| 2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–12 February |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
Sania Mirza | |
| Doubles | |
Yan Zi /
Zheng Jie | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Li Na | 56 | 1 |
Germany
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 58 | 2 |
Russian Federation
|
Tatiana Panova | 60 | 3 |
|
China
|
Zheng Jie | 61 | 4 |
Poland
|
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:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry through the Lucky loser spot:
Champions
Singles
Sania Mirza defeated
Alona Bondarenko, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Doubles
Yan Zi /
Zheng Jie defeated
Li Ting /
Sun Tiantian, 6–4, 6–1
References
- ^ ITF Tournament Overview: Hyderabad 2005 Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved from the official ITF site)
- ^ "Sania wins Hyderabad Open". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2018.