Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia, began on September 16 and ended on September 23, 2000. Games were held at the Ryde Aquatic Centre and the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre.
Australia won the gold medal by defeating the United States 4–3 in the final. Russia captured bronze, beating the Netherlands 4–3.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the SF | |
| Will play for 5th-6th places |
Group A
All times are AEST.| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 0 |
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Final round
5th place match
All times are AEST.;Bracket
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
All times are AEST.Gold medal match
All times are AEST.Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |