Sania Mirza

About Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza is a very familiar name in the world tennis circuit. Saniya shot into the limelight like a meteor. Before her arrival, no Indian ever achieved the ranking below 50 in WTA rankings in individual capacity.

Sania Mirza became the only Indian woman in the history of the Indian Lawn Tennis, to reach and register a win in any grand slam tournament when she reached to the fourth round of the 1995 U.S. Open.

Career Timeline:

2003-Won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls` Doubles title along with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.

2004-In 2004, she ended runner-up at the Asian Tennis Championship.

2005-In 2005, Sania became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the U.S. Open.In 2005, she reached the third round of the Australian Open.In 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title, claiming the Hyderabad Open.

2006-At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, Sania won the silver in the women`s singles category and the gold in the mixed doubles with Leander Paes.In 2006, she was awarded a Padma Shri.

2007-At the 2007 U.S. Open, Mirza reached the third round and reached the mixed quarterfinals with Mahesh Bhupathi.

2008-Sania Mirza received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from MGR Educational and Research Institute University in Chennai in 2008.In 2008, she reached the quarter-finals at Hobart as No. 6 seed. Mirza reached the third round at the Australian Open. She was also the runner-up in the Australian Open mixed doubles with partner Mahesh Bhupathi.

2009-In 2009, she picked up her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with Mahesh Bhupathi, winning the mixed doubles title. She went on reach the Pattaya Women`s Open Tournament final in Bangkok.

Sania Mirza Achievements

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.

• Arjuna Award (2004)
  
• WTA New Comer of the Year (2005)
  
• Padma Shri (2006)
  
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2015)
  

In the year 2014, the government of Telangana appointed Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of the state. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao congratulated Sania Mirza on her being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award