33-year-old Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has never failed to impress us, whether it's on-field or off-field. Her performances in court and her style statement out of the stadium are equally mindblowing.
33-year-old Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has never failed to impress us, whether it's on-field or off-field. Her performances in court and her style statement out of the stadium are equally mindblowing.
Sania started playing tennis at the age of six. Her father Imran Mirza was the first to coach her. Later, her coach Roger Anderson trained her to touch the zenith of success.
Partnering with Alisa Kleybanova, Sania Mirza won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girl’s doubles title. Partnering with Sanaa Bhambri, Sania reached the semis of the 2003 US Open Girls' Doubles.
Sania Mirza partnered with Leander Paes to win a bronze medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan at the mixed doubles event. She won four gold medals in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games in India.
In the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Sania Mirza won three medals. She won Gold in mixed doubles and two silver medals - one for singles and the other for a team event.
Partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza won the Australian Open in 2009 and French Open in 2012. In 2014, she partnered with Brazilian Bruno Soares to win the US Open.
Sania Mirza paired up with Martina Hingis to win 3 Grand Slams - Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015 and Australian Open in 2016.
Sania Mirza retired from singles in 2013 but till then, since 2003, she held the number 1 rank by WTA.
Sania Mirza won the Arjuna Award in 2004, WTA New Comer of the Year in 2005 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2015.
She was also felicitated with Padma Shri in 2006. Ten years later in 2016, she was honoured with the Padma Bhushan.
In 2016, Sania Mirza also etched her name in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world list.
Sania Mirza got engaged to her childhood buddy Sohrab Mirza but the two separated soon after. Then in 2010, she got married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. Sania gave birth to Izhaan Mirza Malik in October 2018.
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