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Wednesday 25 June 2014
sania mirsa awards
sania mirsa awards
Awards
In 2004, Mirza was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government. In 2006, Mirza was awarded a Padma Shri, India's fourth highest honour for her achievements as a tennis player.[20]
- Arjuna Award (2004)
- WTA New Comer of the Year (2005)
- Padma Shri (2006)
- Hyderabad Women of the Decade Achievers Award for Excellence in Sports (2014)
Personal life
In 2009, Sania Mirza became engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza. However the engagement was called off shortly after.[21] She started seeing Pakistanicricketer Shoaib Malik.[22][23][24] On 12 April 2010, she married Shoaib Malik in a traditional Muslim Islamic Wedding ceremony at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India followed by Pakistani wedding customsfor a mahr of 
6.1 million (US$137,500).[25][26]TheirWalima ceremony was held in Lahore, Pakistan.
The online attention the wedding received made Mirza the most searched woman tennis player and Indian sportsperson in 2010, according to Google Trends.[28] The wedding was even more controversial because Malik was accused by another girl of already being married to her and hence he could not marry Mirza without first divorcing her. Initially for many days, Malik refused to grant the divorce claiming he was never married. As this resulted in media attention; he finally divorced the girl paving the way for his marriage to Mirza.[29] Sania's mother Naseema had been appointed as the manager of the two member tennis team for London Olympics 2012.[30]
Controversy
The short tennis clothes she wears on the court has drawn criticism from some Muslim religious group.[7] According to one report published 8 September 2005, a Muslim scholar had issued a ruling, saying that women's tennis attire is not suited to Islam.[31] Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind rejected rumours about disrupting her game saying that they do not stop anyone from playing, although they found female tennis players' dress code objectionable. Nevertheless, Calcutta police tightened security measures to protect her.[32]
After Mirza spoke at a conference on safe sex in November 2005, some groups said she was a "corrupting influence on the youth." Mirza clarified her stance by saying that she was opposed to pre-marital sex.[33]
In 2006, some newspapers reported that Mirza declined to play doubles with Israeli tennis playerShahar Pe'er for fear of protests from India's Muslim community.[33] However, when she teamed up with Pe'er for the 2007 WTA Tour of Stanford, California, there was no reaction.
Mirza was pictured resting her feet and showing the soles of her bare feet as she watched compatriot Rohan Bopanna play in the 2008 Hopman Cup, with an Indian flag in front.[34] She faced possible prosecution under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act after a private citizen complained. Mirza protested, "I love my country, I wouldn't be playing Hopman Cup otherwise."
On 4 February 2008, Mirza said that she would stop appearing in tennis tournaments held in India, starting with the 2008 Bangalore Open the following month, citing the series of controversies and upon advice by her manager.[35]
But Mirza chose to participate at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. This time, she faced no controversies; also the Indian public was happy that she has started to play at major tournaments in India.
After both Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna refused to play in the men's doubles event at the 2012 Olympics with Leander Paes, Paes demanded that he be partnered with Mirza for the mixed doubles event. Mirza was furious and accused the All India Tennis Association (AITA) of using her as 'bait' to keep Paes happy; she originally wanted to play with Bhupathi, whom she has won 2 grand slams with. In the end, Mirza was paired with Paes; the pair lost in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.[36]Mirza was photographed without the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. In response, Mirza reaffirmed her loyalty to the land of her birth – "To see the national flag go up while standing on the podium is the proudest moment in an athlete's life and I will want to experience that for myself in London."[37]
Social Contribution[edit]
Sania Mirza at Global Peace Fashion Show in Nov 2012Sania Mirza started “Sania Mirza Tennis Academy”, which was launched in March 2013 with the aim of providing world class tennis training to Indian tennis players. The academy also recognizes rural talents and a few selected are trained at no expenses to brighten India’s future.Career statistics[edit]Main article: Sania Mirza career statisticsMajor finals[edit]
Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina were one of the most victorious doubles team in 2011, by winning two Premier Level titles, reaching the French Open Finals, the Wimbledon Semis and many other quarterfinals and semifinals.
Women's Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 2011 | French Open | Clay |  Elena Vesnina |  Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard |  Mahesh Bhupathi |  Sun Tiantian Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Winner | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2012 | French Open | Clay | Mahesh Bhupathi |  Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Santiago González | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard |  Horia Tecău | Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 2–6 |
Girls' Doubles: 1 (1–0)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon | Grass | Alisa Kleybanova | Kateřina Böhmová Michaëlla Krajicek | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Preceded by Tatiana GolovinWTA Newcomer of the Year
2005Succeeded by Agnieszka Radwańska
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