Sania Mirza

Who is Sania Mirza?

Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as India's highest ranked player, both in singles and doubles.

In her 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, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 5 in doubles. Throughout her career, she has achieved a number of firsts for her native country, including surpassing US$1 million in career earnings, winning a WTA Tour title, and winning three major titles at the 2009 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles Event, the 2012 French Open – Mixed Doubles Event and the 2014 US Open – Mixed Doubles Event. Mirza is the third Indian woman in the Open Era to feature and win a round at a Grand Slam tournament.

Mirza was named one of the '50 heroes of Asia' by Time in October 2005. In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".