2000 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Donald Johnson and Piet Norval defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2000 ATP Tour World Championships.

Doubles
2000 ATP Tour World Championships
ChampionsUnited States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval
Runners-upIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Score7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4
Draw8

Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the reigning champions, but did not compete together in 2000. Lareau failed to qualify with another partner, while O'Brien qualified with Jared Palmer, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
7 Sweden Simon Aspelin
Sweden Johan Landsberg
4 7 3
5 United States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval
6 5 6
5 United States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval
710 6 6    
8 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
68 3 4    
8 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6 7  
1 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
3 5  

Red group

  South Africa Ferreira
United States Leach
Australia Eagle
Australia Florent
Brazil Ocins
Argentina Orsanic
Sweden Aspelin
Sweden Landsberg
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 6–1, 5–7, 5–7 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 1–2 4–5 41–45 2
4 Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–7) 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 5–7, 6–7(4–7) 1–2 3–5 41–42 3
6 Brazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
1–6, 7–5, 7–5 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 2–6, 4–6 1–2 3–5 32–43 4
7 Sweden Simon Aspelin
Sweden Johan Landsberg
6–1, 3–6, 6–1 7–5, 7–6(7–4) 6–2, 6–4 3–0 6–1 41–25 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Gold group

  Netherlands Haarhuis
Australia Stolle
United States O'Brien
United States Palmer
United States Johnson
South Africa Norval
India Bhupathi
India Paes
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2 Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 2–6, 6–7(6–8) 5–7, 4–6 1–2 2–5 34–39 3
3 United States Alex O'Brien
United States Jared Palmer
7–5, 2–6, 4–6 5–7, 6–7(7–9) 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 1–2 3–5 39–47 4
5 United States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval
6–2, 7–6(8–6) 7–5, 7–6(9–7) 4–6, 4–6 2–1 4–2 35–31 2
8 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
7–5, 6–4 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) 6–4, 6–4 2–1 5–2 41–32 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

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