IntroductionSania Mirza born November 15,

1986,is an Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was given the Arjuna award by the Indian Government. She is known for her powerful forehand ground strokes.

Contents 1.Introduction

2. Early life3. Personal life

4. Career 4.1 20084.2 2009

5. Career finals 5.1 Singles

5.1.1 Wins (1 WTA/12ITF)5.2 Doubles

5.2.1 Wins (12)5.3 Mixed Doubles (1)

5.3.1 Wins (1)6. Sania Mirza Medal record

7. Summery

Early lifeMirza was born to Imran Mirza, a sports

journalist and his wife Nasima in Mumbai, India. She was brought up in Hyderabad in a Muslim family. Mirza began playing

tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by

her father and other family members. She attended Nasr school in Hyderabad and later graduated from St. Mary's College.

Personal life Mirza married Pakistani cricketer Shoaib

Malik on April 12, 2010.Mirza received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the MGR Educational and Research Institute University in Chennai on 2008-12-11.Her niece, Sonia Baig Mirza, studies there.

CareerIn April 2003, Mirza made her debut in the

India Fed Cup team, winning all three singles matches. She also won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, teaming

up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. Mirza is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 18 in doubles.

She is the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tennis tournament. She was the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the

2005 U.S. Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. In winning, with Mahesh

Bhupathi, the mixed doubles event at the 2009 Australian Open, she became

In 2005, Mirza reached the third round of the Australian Open, losing to the champion Serena Williams. On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title, beating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals. At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, Mirza won the silver in the women's singles category and the gold in the mixed doubles partnering Leander Paes. She was also part of the Indian women's team that won the silver in the team event.

the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.

In 2006, Mirza was awarded a Padma Shri, India's fourth highest honor for her achievements as a tennis player.

2007 Mirza had the best results of her career during the 2007 summer hard court season, finishing eighth in the 2007 U.S. Open Series standings. She reached the final of the Bank of the West Classic and won the doubles event with Shahar Peer, and reached the quarterfinals of the Tier 1 Acura Classic.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, she reached the third round before losing to Anna Chakvetadze for the third time in recent weeks. She fared

much better in the doubles, reaching the quarterfinals in mixed with her partner Mahesh Bhupathi and the quarterfinals in the women's doubles with Bethanie Mattek, including a win

over number two seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.

2009 Mirza picked up her first Grand Slam title at the 2009 Australian Open. Partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi, she won the mixed doubles title beating Nathalie Dechy (France) and Andy Ram (Israel) 6-3, 6-1 in the final in Melbourne. She then entered the Pattaya Women's Open Tournament in Bangkok where she reached the finals after a string of good performances. She lost the finals to Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-1. She made the semis in doubles in the same tournament. Mirza successfully qualified for the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo but lost in the first round to Zheng Jie. Mirza won the first set but could not hold the lead, later losing to the Chinese player 7-5, 2-6, 3-6.

Career finalsSingles

Wins (1 WTA/12 ITF)She has reached 5 finals; winning 1 at

the 2005 Hyderabad Open.

Sania Mirza at the 2007 Australian Open, during her first-round women's

doubles matchDoubles Wins (12)

Mixed Doubles Wins (1)

SummerySania Mirza Mirza playing in the 2011 City Open

Full name- Sania MirzaCountry- India

Residence- Hyderabad, IndiaBorn- 15 November 1986 (age 27) Bombay,

India (now Mumbai)Height- 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight- 57 kg (130 lb; 9 st 0 lb)College- St. Mary's College[1] Yousufguda,

HyderabadTurned pro- 3 February 2003

Retired- ActivePlays- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Prize money- US$2,863,624[2]Official website- http://www.saniamirza.com/

SinglesCareer record- 271–161Career titles- 1 WTA, 14 ITFHighest ranking- No. 27 (27

August 2007)Current ranking- No. 586 (18

March 2013) Grand Slam

Singles resultsAustralian Open- 3R (2005,

2008)French Open-2R (2007,

2011)Wimbledon- 2R (2005, 2007,

2008, 2009)US Open- 4R (2005) Other

tournamentsOlympic Games-1R (2008)

DoublesCareer record- 266–145Career titles- 16 WTA, 4 ITFHighest ranking- No. 7 (30

January 2012)Current ranking- No. 18 (18

March 2013)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open- SF (2012)French Open-F (2011)Wimbledon- SF (2011)US Open- QF (2007)

Other Doubles tournamentsOlympic Games- 2R (2008)

Mixed DoublesCareer titles- 2

Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results

Australian Open- W (2009)French Open- W (2012)

Wimbledon- QF (2011, 2013)US Open- QF (2007, 2012)

Other Mixed Doubles tournaments

Olympic Games-QF (2012)

Sania Mirza Medal recordWomen's Tennis

Asian GamesGold- 2006 Doha Mixed

DoublesSilver- 2006 Doha

SinglesSilver- 2006 Doha

Team