The Indian players received two of the allotted three wild cards for the ATP event in Mumbai.
Spain's Nicolas Almagro beat top-seeded compatriot Carlos Moya 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 to claim his third ATP title.
The American has been out of action since March with a shoulder problem.\n
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny made a winning start to the New Year as he routed world no. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Chennai Open on Sunday.
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny overcame a mild challenge from Marin Cilic to enter his eighth career final on Saturday.
Top seed Nadal beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-2 while Moya overcame Frenchman Florent Serra 6-3, 6-4.
The 31-year-old 1998 French Open champion says new coach Pedro Salas has fired his desire to avoid a slide into anonymity.
"I always look forward to coming to India and especially Chennai. I have some very fond memories of playing at Chennai Open and would love to improve my performance in 2008 in starting the season on a bright note. I am confident of raising my game to the highest level," Carlos Moya said.
Sixth seeded Spaniard Moya was beaten 7-6, 5-7, 6-2 by local favourite Stefan Koubek while Cypriot eighth seed Baghdatis went down to Italy's Andreas Seppi in a surprisingly one-sided 6-2, 6-2 defeat at the Vienna Open.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spaniard David Ferrer rolled into the US Open semi-finals for the first time in their careers.
The Indian ace will not play singles but will be on the commentary team covering the Jan 2-8 event.
World number 19 Moya battled past Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro 7-5 3-6 7-5 in their third-round match, while Hewitt, ranked 20, eased to a 6-3 6-3 win over Austrian Juergen Melzer.
The line-up includes world number two Rafael Nadal, defending champion Carlos Moya and 2003 champion Paradorn Srichaphan
Spaniard Nicolas Almagro reached the Swedish Open final by scoring his first win over compatriot Carlos Moya.
Fourth seed Carlos Moya continued his impressive run at the Swedish Open on Friday by easily dispatching local hope Robin Soderling 6-2 6-4 in the quarter-finals.
Spanish fourth seed Moya beat Thomas Johansson while Ferrer got the better of Chilean Nicolas Massu.
Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya to enter the French Open semi-finals.
Novak Djokovic beat Russia's Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
The Spaniard will take on his boyhood hero, friend and compatriot Carlos Moya in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
The unseeded Russian beat Marcos Baghdatis to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time at the French Open.
Former world number one and 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moya is among those who has confirmed for the event that begins on September 25.
Rafael Nadal battled the rejuvenated Australian to finally bury him 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Hamburg Masters semi-final.
Marcos Baghdatis swept aside Carlos Moya 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Rome Masters.
The semi-final line-up at the Rome Masters ATP tournament resembles a Davis Cup tie after Spanish and Argentine players claimed all four berths.
In Sunday's final the Belgian will meet Stefan Koubek, who beat Carlos Moya in the second semi-final at the Chennai Open.
The Belgian was all aggression as he beat Stefano Galvani, while the Spaniard was all calm and precision against Kevin Kim on way to the last 8 of the Chennai Open.
World number two Andy Roddick will take on in-form Russian Marat Safin in the season-ending ATP Tennis Masters Cup.
The organisers of European Masters Series tournaments will meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss ways to curb the number of withdrawals by leading players.
Wimbledon picks up the pace dramatically today with the fourth round of the men's and women's singles.
Russian fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny made a winning start to the New Year as he routed world no. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Chennai Open on Sunday.
"It is matches like these that keep me motivated," said veteran Carlos Moya after losing to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Chennai Open.
It was like someone had turned up the volume and intensity to the last notch. The spectators had poured in to watch the Spanish bull-fight, and they devoured every bit of drama Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya provided.
Former French Open champions Argentine Gaston Gaudio and Spaniards Carlos Moya and Albert Costa have all pulled out of Wimbledon because of injury.
The 19-year-old will equal Guillermo Vilas's 1977 record of 53 consecutive wins on clay if he retains the Rome Masters title this week.
Reigning champion and ninth seed Juan Ignacio Chela was knocked out in the first round of the Estoril Open.
Carlos Moya won the 'battle of Mallorca', beating Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round
Former French Open champion Carlos Moya said Novak Djokovic has the potential to become world number one.
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