The 2000 Majorca Open was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
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, and was part of the
International Series of the
2000 ATP Tour
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. It took place at the
Club de Tenis Valencia in
Majorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
from 1 May through 8 May 2000.
The 32-player strong singles field featured
ATP
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No. 3,
Australian Open
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runner-up and London finalist
Yevgeny Kafelnikov,
1998 Australian Open
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Seniors
M ...
winner and former world no. 1
Marcelo Ríos and
Casablanca
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titlist
Fernando Vicente. Also competing were
Barcelona
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champion
Marat Safin,
Estoril winner and two-time
Grand Slam finalist
Carlos Moyá,
Mariano Puerta and
Francisco Clavet
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.
Marat Safin won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Marat Safin defeated
Mikael Tillström 6–4, 6–3
* It was Safin's 2nd title of the year, and his 3rd overall.
Doubles
Michaël Llodra
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/
Diego Nargiso
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Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's even ...
defeated
Alberto Martín
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Tennis career
Martín turned professional in 1995. He won three singles ti ...
/
Fernando Vicente 7–6
(7–2), 7–6
(7–3)
* It was Llodra's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Nargiso's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.
References
External links
Official website
{{2000 ATP Tour
Majorca Open