2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{TennisEventInfo|2003|AP Tourism Hyderabad Open|
| date=3–9 February
| edition=1st
| surface=Hard / outdoor
| location=Hyderabad, India
| champs={{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn
| champd={{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva / {{flagicon|UZB}} Iroda Tulyaganova
}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-22 |title=Sania Mirza's initial statement of intent: The Hyderabad Open title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/sania-mirzas-initial-statement-of-intent-the-hyderabad-open-title/articleshow/98146493.cms |access-date=2025-07-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} It was held from 3 February until 9 February 2003 on outdoor hardcourts. Tamarine Tanasugarn won the singles title. Indian star Sania Mirza made her debut at this tournament in her hometown Hyderabad.{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Akshat |date=2022-02-28 |title=Sania Mirza: Height, Age, Net Worth, Cars Collection, Controversies, Unknown Facts And More |url=https://thesportslite.com/tennis/sania-mirza-height-age-net-worth-cars-collection-controversies-unknown-facts-and-more/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=The SportsLite |language=en-US}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open – Singles}}
- {{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated {{flagicon|UZB}} Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–4
=Doubles=
{{main|2003 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open – Doubles}}
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva / {{flagicon|UZB}} Iroda Tulyaganova defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} Eugenia Kulikovskaya / {{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek 6–4, 6–4
WTA entrants
=Seeds=
class="wikitable" |
Seed
! width="65"| Country ! width="150"| Player ! Rank |
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1
|{{flag|ARG}} |28 |
2
|{{flag|THA}} |32 |
3
|{{flag|RUS}} |36 |
4
|{{flag|FRA}} |49 |
5
|{{flag|UZB}} |57 |
6
|{{flag|ESP}} |66 |
7
|{{flag|INA}} |62 |
8
|{{flag|CRO}} |79 |
- Rankings as of 25 January 2003.
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva
- {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuliya Beygelzimer
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko
- {{flagicon|IND}} Manisha Malhotra
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie
The following players received entry through the lucky loser spot:
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian