Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games

Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
Date	25–31 October
Edition	1st
Location	SAAP Tennis Complex
Champions
Men's singles
	Vijay Kannan (IND)
Women's singles
	Sania Mirza (IND)
Men's doubles
	Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (IND)
Women's doubles
	Rushmi Chakravarthi / Sania Mirza (IND)
Mixed doubles
	Mahesh Bhupathi / Sania Mirza (IND)
Men's team
	India
Women's team
	India

The tennis competitions at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad, India were held from October 25 to October 31^[1] at the SAAP Tennis Complex.^[2] The events were held on grass courts.

All semifinal losers were awarded bronze medal. India was the most successful- it won gold medals in each tennis event. Then-16-year-old and rising Indian star on the professional tennis court, Sania Mirza, was the most victorious, winning four gold medals.

Men's singles[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Vijay Kannan (IND)	Johnny Arcilla (PHI)	Sonny Kayombo (COD)
Men's singles	Vijay Kannan (IND)	Johnny Arcilla (PHI)	Sunday Maku (NGR)

Seeds[edit]

Prakash Amritraj (Quarterfinals, withdrew)
Vijay Kannan (Champion, Gold Medalist)

3. Joseph Victorino (Quarterfinals)
4. Abdul-Mumin Babalola (Quarterfinals)

Finals[edit]

Semifinals					Final

	Sonny Kayombo	7	4	1

	Johnny Arcilla	5	6	6
						Johnny Arcilla	1	1

					2	Vijay Kannan	6	6
	Sunday Maku	6	3	6⁴

2	Vijay Kannan	4	6	7⁷

Main draw[edit]

First Round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

				1	P Amritraj
					S Kayombo	w/o
										S Kayombo	7	4	1
	J Arcilla	7	6							J Arcilla	5	6	6
	R de Silva	5	4		J Arcilla	6	2	6
				4	A-M Babalola	3	6	3
															J Arcilla	1	1
														2	V Kannan	6	6
				3	J Victorino	6	4	6⁶
					S Maku	1	6	7⁸
										S Maku	6	3	6⁴
									2	V Kannan	4	6	7⁷
					H Godamane	1	5
				2	V Kannan	6	7

Men's doubles[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's doubles	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna (IND)	Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Vinod Sridhar (IND)	Adelo Abadia Johnny Arcilla (PHI)
Men's doubles	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna (IND)	Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Vinod Sridhar (IND)	Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku (NGR)

Seeds[edit]

Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (Champions, Gold Medalists)
Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya / Vinod Sridhar (Final, Silver Medalists)

3. Adelo Abadia / Johnny Arcilla (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
4. Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Sunday Maku (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)

Main draw[edit]

Only four teams in the draw

Semifinals				Final

1	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	6	6

3	Adelo Abadia Johnny Arcilla	3	2
				1	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	6	3	6

				2	Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Vinod Sridhar	4	6	2
4	Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku	1	0

2	Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Vinod Sridhar	6	6

Women's singles[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's singles	Sania Mirza (IND)	Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND)	Czarina Arevalo (PHI)
Women's singles	Sania Mirza (IND)	Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND)	Sandy Gumulya (INA)

Seeds[edit]

Sania Mirza (Champion, Gold Medalist)
Rushmi Chakravarthi (Final, Silver Medalist)

3. Sandy Gumulya (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
4. Septi Mende (Quarterfinals)

Finals[edit]

Semifinals					Final

1	Sania Mirza	6	6

	Czarina Arevalo	4	1
					1	Sania Mirza	7⁸	6

					2	Rushmi Chakravarthi	6⁶	3
3	Sandy Gumulya	3	6	3

2	Rushmi Chakravarthi	6	2	6

Main draw[edit]

First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

				1	S Mirza	6	6
					F Mawisire	1	0
								1	S Mirza	6	6
									C Arevalo	4	1
					C Arevalo	6	7⁷
				4	S Mende	1	6⁵
													1	S Mirza	7⁸	6
													2	R Chakravarthi	6⁶	3
				3	S Gumulya	6	7⁷
					C Udofa	1	6²
								3	S Gumulya	3	6	3
	F Masiyazi	2	4					2	R Chakravarthi	6	2	6
	K Berthe	6	6		K Berthe	3	6²
				2	R Chakravarthi	6	7⁷

Women's doubles[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's doubles	Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza (IND)	Septi Mende Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie (INA)	Czarina Arevalo Anna-Patricia Santos (PHI)
Women's doubles	Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza (IND)	Septi Mende Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie (INA)	Sonal Phadke Meghha Vakaria (IND)

Seeds[edit]

Rushmi Chakravarthi / Sania Mirza (Champions, Gold Medalists)
Sonal Phadke / Meghha Vakaria (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)

3. Septi Mende / Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie (Final, Silver Medalists)
4. Czarina Arevalo / Anna-Patricia Santos (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)

Main draw[edit]

Only six teams in the draw

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

				1	Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza	6	6
	Osaro Amadin Clara Udofa	3	6⁵	4	Czarina Arevalo Anna-Patricia Santos	4	0
4	Czarina Arevalo Anna-Patricia Santos	6	7⁷						1	Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza	7⁷	6
3	Septi Mende Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie	6	6						3	Septi Mende Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie	6²	3
	Fadzai Masiyazi Fadzai Mawisire	1	2	3	Septi Mende Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie	7	1	7
				2	Sonal Phadke Meghha Vakaria	5	6	5

Mixed doubles[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed doubles	Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)	Rushmi Chakravarthi Vishal Uppal (IND)	Czarina Arevalo Adelo Abadia (PHI)
Mixed doubles	Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)	Rushmi Chakravarthi Vishal Uppal (IND)	Anna-Patricia Santos Johnny Arcilla (PHI)

Seeds[edit]

Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi (Champions, Gold Medalists)
Rushmi Chakravarthi / Vishal Uppal (Final, Silver Medalists)

3. Czarina Arevalo / Adelo Abadia (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
4. Anna-Patricia Santos / Johnny Arcilla (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)

Main draw[edit]

Only six teams in the draw

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

					1	Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6
	Clara Udofa Sunday Maku	6⁵	4		3	Czarina Arevalo Adelo Abadia	2	2
3	Czarina Arevalo Adelo Abadia	7⁷	6							1	Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi	7	6
										2	Rushmi Chakravarthi Vishal Uppal	6¹	3
					4	Anna-Patricia Santos Johnny Arcilla	7⁷	4	4
4	Anna-Patricia Santos Johnny Arcilla	3	6	6	2	Rushmi Chakravarthi Vishal Uppal	6⁵	6	6
	Osaro Amadin Rotimi Jegede	6	3	2

Men's team[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Team	India Prakash Amritraj Rohan Bopanna Vijay Kannan Vishal Uppal	Nigeria Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku	Philippines Joseph Victorino Johnny Arcilla Adelo Abadia
Men's Team		Nigeria Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku	Sri Lanka Harshana Godamane Rohan de Silva

Draw[edit]

Semifinals			Final

1	India	3
	Philippines	0	1	India	3
	Sri Lanka	1	2	Nigeria	0
2	Nigeria	2

Women's team[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's Team	India Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza Sonal Phadke Meghha Vakaria	Nigeria Osaro Amadin Clara Udofa	Philippines Czarina Arevalo Anna-Patricia Santos
Women's Team		Nigeria Osaro Amadin Clara Udofa	Indonesia

Draw[edit]

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

			1	India	2
				Nigeria	1
						1	India	3
	Zimbabwe	0				2	Indonesia	0
	Philippines	3		Philippines	1
			2	Indonesia	2

References[edit]

^ "The duration of the AAG tennis competition". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
^ "Venue of the events". The Tribune, India. Retrieved 21 November 2009.

http://www.its.uci.edu/~jaykay/tenn-results/afro-asian-hyd-1003.html

[cal-1] "The duration of the AAG tennis competition". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.

[ven-2] "Venue of the events". The Tribune, India. Retrieved 21 November 2009.

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