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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
		Marius Barnard   Chris Haggard	6	68	3
	8	Wayne Black   Andrew Kratzmann	3	7	6
								8	Wayne Black   Andrew Kratzmann	7	6
								4	Alex O'Brien   Jared Palmer	66	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	614	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	62	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	63	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	64																			M Barnard   C Haggard	6	68	3
10	P Norval   K Ullyett	7	7																		8	W Black   A Kratzmann	3	7	6
	W Arthurs   J Balcells	62	62				10	P Norval   K Ullyett	5	7	4
	L Hewitt   S Stolle	7	6					L Hewitt   S Stolle	7	64	6
	P Galbraith   B MacPhie	63	4												L Hewitt   S Stolle	4	4
	M Hill   M Ondruska	6	60	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	68	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	63	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	69	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	65	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	64	6	8
	J Greenhalgh   M Kohlmann	5	66

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	65											5	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	M Draper   S Draper	7	6											12	N Kulti   M Tillström	3	3
	J Oncins   D Orsanic	66	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	614	7	5
	P Goldstein   M Sprengelmeyer	65	4				14	M Damm   M Mirnyi	7	6
	P Hanley   N Healey	6	6					P Hanley   N Healey	65	4
	A Ilie   J Sirianni	1	2											14	M Damm   M Mirnyi	6	65	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	63	6	6
7	J Tarango   D Vacek	7	1	3				A Olhovskiy   J Siemerink	68	7	1
	N Marques   T Vanhoudt	66	6	6				N Marques   T Vanhoudt	7	65	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	65	2
	B Ellwood   M Tebbutt	6	7					B Ellwood   M Tebbutt	7	6
9	O Delaître   F Santoro	3	66																			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	65	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	64	3

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