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Sania Mirza (Urdu: ثانیہ مرزا , Telugu: సానియా మీర్జా, Hindi: सानिया मिर्जा) (born 15 November 1986, in Mumbai) is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well-known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings. Mirza has defeated many top players, including Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Hingis.

In 2004 she 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 In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2003–2007
2.2 2008
2.3 2009
2.4 2010
2.5 2011
3 Personal life
4 Controversy
5 Major finals
5.1 Grand Slam events
5.1.1 Doubles finals: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner–up)
5.1.2 Mixed Doubles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner–up)
6 Career finals
6.1 WTA Tour singles finals: 4 (1–3)
6.2 WTA Tour women's doubles finals: 17 (12–5)
6.3 Non-international tournaments
6.3.1 Singles
6.3.2 Doubles
6.3.3 Mixed Doubles
7 Timeline in Doubles and Singles
7.1 Singles performance timeline
7.2 Women's doubles performance timeline
8 References
8.1 Sources
9 External links
Mirza was born to Imran Mirza, a sports journalist, and his wife Nasima in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was brought up in Hyderabad in a religious family Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father. She attended NASR school in Hyderabad and later graduated from St. Mary's College

In 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 11 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 the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.

Sania Mirza

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