2003 Tashkent Open

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2003 Tashkent Open
Date6–12 October
Edition5th
Category Tier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $140,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Venue Tashkent Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Doubles
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yulia Beygelzimer
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
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The 2003 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 6 October through 12 October 2003. Fourth-seeded Virginia Ruano Pascual won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles

Flag of Ukraine.svg Yulia Beygelzimer / Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek defeated Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ting / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tatiana Poutchek, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)

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References

  1. "Ruano Pascual wins Tashkent Open". UPI . 12 October 2003.