The 2000 Gelsor Open Romania was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest in Romania and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour. It was the eighth and final edition of the tournament and was held from 11 September through 17 September 2000. Unseeded Joan Balcells won the singles title.
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedMariano Puerta181Karim Alami332Stefan Koubek453Francisco Clavet464Magnus Gustafsson525Alberto Martín626Albert Portas707Álex Calatrava738 1 Rankings were as of August 28, 2000.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ionuț Moldovan Dinu Pescariu Răzvan Sabău
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Marc-Kevin Goellner Jakub Herm-Zahlava Michael Kohlmann Alexandre Simoni
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedTomás CarbonellMartín García701Pablo AlbanoLucas Arnold Ker902Andrei OlhovskiyCyril Suk963Chris HaggardTom Vanhoudt1174 Rankings were as of August 28, 2000.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ionuț Moldovan / Dinu Pescariu Gabriel Moraru / Serguei Novosselov Sándor Noszály / Răzvan Sabău
Finals Singles
Joan Balcells defeated Markus Hantschk 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) It was Balcells' only title of the year and also of his career.
Doubles
Alberto Martín / Eyal Ran defeated Devin Bowen / Mariano Hood 7–6(7–4), 6–1 It was Martín's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career (singles and doubles combined). It was Ran's only title of the year and the also of his career.
References
External links ITF tournament edition details