2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
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The 2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Orlando, Florida
in the United States. The tournament was held from May 1 to May 8.
Fernando González
defeated Nicolás Massú
6-2, 6-3
Leander Paes
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Jan Siemerink
defeated
Justin Gimelstob
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Sébastien Lareau
6-3, 6-4
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts....
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
in the United States. The tournament was held from May 1 to May 8.
Men's Singles
Fernando GonzálezFernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
defeated
Nicolás MassúNicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
6-2, 6-3
- It was González's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Leander PaesLeander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
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Jan SiemerinkJan Siemerink
Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:...
defeated
Justin GimelstobJustin Gimelstob
Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California....
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Sébastien LareauSébastien Lareau
Sébastien Lareau is a former touring professional tennis player.-As a singles player:The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1995. In January 1999 he reached a career second best ranking of World No. 78. He had a career ATP tour event win-loss...
6-3, 6-4
- It was Paes's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career. It was Siemerink's only title of the year and the 15th of his career.