Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
These page shows the results of the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from September 16 to September 25, 2000.
Medals
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Natalie Cook Kerri Pottharst | Shelda Bede Adriana Behar | Sandra Pires Adriana Samuel |
Results
Elimination rounds
Preliminary round
Winners advance to Round of 16 The 12 losers play elimination matches until 3 teams remain.Competition Held on September 16, 2000
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 1 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | 15 | 1 | |
| Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola | 11 | 24 | - | |
| 2 | Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller | 15 | 13 | |
| Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | 5 | 12 | - | |
| 3 | Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | 15 | 6 | |
| Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike | 5 | 19 | - | |
| 4 | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | 9 | 18 | |
| Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | 15 | 7 | - | |
| 5 | Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | 15 | 9 | |
| Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | 2 | 16 | - | |
| 6 | Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiasová | 5 | 21 | |
| Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | 15 | 4 | - | |
| 7 | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | 15 | 3 | |
| Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton | 13 | 22 | - | |
| 8 | Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux | 16 | 15 | |
| Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | 14 | 10 | - | |
| 9 | Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub | 17 | 8 | |
| Jia Tian and Jingkun Zhang | 15 | 17 | - | |
| 10 | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | 4 | 20 | |
| Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | 15 | 5 | - | |
| 11 | Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk | 15 | 11 | |
| Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková | 17 | 14 | - | |
| 12 | Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | 3 | 23 | |
| Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | 15 | 2 | - |
Preliminary Elimination
Competition Held on September 18, 2000First Round
Losers eliminated, and placed 19th
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 13 | Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola | 14 | 24 | |
| Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | 16 | 12 | - | |
| 14 | Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike | 5 | 19 | |
| Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | 15 | 18 | - | |
| 15 | Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | 15 | 16 | |
| Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiasová | 6 | 21 | - | |
| 16 | Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton | 9 | 22 | |
| Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | 15 | 10 | - | |
| 17 | Jia Tian and Jingkun Zhang | 12 | 17 | |
| Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | 15 | 20 | - | |
| 18 | Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk | 15 | 11 | |
| Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | 17 | 23 | - |
Second Round
Winners advance to Round of 16 plus team with highest point ratio; losers eliminated and place 17th
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 19 | Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | 9 | 12 | |
| Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | 15 | 18 | - | |
| 20 | Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | 7 | 16 | |
| Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | 15 | 10 | - | |
| 21 | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | 15 | 20 | |
| Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | 3 | 23 | - |
Rong Chi and Xiong Zi Qualified due to highest point ratio.
Round of 16
Competition Held on September 21, 2000- Losers eliminated, place ninth
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 22 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | 15 | 1 | |
| Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | 2 | 12 | - | |
| 23 | Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | 15 | 9 | |
| Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub | 12 | 8 | - | |
| 24 | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | 15 | 5 | |
| Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller | 6 | 13 | - | |
| 25 | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | 13 | 18 | |
| Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | 15 | 4 | - | |
| 26 | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | 15 | 3 | |
| Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | 9 | 20 | - | |
| 27 | Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková | 2 | 14 | |
| Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | 15 | 6 | - | |
| 28 | Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | 15 | 7 | |
| Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux | 3 | 15 | - | |
| 29 | Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | 9 | 10 | |
| Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | 15 | 2 | - |
Quarter-finals
Competition Held on September 23, 2000- Losers eliminated, place fifth
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 30 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | 15 | 1 | |
| Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | 11 | 9 | - | |
| 31 | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | 16 | 5 | |
| Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | 14 | 4 | - | |
| 32 | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | 9 | 3 | |
| Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | 15 | 6 | - | |
| 33 | Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | 7 | 7 | |
| Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | 15 | 2 | - |
Semi-finals
Competition Held on September 24, 2000| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 34 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | 15 | 1 | |
| Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | 6 | 5 | - | |
| 35 | Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | 10 | 6 | |
| Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | 15 | 2 | - |
Bronze medal match
Competition Held on September 25, 2000| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 36 | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | 2 | 5 | |
| Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | 0 | 6 | - |
Gold Medal match
Competition Held on September 25, 2000| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 37 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | 2 | 1 | |
| Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | 0 | 2 | - |