Russia
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's
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis p ...
defeated
Germany
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's
Tommy Haas
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in the final, 7–6
(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles
tennis
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at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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. In the bronze medal match,
France
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's
Arnaud Di Pasquale defeated
Switzerland's
Roger Federer
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, 7–6
(7–5), 6–7
(7–9), 6–3. It was Russia's first medal in the event as an independent country (though Russian player
Andrei Cherkasov
Andrei Gennadievich Cherkasov (; born 4 July 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
Career
Born in Ufa, Soviet Union, Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987, he was ranke ...
had taken bronze as part of the
Unified Team in
1992). France and Germany won their first medals in the event since
1924
Events
January
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and
1912, respectively.
The tournament was played at the
Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, in
Sydney, Australia. There were 64 players from 32 nations.
[ Nations were able to enter up to four players each, up from three in prior Games.
The United States' ]Andre Agassi
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Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...
was the reigning gold medalist from 1996, but he did not participate.
Background
This was the 11th (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.
The number one seed was Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; tt-Cyrl, Марат Мөбин улы Сафин; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian retired world No. 1 tennis player an ...
of Russia, with Americans Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi
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Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...
(the defending champion) not playing in the Games. Two of the eight quarterfinalists from the 1996 tournament returned: bronze medalist Leander Paes
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of India and quarterfinal loser Wayne Ferreira
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Career
As a junior player, Ferreira was ranked world no. 1 junior doubles player and no. 6 junior singles player. He ...
of South Africa.
Benin, Belarus, Bolivia, Costa Rica, and Thailand each made their debut in the event. France made its 10th appearance, most among all nations, having missed only the 1904 event.
Competition format
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches before the final were best-of-three sets, with the final being best-of-five sets. The 12-point tie-breaker was used in any set, except the third (or the fifth in the final), that reached 6–6.
Schedule
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Port Moresby, Dededo, Saipan''
North Asia
*Russia – ...
)
Seeds
Draw
Key
* INV = Tripartite invitation
* IP = ITF place
* Alt = Alternate
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* r = Retired
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* w/o = Walkover
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Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
Results
ITF Olympic site
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Men's singles
Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics