Duty Free Dubai Open Dubai, United Arab Emirates February 7-13, 2000 32 Draw - $1,000,000 Surface - Hard Singles Seeds: (cut: Juan Antonio Marin - 71) 1. Nicolas Kiefer 2. Magnus Norman 3. Nicolas Lapentti 4. Albert Costa 5. Younes El Aynaoui 6. Felix Mantilla 7. Hicham Arazi 8. Jerome Golmard First Round (1)Nicolas Kiefer d. (q)Lars Burgsmuller 6-1 2-6 6-4 Alberto Martin d. Jeff Tarango 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 Andrei Pavel d. David Prinosil 6-2 6-2 (8)Jerome Golmard d. Francisco Clavet 6-4 4-6 6-1 (4)Albert Costa d. Alberto Berasategui 6-4 7-5 Stefan Koubek d. Juan Antonio Marin 6-3 6-2 (WC)Galo Blanco d. Sjeng Schalken 6-3 6-3 (5)Younes El Aynaoui d. Andrew Ilie 6-3 6-3 (6)Felix Mantilla d. Byron Black 7-6(6) 6-2 (WC)Wayne Black d. Daniel Vacek 6-2 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. (q)Martin Damm 6-3 7-6(1) (3)Nicolas Lapentti d. (q)Oliver Gross 6-3 6-2 (7)Hicham Arazi d. Rainer Schuttler 6-2 6-3 Jiri Novak d. (q)Emilio Alvarez 6-3 1-6 6-1 Fernando Vicente d. (WC)Leander Paes 6-0 4-6 6-3 Karim Alami d. (2)Magnus Norman 7-6(6) 7-5 Second Round (1)Nicolas Kiefer d. Alberto Martin 6-3 5-7 6-0 (8)Jerome Golmard d. Andrei Pavel 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) (4)Albert Costa d. Stefan Koubek 6-0 6-1 (5)Younes El Aynaoui d. (WC)Galo Blanco 6-4 1-6 6-0 (6)Felix Mantilla d. (WC)Wayne Black 6-1 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. (3)Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 6-3 Jiri Novak d. (7)Hicham Arazi 6-4 1-6 6-0 Karim Alami d. Fernando Vicente 6-4 3-6 6-1 Quarterfinals (1)Nicolas Kiefer d. (8)Jerome Golmard 6-3 7-6(2) (4)Albert Costa d. (5)Younes El Aynaoui 6-2 6-4 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. (6)Felix Mantilla 6-3 4-6 7-6(7) Karim Alami d. Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 Semifinals (1)Nicolas Kiefer d. (4)Albert Costa 6-2 6-0 Juan Carlos Ferrero d. Karim Alami 7-6(3) 6-3 Finals (1)Nicolas Kiefer d. Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 4-6 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Berasategui/Roig - 247) 1. Byron Black/Jeff Tarango 2. David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager 3. Jiri Novak/David Rikl 4. Martin Damm/Andrew Kratzmann First Round (1)Byron Black/Jeff Tarango d. Aleksandar Kitinov/Daniel Vacek 6-3 3-6 6-2 Joshua Eagle/Andrew Florent d. (WC)Felix Mantilla/Alberto Martin 6-3 6-3 (3)Jiri Novak/David Rikl d. Nicolas Lapentti/Leander Paes 6-3 3-6 6-3 Donald Johnson/Piet Norval d. Andrei Pavel/Tom Vanhoudt 6-1 6-3 (q)Emilio Alvarez/Sander Groen d. Alberto Berasategui/Francisco Roig 3-6 7-5 6-4 Robbie Koenig/Peter Tramacchi d. (4)Martin Damm/Andrew Kratzmann 6-2 7-6(4) (WC)Karim Alami/Hicham Arazi d. (WC)Nicolas Kiefer/Magnus Norman 6-2 4-6 6-2 (2)David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager d. Petr Pala/Pavel Vizner 7-5 7-6(4) Quarterfinals (1)Byron Black/Jeff Tarango d. Joshua Eagle/Andrew Florent 6-4 6-2 (3)Jiri Novak/David Rikl d. Donald Johnson/Piet Norval 6-4 6-4 Robbie Koenig/Peter Tramacchi d. (q)Emilio Alvarez/Sander Groen 6-2 7-5 (2)David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager d. (WC)Karim Alami/Hicham Arazi 6-3 6-4 Semifinals (3)Jiri Novak/David Rikl d. (1)Byron Black/Jeff Tarango 1-6 6-4 7-6(6) Robbie Koenig/Peter Tramacchi d. (2)David Adams/John-Laffnie de Jager 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) Finals (3)Jiri Novak/David Rikl d. Robbie Koenig/Peter Tramacchi 6-2 7-5