The 2005 Hyderabad Open was a WTA women's tennis tournament held in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from 7 February until 12 February 2005. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the Tier IV category of the 2005 WTA Tour. Hometown favourite Sania Mirza, a resident of Hyderabad, become the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title. She was unseeded and had entered the main draw on a wildcard.
Finals Singles
Sania Mirza defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 It was Mirza's only WTA singles title of her career.
Doubles
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Li Ting / Sun Tiantian, 6–4, 6–1
WTA entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank* SeedLi Na561Anna-Lena Grönefeld582Tatiana Panova603Zheng Jie614Marta Domachowska665Tamarine Tanasugarn676Ľubomíra Kurhajcová907Maria Kirilenko948Alona Bondarenko1079
* 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
References
External links WTA tournament draws