Serna 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 in the final. It was the 16th title for Raymond and the 22nd title for Stubbs in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season, after their win in the Australian Open.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu (Quarterfinals, withdrew)
2. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Champions)
3. Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
4. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Second round)
5. Chanda Rubin / Sandrine Testud (Second round)
6. Elena Likhovtseva / Caroline Vis (First round)
7. Kimberly Po / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (Second round)
8. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (First round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Magüi Serna	4	6	6
		Amélie Mauresmo   Natasha Zvereva	6	2	3
									Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Magüi Serna	3	6	2
								2	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	4	6
		Cătălina Cristea   Ruxandra Dragomir	6	6^4	2
	2	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	4	7^7	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	L Davenport   C Morariu	6	6
	A Canepa   G Casoni	6	6					A Canepa   G Casoni	2	0
	J Dokic   T Pisnik	4	4											1	L Davenport   C Morariu
	A Sánchez Vicario   M Serna	6	7^7												A Sánchez Vicario   M Serna	w/o
	T Snyder   A Stevenson	0	6^3					A Sánchez Vicario   M Serna	6	6
	K Kschwendt   C Schneider	2	0				7	K Po   A-G Sidot	1	3
7	K Po   A-G Sidot	6	6																			A Sánchez Vicario   M Serna	4	6	6
																						A Mauresmo   N Zvereva	6	2	3
							4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	3	4
	A Ellwood   R Hiraki	2	6^2				WC	F Pennetta   R Vinci	6	6
WC	F Pennetta   R Vinci	6	7^7											WC	F Pennetta   R Vinci	5	4
	T Garbin   J Husárová	6^4	4												A Mauresmo   N Zvereva	7	6
	A Mauresmo   N Zvereva	7^7	6					A Mauresmo   N Zvereva	7^8	7^7
	E de Lone   N Pratt	6^4	1				5	C Rubin   S Testud	6^6	6^5
5	C Rubin   S Testud	7^7	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	E Likhovtseva   C Vis	5	3
	C Cristea   R Dragomir	7	6					C Cristea   R Dragomir	1	6	6
	L Osterloh   Katie Schlukebir	7^7	6					L Osterloh   Katie Schlukebir	6	0	0
WC	Laura Dell'Angelo   F Schiavone	6^4	4												C Cristea   R Dragomir	6	3	6
	S Farina Elia   R Grande	7^7	6^4	4										3	J Halard-Decugis   A Sugiyama	4	6	2
Q	M Drake   S Krivencheva	6^1	7^7	6			Q	M Drake   S Krivencheva	6^6	3
							3	J Halard-Decugis   A Sugiyama	7^8	6
																						C Cristea   R Dragomir	6	6^4	2
8	N Arendt   M Bollegraf	4	6	3																	2	L Raymond   R Stubbs	4	7^7	6
	A Huber   M Seles	6	3	6				A Huber   M Seles	4	6	6
	C Black   I Selyutina	6	6					C Black   I Selyutina	6	0	1
	F Labat   L Montalvo	3	2												A Huber   M Seles
	E Martincová   B Stewart	3	4											2	L Raymond   R Stubbs	w/o
	K Hrdličková   P Schnyder	6	6					K Hrdličková   P Schnyder	5	2
							2	L Raymond   R Stubbs	7	6

References

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)