2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open explained

The 2005 Hyderabad Open was a Tier IV WTA Women's Tennis Tournament held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from 7–12 February 2005.[1]

Hometown favourite Sania Mirza, a resident of Hyderabad, impressed the crowds at the tournament by becoming the first ever Indian woman to win a WTA Singles Title.[2]

WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank*Seed
ChinaLi Na561
GermanyAnna-Lena Grönefeld582
Tatiana Panova603
ChinaZheng Jie614
PolandMarta Domachowska665
ThailandTamarine Tanasugarn676
SlovakiaĽubomíra Kurhajcová907
Russian FederationMaria Kirilenko948
UkraineAlona Bondarenko1079

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry through the Lucky loser spot:

Champions

Singles

See main article: article and 2005 Hyderabad Open – Singles. Sania Mirza defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

Doubles

See main article: article and 2005 Hyderabad Open – Doubles. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Li Ting / Sun Tiantian, 6–4, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100011404 ITF Tournament Overview: Hyderabad 2005
  2. Web site: Sania wins Hyderabad Open . . 4 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924220320/http://www.sify.com/sports/Sania-wins-Hyderabad-Open-imagegallery-tennis-jdqwrVhajce.html . 24 September 2015 . dead .