sania mirza profile
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza (Hindi,Urdu) born 15 November 1986, in Mumbai) is a professional Indian tennis player. She holds the record for being the highest ranked Indian player for over a decade in between 2003–2013, after which her retirement from the singles competition put Ankita Raina at the top spot.
In her career, Mirza has notable wins overSvetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, Marion Bartoli; and former World No. 1s Martina Hingis,Dinara Safina, and Victoria Azarenka. She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singlesand 6 in doubles. She is the first Indian female player to surpass US$1m in career earnings; first Indian to win a WTA Tour title of any kind; and, by winning the 2009 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles Event, became the third Indian, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title (the first two being Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes).
Mirza has also won the 2012 French Open – Mixed Doubles Event (her second Grand Slam title).
Mirza was named one of the '50 heroes of Asia' by Time in October 2005.[3] In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".[4]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mirza was named one of the '50 heroes of Asia' by Time in October 2005.[3] In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".[4]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sania Mirza
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Sania Mirza in 2011
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Full name
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Sania Mirza
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Country
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Residence
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Born
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Height
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1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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Turned pro
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3 February 2003
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Retired
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Active
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Plays
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Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
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College
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Prize money
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US$3,356,266[2]
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Official website
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Singles
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Career record
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271–161
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Career titles
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Highest ranking
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No. 27 (27 August 2007)
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Grand Slam Singles
results
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3R (2005, 2008)
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2R (2007, 2011)
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2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
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4R (2005)
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Other tournaments
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1R (2008)
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Doubles
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Career record
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300–157
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Career titles
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20 WTA, 4 ITF
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Highest ranking
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No. 6 (9 June 2014)
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Current ranking
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No. 6 (9 June 2014)
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Grand Slam Doubles
results
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SF (2012)
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F (2011)
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SF (2011)
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SF (2013)
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Other Doubles tournaments
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2R (2008)
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Mixed Doubles
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Career titles
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2
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Grand Slam Mixed
Doubles results
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W (2009)
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W (2012)
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QF (2007, 2012)
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Other Mixed Doubles tournaments
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QF (2012)
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