Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Pegaso Mexico City, Mexico February 21-27, 2000 32 Draw - $800,000 Surface - Clay Singles Seeds: (cut: Nicolas Massu - 101) 1. Gustavo Kuerten 2. Nicolas Lapentti 3. Fernando Meligeni 4. Stefan Koubek 5. Francisco Clavet 6. Fernando Vicente 7. Franco Squillari 8. Arnaud Di Pasquale First Round (1)Gustavo Kuerten d. (q)Gaston Etlis 6-4 3-6 6-3 (q)Juan Ignacio Chela d. Byron Black 6-2 6-3 Markus Hantschk d. Juan Antonio Marin 7-6(6) 3-6 6-0 (LL)Orlin Stanoytchev d. (8)Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-1 7-5 [Stanoytchev replaces Justin Gimelstob] (4)Stefan Koubek d. Albert Portas 6-1 6-3 Richard Fromberg d. (SE)Andre Sa 4-6 6-2 6-4 (WC)Alejandro Hernandez d. Laurence Tieleman 6-2 6-4 Gaston Gaudio d. (5)Francisco Clavet 6-3 6-1 (WC)Mariano Puerta d. (6)Fernando Vicente 7-5 6-4 Hernan Gumy d. Anthony Dupuis 6-4 6-3 Guillermo Canas d. Nicolas Massu 4-1 ret. (3)Fernando Meligeni d. (WC)Sergi Bruguera 7-6(5) 7-6(3) (7)Franco Squillari d. Galo Blanco 3-6 6-4 6-1 Ronald Agenor d. Jacobo Diaz 6-3 6-4 Sargis Sargsian d. (q)Juan Albert Viloca 3-6 6-4 6-1 (2)Nicolas Lapentti d. (q)Bohdan Ulihrach 6-4 6-2 Second Round (q)Juan Ignacio Chela d. (1)Gustavo Kuerten 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Markus Hantschk d. (LL)Orlin Stanoytchev 6-3 1-6 6-2 (4)Stefan Koubek d. Richard Fromberg 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 Gaston Gaudio d. (WC)Alejandro Hernandez 3-6 6-3 6-3 (WC)Mariano Puerta d. Hernan Gumy 6-4 6-4 Guillermo Canas d. (3)Fernando Meligeni 6-2 4-6 6-3 (7)Franco Squillari d. Ronald Agenor 7-5 6-2 (2)Nicolas Lapentti d. Sargis Sargsian 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 Quarterfinals (q)Juan Ignacio Chela d. Markus Hantschk 6-3 7-6(3) (4)Stefan Koubek d. Gaston Gaudio 7-6(5) 6-4 (WC)Mariano Puerta d. Guillermo Canas 6-2 6-3 (7)Franco Squillari d. (2)Nicolas Lapentti 6-4 7-6(3) Semifinals (q)Juan Ignacio Chela d. (4)Stefan Koubek 7-6(2) 6-3 (WC)Mariano Puerta d. (7)Franco Squillari 6-4 6-1 Finals (q)Juan Ignacio Chela d. (WC)Mariano Puerta 6-4 7-6(4) Doubles Seeds: 1. Byron Black/Donald Johnson 2. Pablo Albano/Brent Haygarth 3. Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi 4. Tomas Carbonell/Javier Sanchez First Round (1)Byron Black/Donald Johnson d. Michael Tebbutt/Jack Waite 6-2 6-2 (WC)Gustavo Kuerten/Alexandre Simoni d. Mariano Hood/Sebastian Prieto 6-4 7-6(4) Martin Garcia/Mariano Puerta d. (4)Tomas Carbonell/Javier Sanchez 6-4 6-4 Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco d. Lan Bale/Grant Stafford 6-2 4-6 6-3 (q)Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez d. Oscar Ortiz/David Roditi 6-4 6-7(3) 7-5 (3)Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi d. (WC)Nicolas Lapentti/Giovanni Lapentti 3-6 6-3 6-4 Francisco Montana/Eyal Ran d. (WC)Patrick Galbraith/Brian MacPhie 6-3 6-3 Jaime Oncins/Daniel Orsanic d. (2)Pablo Albano/Brent Haygarth 6-3 4-6 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)Byron Black/Donald Johnson d. (WC)Gustavo Kuerten/Alexandre Simoni 6-1 7-5 Martin Garcia/Mariano Puerta d. Juan Ignacio Carrasco/Jairo Velasco 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3 (q)Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez d. (3)Massimo Bertolini/Cristian Brandi 6-4 6-4 Jaime Oncins/Daniel Orsanic d. Francisco Montana/Eyal Ran 6-0 6-4 Semifinals (1)Byron Black/Donald Johnson d. Martin Garcia/Mariano Puerta 7-5 6-4 (q)Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez d. Jaime Oncins/Daniel Orsanic 6-3 6-3 Finals (1)Byron Black/Donald Johnson d. (q)Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez 6-3 7-5