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
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flag | Li Na | 56 | 1 |
| Template:Flag | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 58 | 2 |
| Template:Flag | Tatiana Panova | 60 | 3 |
| Template:Flag | Zheng Jie | 61 | 4 |
| Template:Flag | 66 | 5 | |
| Template:Flag | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 67 | 6 |
| Template:Flag | Ľubomíra Kurhajcová | 90 | 7 |
| Template:Flag | Maria Kirilenko | 94 | 8 |
| Template:Flag | Alona Bondarenko | 107 | 9 |
* Rankings as of 31 January 2005
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Template:Flagicon Akgul Amanmuradova
- Template:Flagicon Jarmila Gajdošová
- Template:Flagicon Li Ting
- Template:Flagicon Mandy Minella
The following players received entry through the Lucky Loser spot:
Champions
Singles Template:Main article Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza defeated Template:Flagicon Alona Bondarenko, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Doubles Template:Main article Template:Flagicon Yan Zi / Template:Flagicon Zheng Jie defeated Template:Flagicon Li Ting / Template:Flagicon Sun Tiantian, 6-4, 6-1
References
- ↑ ITF Tournament Overview: Hyderabad 2005 (Retrieved from the official ITF site)
- ↑ Sania wins Hyderabad Open. Sify.