2000 ATP Tour

2000 ATP Tour
Gustavo Kuerten finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career, becoming the first South American to do so. He won five singles titles during the season, including a major at the French Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. He also won a Masters Series title.
Details
DurationJanuary 1 – December 11, 2000
Edition31st
Tournaments74
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (11)
ATP International Series (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesRussia Marat Safin (7)
Most tournament finalsRussia Marat Safin (9)
Prize money leaderBrazil Gustavo Kuerten ($4,701,610)
Points leaderBrazil Gustavo Kuerten (4,195)
Awards
Player of the yearBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Doubles team of the yearAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Most improved
player of the year
Russia Marat Safin
Newcomer of the yearBelgium Olivier Rochus
Comeback
player of the year
Spain Sergi Bruguera
1999
2001

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP tour. The 2000 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the tennis event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Tennis Masters Series, the ATP International Series Gold, the ATP International Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Tennis Masters Cup and the ATP Tour World Doubles Championships. Also included in the 2000 calendar are the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup, which do not distribute ranking points, and are both organised by the ITF.