Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games

Tennis tournament
Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
Date25–31 October
Edition1st
LocationSAAP 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
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.

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 India Vijay Kannan (IND) Philippines Johnny Arcilla (PHI) Democratic Republic of the Congo Sonny Kayombo (COD)
Nigeria Sunday Maku (NGR)

Seeds

  1. India Prakash Amritraj (Quarterfinals, withdrew)
  2. India Vijay Kannan (Champion, Gold Medalist)

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

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Sonny Kayombo 7 4 1
  Philippines Johnny Arcilla 5 6 6
  Philippines Johnny Arcilla 1 1  
2 India Vijay Kannan 6 6  
  Nigeria Sunday Maku 6 3 64
2 India Vijay Kannan 4 6 77

Main draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 India P Amritraj      
  Democratic Republic of the Congo S Kayombo w/o    
  Democratic Republic of the Congo S Kayombo 7 4 1
  Philippines J Arcilla 7 6     Philippines J Arcilla 5 6 6
  Sri Lanka R de Silva 5 4     Philippines J Arcilla 6 2 6
4 Nigeria A-M Babalola 3 6 3
  Philippines J Arcilla 1 1  
2 India V Kannan 6 6  
3 Philippines J Victorino 6 4 66
  Nigeria S Maku 1 6 78
  Nigeria S Maku 6 3 64
2 India V Kannan 4 6 77
  Sri Lanka H Godamane 1 5  
2 India V Kannan 6 7  

Men's doubles

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

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

Main draw

  • Only four teams in the draw
Semifinals Final
          
1 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Rohan Bopanna
6 6  
3 Philippines Adelo Abadia
Philippines Johnny Arcilla
3 2  
1 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Rohan Bopanna
6 3 6
2 India Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
India Vinod Sridhar
4 6 2
4 Nigeria Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Nigeria Sunday Maku
1 0  
2 India Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
India Vinod Sridhar
6 6  

Women's singles

Medalists

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

Seeds

  1. India Sania Mirza (Champion, Gold Medalist)
  2. India Rushmi Chakravarthi (Final, Silver Medalist)

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

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 India Sania Mirza 6 6  
  Philippines Czarina Arevalo 4 1  
1 India Sania Mirza 78 6  
2 India Rushmi Chakravarthi 66 3  
3 Indonesia Sandy Gumulya 3 6 3
2 India Rushmi Chakravarthi 6 2 6

Main draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 India S Mirza 6 6  
  Zimbabwe F Mawisire 1 0  
1 India S Mirza 6 6  
  Philippines C Arevalo 4 1  
  Philippines C Arevalo 6 77  
4 Indonesia S Mende 1 65  
1 India S Mirza 78 6  
2 India R Chakravarthi 66 3  
3 Indonesia S Gumulya 6 77  
  Nigeria C Udofa 1 62  
3 Indonesia S Gumulya 3 6 3
  Zimbabwe F Masiyazi 2 4   2 India R Chakravarthi 6 2 6
  Senegal K Berthe 6 6     Senegal K Berthe 3 62  
2 India R Chakravarthi 6 77  

Women's doubles

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

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

Main draw

  • Only six teams in the draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Sania Mirza
6 6  
  Nigeria Osaro Amadin
Nigeria Clara Udofa
3 65   4 Philippines Czarina Arevalo
Philippines Anna-Patricia Santos
4 0  
4 Philippines Czarina Arevalo
Philippines Anna-Patricia Santos
6 77   1 India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Sania Mirza
77 6  
3 Indonesia Septi Mende
Indonesia Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie
6 6   3 Indonesia Septi Mende
Indonesia Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie
62 3  
  Zimbabwe Fadzai Masiyazi
Zimbabwe Fadzai Mawisire
1 2   3 Indonesia Septi Mende
Indonesia Maya Rosa Ariana Stefanie
7 1 7
2 India Sonal Phadke
India Meghha Vakaria
5 6 5

Mixed doubles

Medalists

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

Seeds

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

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

Main draw

  • Only six teams in the draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 India Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  
  Nigeria Clara Udofa
Nigeria Sunday Maku
65 4   3 Philippines Czarina Arevalo
Philippines Adelo Abadia
2 2  
3 Philippines Czarina Arevalo
Philippines Adelo Abadia
77 6   1 India Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi
7 6  
2 India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Vishal Uppal
61 3  
4 Philippines Anna-Patricia Santos
Philippines Johnny Arcilla
77 4 4
4 Philippines Anna-Patricia Santos
Philippines Johnny Arcilla
3 6 6 2 India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Vishal Uppal
65 6 6
  Nigeria Osaro Amadin
Nigeria 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