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Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player and the most successful Indian female tennis player. She is currently ranked No. 1 in womens doubles ranking. In the women singles, from 2003 to her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked as Indias No 1 player in both singles and doubles by the Womens Tennis Association and she was one of the highest paid and high profile athletes in the country. She is the highest ranked female player from India and has ranked to 27. In the singles in mid-2007 but she gave up her singles career after a major wrist injury. She is also the first Indian to pass 1 million US$ earnings and currently has over 6 million $. She is the third Indian woman in the Open Era to feature and win a round at a Grand Slam tournament. She is regarded as one of the finest doubles players in the world and without doubts one of the finest tennis players to represent the country.Born on 15th November 1986 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Imran Mirza and Naseema, Sania along with her family moved to Hyderabad shortly after her birth. In Hyderabad, she was raised with her younger sister Anam in a religious Sunni Muslim family. She did her schooling from Nasr School in Hyderabad and later completed her graduation from St. Marys College and she received an honorary degree of Doctor of letters from MGR Educational and Research Institute University in Chennai in December 2008. She took up tennis at the age of six and initially she was coached by her father Imran Mirza and C. G Krishna Bhupathi, father of another famous Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupati. She started her professional career in 2003 and won 10 singles and 13 doubles titles as a junior player. She won the 2003 Wimbledon Championship Girls Doubles title partnering Alisa Kleybanova. She also reached the semifinals of the 2003 US Open girls Doubles with Sanaa Bhambri and also reached quarterfinals in 2002 US Open Girls Doubles. After her debut in 2001, she won three straight titles in 2002 winning her first in Hyderabad and other two in Manila and Philippines. In the 2002 Asian games in Busan, she helped India win a bronze medal in mixed doubles partnering with Leander Paes. She picked up 4 gold medals at the 2003 Afro-Asian games in Hyderabad. In 2004 she won her first WTA doubles title at the 2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open. She reached third round in the 2005 Australian Open defeating Cindy Watson and Petra Mandula and then was defeated in the third round by eventual champion Serena Williams. In February 2005, she became the first ever Indian woman to win a WTA title by winning the 2005 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open and later she continued her good form at the 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships where in round two she upset 4th seed and reigning US Open championship to reach the second round of 2005 Wimbledon Championships where she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. In August 2005, she reached the third round at the Acura Classic and reached her second WTA final at the 2005 Forest Hills Tennis Classic. She also became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam Tournament at the 2005 US Open. She reached the semifinals of the Japan Open. Due to her brilliant performance in 2005 she was named as the WTA Newcomer of the year. She seeded at the 2006 Australian Open becoming the first female Indian to be seeded in a grand slam event and only fell to Michaella Krajicek. In the Bangalore Open she fell to Camille Pin but won the doubles title partnering Huber. She defeated Alona Bondarenko and Shenay Perry in the DFS Classic tournament and reached the third round in the tournament. In September 2006, she reached the semifinals of the Sunfeast Open and also won the double title there partnering Huber. In December, she won three medals at the Doha Asian Games winning gold in mixed doubles and silver in womens single and team. In 2007, maintaining her good performance, she reached semifinals of Hobart, second round of 2007 Australian Open, quarterfinals in Bangalore and semifinals in Pattaya. She had her best career results during the 2007 summer hardcourt season finishing eighth in the 2007 US Open Series and reaching her highest single ranking of world No. 27. She reached quarterfinals in San Diego, semifinals at Cincinnati and also won the doubles event in Cincinnati with ShaharPeer. She also made it to the finals of Stanford. In the 2007 US Open, she reached quarterfinals in the mixed doubles with Mahesh Bhupathi and quarterfinals in the womens doubles with Bethanie Mattek. In 2008, she reached the quarter finals at Hobart and reached the third round in singles at the 2008 Australian Open and was the runner up in Australian Open mixed doubles partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi. She also had injuries during this period and had to withdraw her name from the PTT Pattaya Open. She did not participate in the Beijing Olympics but the following year she won her first Grand Slam Australian Open Mixed Doubles Title with Mahesh Bhupati but she still kept struggling with the wrist injury due to which her game suffered. After a poor results and exits in single events, she started concentrating more on doubles events in 2011 and with her partner Elena Vesnina and reached the final of French Open and the duo reached the semi finals of Australian Open next year. She also won the French Open doubles with Mahesh Bhupathi. In the year 2013, she won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and later she started playing with a new partner Cara Black. The new duo reached the semi finals of the US Open in 2014. She also won the Mixed doubles title with Bruno Soares. In the same year she participated in the International Premier Tennis League and helped her team Indian Aces in winning the league. In 2015, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the Indian Wells and 2015 Miami Open. She partnered with Hingis and won the Wimbledon in straight sets and it was her first grand slam win in womens doubles. In the same year they also won the 2015 WTA Finals and also the US Open in the same year. In 2016, Sania Mirza participated in the Rio Olympics but was unsuccessful in winning any medal for the country.Sania Mirza married to Shoaib Malik, the former captain of Pakistan on April 2010. Mirza was named one of the 50 heroes of Asia by Time in 2005. In March 2010, The Economic Times named her in the list of the 33 women who made India proud. She was also appointed to the UN Womens Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. She was named in Time magazines 2016 list of 100 most influential people in the world. She was awarded the Arjuna Award from Government of India in 2004. In 2006, she was awarded by Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian honour in India. She was honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2015 and a year later she was awarded by Padma Bhushan, Indias 3rd highest civilian honour.

Sri Lanka Bomb Blasts: From Sachin Tendulkar to Sania Mirza, Sports Fraternity Condemns Attack
India.com Sports Desk | April 21, 2019 5:25 PM IST
The sports fraternity expressed grief over the 'brutal act of inhumanity' and expressed their condol...
Sri Lanka Bomb Blasts: From Sachin Tendulkar to Sania Mirza, Sports Fraternity Condemns Attack
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IPL 2019, SRH vs CSK: Sania Mirza Cheering For Hyderabad During Tie Against Chennai is Breaking Twitter | SEE POSTS
India.com Sports Desk | April 17, 2019 10:22 PM IST
IPL 2019, SRH vs CSK: Tennis ace Sania Mirza was spotted in the stands at Rajiv Gandhi International...
IPL 2019, SRH vs CSK: Sania Mirza Cheering For Hyderabad During Tie Against Chennai is Breaking Twitter | SEE
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2019-04-17T11:22:53+00:00
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Country Needs to do Lot More For Women Empowerment in Sports: Sania
PTI | April 13, 2019 4:49 PM IST
Ace tennis player Sania Mirza Saturday said India still needs to do a lot more to bring women at par...
Country Needs to do Lot More For Women Empowerment in Sports: Sania
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2019-04-13T05:49:38+00:00
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Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza's Mushy 4th Anniversary Post Sets Fans Hearts on Frenzy, Viral Picture Breaks Internet
India.com Sports Desk | April 12, 2019 8:17 PM IST
Love is in the air! Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to ...
Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza's Mushy 4th Anniversary Post Sets Fans Hearts on Frenzy, Viral Picture Breaks Intern
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2019-04-12T09:17:53+00:00
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Parineeti Chopra Shares Adorable Picture With Sania Mirza's Son Izhaan Mirza Malik
India.com Entertainment Desk | April 1, 2019 10:15 PM IST
Parineeti Chopra who is currently busking on the success of her recent release Kesari was recently s...
Parineeti Chopra Shares Adorable Picture With Sania Mirza's Son Izhaan Mirza Malik
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2019-04-01T11:15:37+00:00
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Ranveer Singh Shares Quirky GIFs on Instagram, Ali Abbas Zafar, Arjun Kapoor, Sania Mirza Leave Hilarious Comments
India.com Entertainment Desk | March 18, 2019 6:47 PM IST
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Ranveer Singh Shares Quirky GIFs on Instagram, Ali Abbas Zafar, Arjun Kapoor, Sania Mirza Leave Hilarious Com
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2019-03-18T07:47:46+00:00
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Indian Tennis Ace Sania Mirza Beams at Son Izaan Mirza Malik For THIS Reason, Picture Bowls Over Internet in Frenzy | SEE
India.com Sports Desk | March 12, 2019 8:17 PM IST
India's ace tennis player - Sania Mirza is leaving no stone unturned to script a successful return t...
Indian Tennis Ace Sania Mirza Beams at Son Izaan Mirza Malik For THIS Reason, Picture Bowls Over Internet in
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2019-03-12T09:17:03+00:00
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Sania Mirza Shares an Adorable Picture With Her Baby Izhaan, Mother-Son Twin in Gucci Outfits
India.com Buzz Desk | March 6, 2019 9:58 PM IST
Sania Mirza who is a proud mother of Izhaan keeps sharing pictures with her son on Instagram and mak...
Sania Mirza Shares an Adorable Picture With Her Baby Izhaan, Mother-Son Twin in Gucci Outfits
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2019-03-06T10:58:56+00:00
2019-03-06T10:58:56+00:00
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Sania Mirza Aims Comeback on Tennis Court, Gives Midweek Motivation Goals to Fans | SEE POST
India.com Sports Desk | February 21, 2019 6:19 PM IST
India's ace tennis player - Sania Mirza is leaving no stone unturned to return to the tennis court b...
Sania Mirza Aims Comeback on Tennis Court, Gives Midweek Motivation Goals to Fans | SEE POST
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2019-02-21T07:19:47+00:00
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Pulwama Attack: Sania Mirza Extends Support For Families of 40 CRPF Jawans, Gets Brutally Trolled | SEE POSTS
Ankit Banerjee | February 17, 2019 4:18 PM IST
Pulwama Attack: Indian ace tennis star Sania Mirza took to Twitter to condemn the Pulwama attack on ...
Pulwama Attack: Sania Mirza Extends Support For Families of 40 CRPF Jawans, Gets Brutally Trolled | SEE POSTS
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2019-02-17T05:18:17+00:00
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Sania Mirza, Athiya Shetty Come Together for Mana Shetty’s ‘Save the Children’ Initiative | PICS
IANS | February 9, 2019 1:04 PM IST
Tennis ace Sania Mirza and actress Athiya Shetty have collaborated for Mana Shetty's 'Save the Child...
Sania Mirza, Athiya Shetty Come Together for Mana Shetty’s ‘Save the Children’ Initiative | PICS
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2019-02-09T02:04:34+00:00
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Sania Mirza-Son Izhaan Look Adorable Bundle of Joy as They Lazily Cuddle on Couch This Sunday Eve
India.com Buzz Desk | February 3, 2019 10:44 PM IST
Is it even called a Sunday if it's not spent lazying on the couch, cuddling with your loved ones? In...
Sania Mirza-Son Izhaan Look Adorable Bundle of Joy as They Lazily Cuddle on Couch This Sunday Eve
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2019-02-03T11:44:10+00:00
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Post Pregnancy Sania Mirza Inches Closer to Her Olympics 2020 Comeback, One Workout Victory at a Time
India.com Lifestyle Staff | January 31, 2019 5:23 PM IST
Taking up her workout routine in all seriousness, just a few days after she delivered baby Izhaan, a...
Post Pregnancy Sania Mirza Inches Closer to Her Olympics 2020 Comeback, One Workout Victory at a Time
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2019-01-31T06:23:14+00:00
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Sania Mirza is Back to Getting Fit After Giving Birth to Baby Boy | PIC
India.com Sports Desk | January 21, 2019 2:29 PM IST
India tennis ace Sania Mirza is giving serious fitness goals after giving birth to a baby boy with P...
Sania Mirza is Back to Getting Fit After Giving Birth to Baby Boy | PIC
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2019-01-21T03:29:44+00:00
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Getting Back To Top Won't Be Easy: Tennis Player Sania Mirza
PTI | January 10, 2019 6:51 PM IST
The journey back to the top won't be easy, says Tennis player Sania Mirza, who is targetting a retur...
Getting Back To Top Won't Be Easy: Tennis Player Sania Mirza
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2019-01-10T07:51:46+00:00
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Sania Mirza Expresses Gratitude For Her Greatest Gift Son Izhaan, Says She Wants to Sleep Like Husband Shoaib Malik in Coming Year
India.com Sports Desk | January 2, 2019 12:14 AM IST
Indian ace tennis player Sania Mirza is currently enjoying a break away from the continuous hustle o...
Sania Mirza Expresses Gratitude For Her Greatest Gift Son Izhaan, Says She Wants to Sleep Like Husband Shoaib
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2019-01-01T13:14:32+00:00
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President Ram Nath Kovind Hosts 'At Home' Party in Residence, Several Dignitaries Including Sania Mirza Attends Function
India.com Sports Desk | December 24, 2018 4:00 PM IST
The honourable president of India, Ram Nath Kovind hosted several political dignitaries including te...
President Ram Nath Kovind Hosts 'At Home' Party in Residence, Several Dignitaries Including Sania Mirza Atten
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2018-12-24T05:00:20+00:00
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Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik And Zaheer Khan-Sagarika Ghatge Get Relationship Advice From Harbhajan Singh | WATCH
India.com Sports Desk | November 29, 2018 10:31 PM IST
It seems Harbhajan Singh has turned into a love adviser. During a recent chat show with Neha Dhupia ...
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik And Zaheer Khan-Sagarika Ghatge Get Relationship Advice
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2018-11-29T11:31:43+00:00
2018-11-29T11:31:43+00:00
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Saina Nehwal And Sania Mirza Join Virat Kohli for #JerseyKnowsNoGender to Support Harmanpreet Kaur-Led Women’s Cricket Team
India.com Sports Desk | November 16, 2018 11:11 AM IST
Ace tennis star Sania Mirza and badminton star Saina Nehwal joined India captain Virat Kohli in his ...
Saina Nehwal And Sania Mirza Join Virat Kohli for #JerseyKnowsNoGender to Support Harmanpreet Kaur-Led Women�
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2018-11-16T00:11:30+00:00
2018-11-16T00:11:30+00:00
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Happy Birthday Sania Mirza: How Ace Tennis Star Celebrated Her Birthday With Shoaib Malik as She Turned 32 | WATCH
India.com Sports Desk | November 15, 2018 1:05 PM IST
Happy Birthday, Sania Mirza: Recently-turned mother, it seems Sania Mirza is in the best phase of he...
Happy Birthday Sania Mirza: How Ace Tennis Star Celebrated Her Birthday With Shoaib Malik as She Turned 32 |
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2018-11-15T02:05:13+00:00
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