2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open

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 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	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

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2005 Hyderabad Open – Singles

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

Doubles

Main article: 2005 Hyderabad Open – Doubles

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

References

1. ITF Tournament Overview: Hyderabad 2005 Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved from the official ITF site)
2. "Sania wins Hyderabad Open". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2018.