Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
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Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Germany's Tommy Haas in the final, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Men's Singles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the bronze-medal match, France's Arnaud Di Pasquale defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 6–3. It was Russia's first medal in the event as an independent country (though Russian player Andrei Cherkasov had taken bronze as part of the Unified Team in 1992). France and Germany won their first medals in the event since 1924 and 1912, respectively.
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Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) | ||||||
Runner-up | Tommy Haas (GER) | ||||||
Score | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||||
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Men's singles tennis at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney | |||||||||
Dates | 19–28 September 2000 | |||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 32 nations | |||||||||
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The tournament was played at the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia. There were 64 players from 32 nations.[1] Nations were able to enter up to four players each, up from three in prior Games.
The United States' Andre Agassi was the reigning gold medalist from 1996, but he did not participate.