2000 US Open – Women's singles

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[[Venus Williams]] defeated [[Lindsay Davenport]] in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the [[2000 US Open (tennis)|2000 US Open]]. It was her first [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] singles title and second [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] singles title overall. Williams became the second woman to win [[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]], the [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Olympics]], and the US Open in the same season (after [[Steffi Graf]] in [[1988 WTA Tour|1988]]).
[[Venus Williams]] defeated [[Lindsay Davenport]] in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the [[2000 US Open (tennis)|2000 US Open]]. It was her first [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] singles title and second [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] singles title overall. Williams became the second woman to win [[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]], the [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Olympics]], and the US Open in the same season (after [[Steffi Graf]] in [[1988 WTA Tour|1988]]. Venus’ kid sister, [[Serena Williams|Serena]] would join them in 2012).


[[Serena Williams]] was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Davenport in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.
[[Serena Williams]] was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Davenport in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.
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