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Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza
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Full name Sania Mirza
Country (sports)  India
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Born (1986-11-15) November 15, 1986 (age 30)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College St. Mary's College
Prize money US $6,476,265
Singles
Career record 271–161 (62.73%)
Career titles 1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest ranking No. 27 (27 August 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2005, 2008)
French Open 2R (2007, 2011)
Wimbledon 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
US Open 4R (2005)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record 462–197 (70.11%)
Career titles 41 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 1 (13 April 2015)
Current ranking No. 2 (14 January 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (2016)
French Open F (2011)
Wimbledon W (2015)
US Open W (2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (2014, 2015)
Olympic Games 2R (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career titles 3
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open W (2009)
French Open W (2012)
Wimbledon QF (2011, 2013, 2015)
US Open W (2014)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games SF (2016)
Last updated on: 9 January 2016.

Sania Mirza (pronounced [saːˈnɪaː mɪrzaː]; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player who was formerly ranked No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as India's No. 1 player, both in singles and doubles. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as the most successful female Indian tennis player ever and one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in the country.

In her singles career, Mirza has notable wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva and Marion Bartoli; as well as former world No. 1s Martina Hingis, Dinara Safina, and Victoria Azarenka. She is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, peaking at world No. 27 in singles in mid-2007; however, a major wrist injury forced her to give up her singles career and focus on the doubles circuit, where she is currently ranked No. 1. She has achieved a number of firsts for women's tennis in her native country, including surpassing US$1 million in career earnings (now over $6 million), winning a singles Pro-level title, and winning six major titles (three each in women's doubles and in mixed doubles), as well as qualifying for (and eventually winning) the WTA Finals in 2014 alongside Cara Black, defending the title the following year partnering with Martina Hingis.


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