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.[1] 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.[2]
Finals
Singles
Template:Main Template:Flagicon Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Template:Flagicon Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–4
- It was Tanasugarn's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
- Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva / Template:Flagicon Iroda Tulyaganova defeated Template:Flagicon Eugenia Kulikovskaya / Template:Flagicon Tatiana Poutchek 6–4, 6–4
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Seed | Country | Player | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flag | Clarisa Fernández | 28 |
| 2 | Template:Flag | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 32 |
| 3 | Template:Flag | Elena Likhovtseva | 36 |
| 4 | Template:Flag | Mary Pierce | 49 |
| 5 | Template:Flag | Iroda Tulyaganova | 57 |
| 6 | Template:Flag | Cristina Torrens Valero | 66 |
| 7 | Template:Flag | Angelique Widjaja | 62 |
| 8 | Template:Flag | Silvija Talaja | 79 |
- Rankings as of 25 January 2003.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Template:Flagicon Yuliya Beygelzimer
- Template:Flagicon Maria Kirilenko
- Template:Flagicon Manisha Malhotra
- Template:Flagicon Zheng Jie
The following players received entry through the lucky loser spot:
References
- ↑ Sania Mirza's initial statement of intent: The Hyderabad Open title. The Times of India(2023-02-22). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ↑ Sania Mirza: Height, Age, Net Worth, Cars Collection, Controversies, Unknown Facts And More, Joshi, Akshat. The SportsLite(2022-02-28). Retrieved 2025-07-01.