2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open

2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open
Date	7–12 February
Edition	3rd
Category	Tier IV
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$140,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Champions
Singles
Sania Mirza
Doubles
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
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The 2005 Hyderabad Open was a WTA women's tennis tournament held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from 7 February until 12 February 2005. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the Tier IV category of the 2005 WTA Tour. ^[1] Hometown favourite Sania Mirza, a resident of Hyderabad, become the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title. She was unseeded and had entered the main draw on a wildcard. ^{[2] [3]}

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2005 Hyderabad Open – Singles

Sania Mirza defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

• It was Mirza's only WTA singles title of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2005 Hyderabad Open – Doubles

Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Li Ting / Sun Tiantian, 6–4, 6–1

WTA entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank*	Seed
China	Li Na	56	1
Germany	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	58	2
Russian Federation	Tatiana Panova	60	3
China	Zheng Jie	61	4
Poland	Marta Domachowska	66	5
Thailand	Tamarine Tanasugarn	67	6
Slovakia	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	90	7
Russian Federation	Maria Kirilenko	94	8
Ukraine	Alona Bondarenko	107	9

^* Rankings as of 31 January 2005

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Ankita Bhambri
• Sania Mirza
• Shahar Pe'er

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Akgul Amanmuradova
• Jarmila Gajdošová
• Li Ting
• Mandy Minella

The following players received entry through the Lucky loser spot:

• Shiho Hisamatsu
• Tatiana Poutchek

References

1. "ITF – tournament details". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
2. Solomon S Kumar (12 February 2005). "Sania creates history, wins WTA Hyd Open". The Times of India.
3. "Sania Becomes First Indian to Win WTA Title". Arab News. 13 February 2005.

External links

• WTA tournament draws