Who won Mens Wimbledon in 2000?
Pete Sampras
Three-time defending champion Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Pat Rafter in the final, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen’s Singles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.
Who won Ladies Wimbledon title in 2000?
Venus Williams
Venus Williams defeated the defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–3, 7–6 to win the Ladies’ Singles tennis title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major singles title….2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women’s Singles.
| Women’s Singles | |
|---|---|
| Champion | Venus Williams |
| Runner-up | Lindsay Davenport |
| Final score | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Draw | 128 (12 Q / 8 WC ) |
Who won the men’s 2000?
Marat Safin
2000 US Open – Men’s Singles
| Men’s Singles | |
|---|---|
| Champion | Marat Safin |
| Runner-up | Pete Sampras |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Draw | 128 |
How many majors did Pat Rafter win?
2
Pat Rafter/Grand slams won (singles)
Did Patrick Rafter ever win Wimbledon?
Rafter turned professional in 1991. During the course of his career, he twice won the men’s singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon.
When did Sampras last win Wimbledon?
Sampras during his career won seven Wimbledon singles championships (1993–95, 1997–2000), five U.S. Open titles (1990, 1993, 1995–96, 2002), and two Australian Open championships (1994, 1997), but a win at the French Open eluded him.
Who Won 2000 Australian Open?
Andre Agassi
Australian Open Tennis 2000. Andre Agassi left no doubt that he rules men’s tennis on Sunday. Agassi claimed his second Australian Open title and sixth Grand Slam title in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over defending champ Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Who won the 2000 Men’s Australian Open?
Andre Agassi defeated defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Men’s Singles tennis title at the 2000 Australian Open. It was Agassi’s fourth consecutive major final, making him the first man to do so since Rod Laver in 1969.
Why did Patrick Rafter retire?
As the two-time defending US Open champion, Rafter lost in the first round of the tournament, retiring in the fifth set against Cédric Pioline after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis. Rafter’s shoulder injury wound up being serious enough to necessitate surgery.
Who was Pete sampras’opponent in the 2000 Wimbledon final?
Before the final, the highest-ranked player Sampras faced was No. 56, Jan-Michael Gambill. His opponents were in succession Jiri Novak, Karol Kucera, Justin Gimelstob, Jonas Bjorkman, Jan Michael Gambill, Vladimir Voltchkov and the popular Aussie Pat Rafter in the final.
When did Pete Sampras win his 13th Grand Slam?
On 9 July 2000, Sampras beat Australia’s Pat Rafter in a classic SW19 final to win his 13th Grand Slam and surpass Roy Emerson’s 33-year men’s record. A rain-disrupted thriller ending at 8.57pm also extended Sampras’ record of Wimbledon men’s singles success to a seventh title in eight years.
How did Pete Sampras lose to Pat Rafter?
Pat won the first set 12-10 in the tiebreak, then lead 4-1 in the second set tiebreak and had two set points. But Rafter blinked, Sampras escaped to level the match, and there was nothing left to do: Sampras was in the zone and nobody could have stopped him.