Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games

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.

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

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

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

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

Finals

	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

	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

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

• 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

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

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

Finals

	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

	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

Medalists

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)
			Sonal Phadke Meghha Vakaria (IND)

Seeds

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

• 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

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

• 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

Medalists

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
			Sri Lanka Harshana Godamane Rohan de Silva

Draw

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

Women's team

Medalists

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
			Indonesia

Draw

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								1	India	2
									Nigeria	1
															1	India	3
		Zimbabwe	0												2	Indonesia	0
		Philippines	3						Philippines	1
								2	Indonesia	2

References

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

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