2000 WTA Madrid Open
Date22 – 27 May 2000
Edition5th
CategoryWTA Tier III
Draw32S / 16D / 32Q
Prize moneyUS$ 170,000
SurfaceClay
LocationMadrid, Spain
VenueClub de Campo Villa de Madrid
Champions
Singles
Spain Gala León García
Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs

The 2000 WTA Madrid Open (also known as the Open de España Villa de Madrid or Trofeo Volkswagen for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain from 22–27 May 2000. It was the fifth edition of the event on the WTA Tour. It was classified as a Tier III event on the 2000 WTA Tour.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 140 98 63 35 18 1 ?
Doubles 1 —

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles $27,000 $13,500 $6,700 $3,700 $2,100 $1,300 ?
Doubles $8,000 $4,450 $3,000 $1,500 $750 —

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 FRA Mary Pierce 5 1
 USA Amy Frazier 19 2
 JPN Ai Sugiyama 20 3
 USA Lisa Raymond 27 4
 AUT Sylvia Plischke 29 5
 ARG Paola Suárez 33 6
 USA Kristina Brandi 39 7
 ESP Gala León García 41 8

1: Rankings are as of May 15, 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Lisa Raymond  AUS Rennae Stubbs 7 1
 SLO Katarina Srebotnik  JPN Ai Sugiyama 37 2
 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual  ARG Paola Suárez 46 3
 SWE Åsa Carlsson  USA Kimberly Po 62 4

1: Rankings are as of May 15, 2000.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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