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Last updated on - January 20, 2026, 4:28 PM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out all about Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza's battle with depression during her professional career.
Sania Mirza had to miss 2008 Beijing Olympics due to wrist injury. "So 2008, I hurt my wrist really badly. You know, I had to pull out of the Olympics. I didn’t know I was going to play three more Olympics after that, right? But at that moment, you feel like, ‘Oh my god, my life is over.’ I was unable to comb my hair. Like, my wrist was so bad," Sania Mirza told Anisha Padukone and psychiatrist Dr Shyam Bhat.
Sania Mirza's 14-year marriage to Shoaib Malik ended in 2024. The couple have one son Izhaan together.
Sania Mirza didn't leave her room for a month as she battled depression. "Like, it had reached that stage. So for the first time ever, I started feeling like I’m letting my parents down. That was probably my first time that I dealt with it; I didn’t know it was depression. For a month and a half, I was just in my room. I didn’t want to meet anybody. I barely met my parents. It was awful," Sania revealed.
Sania Mirza battled depression for a few months. "It went on for a few months. Because I was not able to give that same kind of love and empathy to just my own being. So I realised that my escape from any kind of stress, I would go on the tennis court and I would feel better. I was truly happy when I was playing tennis," Sania Mirza said.
Sania Mirza lives in Dubai with her son Izhaan. She shuttles between Dubai and Hyderabad regularly for work.
Sania Mirza won six Grand Slam titles in her career. It included three women's doubles titles and three mixed doubles titles.
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