2000 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2000 Australian Open
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach[1]
Runners-up	Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 18–16

The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 88th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 2000.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Sébastien Lareau / Leander Paes (First Round)
2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
3. Jonas Björkman / Byron Black (Second Round)
4. Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer (Semifinals)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Champions)
6. David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (Second Round)
7. Jeff Tarango / Daniel Vacek (First Round)
8. Wayne Black / Andrew Kratzmann (Final)
9. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (First Round)
10. Piet Norval / Kevin Ullyett (Second Round)
11. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Quarterfinals)
12. Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (Third Round)
13. Unknown (Withdrew)
14. Martin Damm / Max Mirnyi (Third Round)
15. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
16. David Macpherson / Peter Nyborg (Third 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
		Marius Barnard   Chris Haggard	6	6^8	3
	8	Wayne Black   Andrew Kratzmann	3	7	6
								8	Wayne Black   Andrew Kratzmann	7	6
								4	Alex O'Brien   Jared Palmer	6^6	3
	4	Alex O'Brien   Jared Palmer	6	6
	11	Jiří Novák   David Rikl	1	3
															8	Wayne Black   Andrew Kratzmann	4	6	3	6	16
															5	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	6	3	6	3	18
	5	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	7	5	7
		Joshua Eagle   Andrew Florent	6^14	7	5
								5	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	4	6	6
								2	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	3	4
		Nuno Marques   Tom Vanhoudt	3	2
	2	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	G Grant   J Waite	7	2	7
1	S Lareau   L Paes	6^2	6	5				G Grant   J Waite	7	2	8
	M Barnard   C Haggard	6	6					M Barnard   C Haggard	5	6	10
	A Martín   M Rodríguez	4	4												M Barnard   C Haggard	6	2	6
	D Hrbatý   E Taino	6	6^3	6										16	D Macpherson   P Nyborg	3	6	4
	L Jensen   M Jensen	4	7	2				D   E Taino	4	4
16	D Macpherson   P Nyborg	6	7				16	D Macpherson   P Nyborg	6	6
	N Broad   R Federer	4	6^4																			M Barnard   C Haggard	6	6^8	3
10	P Norval   K Ullyett	7	7																		8	W Black   A Kratzmann	3	7	6
	W Arthurs   J Balcells	6^2	6^2				10	P Norval   K Ullyett	5	7	4
	L Hewitt   S Stolle	7	6					L Hewitt   S Stolle	7	6^4	6
	P Galbraith   B MacPhie	6^3	4												L Hewitt   S Stolle	4	4
	M Hill   M Ondruska	6	6^0	6										8	W Black   A Kratzmann	6	6
	C Rae   S Swierk	4	7	3				M Hill   M Ondruska	6	5	3
8	W Black   A Kratzmann	7	6				8	W Black   A Kratzmann	1	7	6
	F Meligeni   C Testa	6^8	4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	A O'Brien   J Palmer	6	6
	P Pála   P Vízner	3	2				4	A O'Brien   J Palmer	6	6
	T Shimada   M Wakefield	6	6^3	6				T Shimada   M Wakefield	3	4
	A Berasategui   F Roig	4	7	3										4	A O'Brien   J Palmer	3	6	9
	J-M Gambill   S Humphries	7	6												J-M Gambill   S Humphries	6	2	7
	M Bertolini   C Brandi	5	3					J-M Gambill   S Humphries	6	6
	P Kilderry   G Silcock	0	7	6				P Kilderry   G Silcock	0	4
	T Crichton   T Perry	6	5	3																	4	A O'Brien   J Palmer	6	6
11	J Novák   D Rikl	6^9	6	6																	11	J Novák   D Rikl	1	3
	A Fisher   S Randjelovic	7	2	4			11	J Novák   D Rikl	6	6
	Á López Morón   A Portas	7	6					Á López Morón   A Portas	3	;0
	M García   M Puerta	6^5	4											11	J Novák   D Rikl	4	6	8
	S Aspelin   J Landsberg	6	3	6											S Aspelin   J Landsberg	6	2	6
	M Hood   S Prieto	2	6	3				S Aspelin   J Landsberg	7	4	10
6	D Adams   J-L de Jager	7	7				6	D Adams   J-L de Jager	6^4	6	8
	J Greenhalgh   M Kohlmann	5	6^6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	G Ivanišević   M Keil	3	4				5	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	3	7
	L Bale   G Stafford	6	7					L Bale   G Stafford	3	6	5
	A Peterson   M Sell	3	6^5											5	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	M Draper   S Draper	7	6											12	N Kulti   M Tillström	3	3
	J Oncins   D Orsanic	6^6	4					M Draper   S Draper	3	6	1
12	N Kulti   M Tillström	7	3	6			12	N Kulti   M Tillström	6	4	6
	N Behr   E Ran	5	6	1																	5	E Ferreira   R Leach	7	5	7
14	M Damm   M Mirnyi	7	6																			J Eagle   A Florent	6^14	7	5
	P Goldstein   M Sprengelmeyer	6^5	4				14	M Damm   M Mirnyi	7	6
	P Hanley   N Healey	6	6					P Hanley   N Healey	6^5	4
	A Ilie   J Sirianni	1	2											14	M Damm   M Mirnyi	6	6^5	2
	J Eagle   A Florent	6	5	6											J Eagle   A Florent	2	7	6
	M Knowles   N Zimonjić	3	7	4				J Eagle   A Florent	5	6	6
3	Jonas Björkman   Byron Black	6	6				3	Jonas Björkman   Byron Black	7	4	2
	Guillermo Cañas   Diego del Rio	3	4

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	A Olhovskiy   J Siemerink	6^3	6	6
7	J Tarango   D Vacek	7	1	3				A Olhovskiy   J Siemerink	6^8	7	1
	N Marques   T Vanhoudt	6^6	6	6				N Marques   T Vanhoudt	7	6^5	6
	A Kitinov   L Manta	7	3	4											N Marques   T Vanhoudt	3	6	6
	R Koenig   P Tramacchi	6	4	7											B Ellwood   M Tebbutt	6	3	4
	B Bryan   M Bryan	4	6	5				R Koenig   P Tramacchi	6^5	2
	B Ellwood   M Tebbutt	6	7					B Ellwood   M Tebbutt	7	6
9	O Delaître   F Santoro	3	6^6																			N Marques   T Vanhoudt	3	2
15	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6																	2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	JI Carrasco   J Velasco, Jr.	6	3	3			15	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	B Coupe   D Vemić	7	6					B Coupe   D Vemić	4	3
	N Djordjevic   M Safin	5	4											15	W Ferreira   Y Kafelnikov	3	6	3
	D Bowen   A Hernández	7	6											2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	4	6
	M Merklein   F Montana	6^5	3					D Bowen   A Hernández	2	2
2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	7	6				2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	J Coetzee   B Haygarth	6^4	3

References

1. "2000 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.