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2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open
The 2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open was the first edition of the WTA tournament held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India organized for women's professional tennis. It was held from 3 February until 9 February 2003 on outdoor hardcourts. Second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn won the singles title. Indian player Sania Mirza made her debut at this tournament in her hometown Hyderabad.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open – Singles
THA Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated UZB Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–4
- It was Tanasugarn's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open – Doubles
- RUS Elena Likhovtseva / UZB Iroda Tulyaganova defeated RUS Eugenia Kulikovskaya / BLR Tatiana Poutchek 6–4, 6–4
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Seed | Country | Player | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG | Clarisa Fernández | 28 |
| 2 | THA | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 32 |
| 3 | RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 36 |
| 4 | FRA | Mary Pierce | 49 |
| 5 | UZB | Iroda Tulyaganova | 57 |
| 6 | ESP | Cristina Torrens Valero | 66 |
| 7 | INA | Angelique Widjaja | 62 |
| 8 | CRO | Silvija Talaja | 79 |
- Rankings as of 25 January 2003.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- RUS Elena Likhovtseva
- IND Sania Mirza
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- UKR Yuliya Beygelzimer
- RUS Maria Kirilenko
- IND Manisha Malhotra
- CHN Zheng Jie
The following players received entry through the lucky loser spot:
- CHN Sun Tiantian
References
References
- (2023-02-22). "Sania Mirza's initial statement of intent: The Hyderabad Open title". The Times of India.
- Joshi, Akshat. (2022-02-28). "Sania Mirza: Height, Age, Net Worth, Cars Collection, Controversies, Unknown Facts And More".
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