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{{TennisEventInfo|2003|AP Tourism Hyderabad Open|<br />
| date=3–9 February<br />
| edition=1st<br />
| category=[[WTA Tier IV tournaments|Tier IV]]<br />
| draw=32S / 16D<br />
| prize_money=$140,000<br />
| surface=[[Hard court|Hard]] / outdoor<br />
| location=[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], India<br />
| champs={{flagicon|THA}} [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]]<br />
| champd={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] / {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Iroda Tulyaganova]]<br />
| main_name = WTA Indian Open<br />
}}<br />
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The '''2003 [[AP Tourism Hyderabad Open]]''' was the first edition of the [[WTA Tour|WTA]] tournament held in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India organized for women's professional [[tennis]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-22 |title=Sania Mirza's initial statement of intent: The Hyderabad Open title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/sania-mirzas-initial-statement-of-intent-the-hyderabad-open-title/articleshow/98146493.cms |access-date=2025-07-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was held from 3 February until 9 February 2003 on outdoor [[hardcourt]]s. Second-seeded [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] won the singles title. Indian player Sania Mirza made her debut at this tournament in her hometown Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Akshat |date=2022-02-28 |title=Sania Mirza: Height, Age, Net Worth, Cars Collection, Controversies, Unknown Facts And More |url=https://thesportslite.com/tennis/sania-mirza-height-age-net-worth-cars-collection-controversies-unknown-facts-and-more/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=The SportsLite |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Finals==<br />
===Singles===<br />
{{main|2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open – Singles}}<br />
{{flagicon|THA}} [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] defeated {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Iroda Tulyaganova]] 6–4, 6–4<br />
* It was Tanasugarn's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.<br />
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===Doubles===<br />
{{main|2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open – Doubles}}<br />
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] / {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Iroda Tulyaganova]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Eugenia Kulikovskaya]] / {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Tatiana Poutchek]] 6–4, 6–4<br />
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==WTA entrants==<br />
===Seeds===<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Seed<br />
! width="65"| Country<br />
! width="150"| Player<br />
! Rank<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|{{flag|ARG}}<br />
|[[Clarisa Fernández]]<br />
|28<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|{{flag|THA}}<br />
|[[Tamarine Tanasugarn]]<br />
|32<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|{{flag|RUS}}<br />
|[[Elena Likhovtseva]]<br />
|36<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|{{flag|FRA}}<br />
|[[Mary Pierce]]<br />
|49<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|{{flag|UZB}}<br />
|[[Iroda Tulyaganova]]<br />
|57<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|{{flag|ESP}}<br />
|[[Cristina Torrens Valero]]<br />
|66<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|{{flag|INA}}<br />
|[[Angelique Widjaja]]<br />
|62<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|{{flag|CRO}}<br />
|[[Silvija Talaja]]<br />
|79<br />
|}<br />
* Rankings as of 25 January 2003.<br />
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===Other entrants===<br />
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:<br />
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]]<br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]<br />
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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:<br />
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yuliya Beygelzimer]]<br />
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kirilenko]]<br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manisha Malhotra]]<br />
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]<br />
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The following players received entry through the lucky loser spot:<br />
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Tiantian]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2003/1015.pdf WTA tournament draws]<br />
* [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/hyderabad/ind/2003/w-t4-ind-01a-2003/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]<br />
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{{2003 WTA Tour}}<br />
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[[Category:2003 WTA Tour]]<br />
[[Category:Bangalore Open]]<br />
[[Category:2003 in Indian tennis]]</div>
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