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Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games

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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

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Medalists

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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

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Finals

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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

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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

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Medalists

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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

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Main draw

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  • 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

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Medalists

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

Seeds

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Finals

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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

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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

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Medalists

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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

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Main draw

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  • 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

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Medalists

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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

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Main draw

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  • 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

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Medalists

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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

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

Women's team

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Medalists

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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

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

References

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  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.