The 2000 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 8 through 15 October 2000. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States Lindsay Davenport, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5

  • It was Hingis' 7th singles title of the year and the 33rd of her career.

Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Russia Anna Kournikova defeated United States Kimberly Po / France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was the 31st title for Hingis and the 10th title for Kournikova in their respective careers.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles260182117653616310
Doubles1—N/a?—N/a—N/a—N/a

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$166,000$83,000$41,500$20,500$13,300$7,800$3,500$2,200$1,000
Doubles *$51,000$27,150$17,000$8,700$4,400—N/a—N/a—N/a—N/a

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
SUIMartina Hingis11
USALindsay Davenport22
FRANathalie Tauziat73
RUSAnna Kournikova124
RSAAmanda Coetzer135
USAJennifer Capriati146
USAChanda Rubin167
RUSElena Dementieva178

1 Rankings as of 2 October 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
JPNAi SugiyamaFRANathalie Tauziat111
SUIMartina HingisRUSAnna Kournikova122
ZIMCara BlackRUSElena Likhovtseva313
USAChanda RubinAUTBarbara Schett374

1 Rankings as of 2 October 2000.

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

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