Sania Mirza | Indian tennis player | Biography In English |

Sania Mirza she is an Indian tennis star she was born in Mumbai Maharashtra India on 15 november 1986 her father's name was Imran Mirza and mother's name was Nasim Mirza her father was an author

and journalist she started learning lawn tennis from her father from the time she was only 6 years old Mirza attended Nasser school in Hyderabad she graduated from Saint Mary's College but a real

goal was to become a professional tennis player and to that end she started taking part in tournaments in India in 2001 she started playing in the ITF tournaments and the following year she won three titles to cement her credentials as an upcoming player the following year she won a bronze medal in

the view sand Asian Games in the mixed doubles she turned into a professional in 2003 and started playing in major tournaments subsequently she won the girls doubles title at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open girls doubles semi finals the same year the same year she also won four gold medals in the Afro Asian Games held in Hyderabad from 2004 onwards she started

to taste success in the WTA circuit and won a doubles title at the aap tourism hi there a bit open additionally she won six singles titles in the ITF circuit as well however the following year she performed particularly well in the Grand Slams as she reached the third round of the Australian Open women's singles tournament second round at Wimbledon in

fourth round at the US Open she was adjudged the WTA newcomer of the Year for the season Mirza was awarded the Arjuna award from the Government of India in 2004 in 2006 she became the first female from India to be seated at a Grand Slam when she was seated at the Australian Open but she could not go far in the tournament other than a few

notable wins she could not go much ahead in singles event but at the US Open the following year she reached the quarterfinals of both the women's doubles as well as the mixed doubles events in 2006 Mirza was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India it is the fourth highest civilian honor in India in 2008 she won her first Grand Slam Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with

Manish Bhupathi say Nia Mirza was engaged to be married to a wealthy businessman named Saurabh Mirza in 2009 but the wedding was cancelled the same year on April 12 2010 Mirza got married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in 2011 she and her partner Elena Vesnina reached the final of the French Open the following year the duo of Mirza and Vesnina reached the semi-finals at the

Australian Open and won the French Open Mixed Doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi in 2013 mirza started playing with a new partner carrot black the pair was successful enough in reaching the advanced rounds of several tournaments the following year mirza and kara black reached the semi-finals of the US Open in 2014 but won the mixed doubles title with Bruno Soros the same year Mirza

participated in the International premier tennis league and helped her team Indian aces in winning the league in 2015 Mirza partnered with Hingis to win at Wimbledon in straight sets and that constituted her first Grand Slam win in women's doubles they also won the 2015 WTA finals and followed it up with the US Open in the same year the following year the mers of Hingis

duo won the Australian Open women's doubles championship in 2015 she was honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and a year later she was awarded the Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian honour I have always believed that my job is to try and give my best on the tennis courts said say Mian Mirza you.