SANIA MIRZA

Sania was born in Mumbai (then Bombay) to a builder Imran Mirza and his
wife Naseema, who worked in a printing business on 15 November 1986.
Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Hyderabad where she and
younger sister Anam were raised in a Shi'a Muslim family. She took up tennis
at the age of six. She has been coached by her father and also Roger
Anderson.
She attended NASR school in Hyderabad and later graduated from St. Mary's
College.Mirza received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the MGR
Educational and Research Institute University in Chennai on 11 December
2008.[30] She is also a very good swimmer. She is related to former cricket
captains Ghulam Ahmed of India, and Asif Iqbal of Pakistan.[31]
Mirza has a very powerful and accurate forehand

Grand Slam finals

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina were one of the most victorious doubles team
in 2011, by winning two Premier Level titles, reaching the French Open Finals,
the Wimbledon Semis and many other quarterfinals and semifinals.

Women's Doubles: 1 (01)

Outcome Year Championship

Surface Partner

Runner-up 2011 French Open

Clay

Elena
Vesnina

Opponents in
Final
Andrea
Hlavkov
Lucie

Score in
Final
46, 36

Outcome Year Championship

Surface Partner

Opponents in
Final
Hradeck

Score in
Final

Mixed Doubles: 5 (32)

Opponents in
Score in
Final
Final
Sun Tiantian
Mahesh
67(47), 46
Nenad
Bhupathi
Zimonji
Nathalie Dechy
Mahesh
63, 61
Bhupathi
Andy Ram
Klaudia JansIgnacik
Mahesh
76(73), 61
Santiago
Bhupathi
Gonzlez
Kristina
36, 26
Horia Tecu Mladenovic
Daniel Nestor
Abigail Spears
61, 26,
Santiago
Bruno Soares
[119]
Gonzlez

Outcome Year Championship

Surface Partner

Runner-up 2008 Australian Open

Hard

Winner

2009 Australian Open

Hard

Winner

2012 French Open

Clay

Runner-up 2014 Australian Open

Hard

Winner

Hard

2014 US Open

Girls' Doubles: 1 (10)

Outcome Year Championship

Surface Partner

Winner

Grass

2003 Wimbledon

Alisa
Kleybanova

Opponents in
Final
Kateina
Bhmov
Michalla
Krajicek

Score in
Final
26, 63, 6
2

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.[20]

Arjuna Award (2004)

WTA New Comer of the Year (2005)

Padma Shri (2006)

In the year 2014, the government of Telangana, which is the newly formed
29th State of India appointed Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador to its
State. Moreover, the First Chief Minister of Telangana Mr.K Chandrashekar
Rao honored Sania Mirza with an amount of rupees 1 Crore amount and also
promised her that she will get all the necessary financial and infrastructure
help to set up a tennis academy of International Standards in Hyderabad,
Telangana.
Currently, Mirza is the brand ambassador for the Indian state of Telangana.
[32] Mirza has been coached by her father Imran and later Roger Anderson.

She names Steffi Graf and Roger Federer as her tennis idols, and admires
Mahatma Gandhi. Mahesh Bhupathi, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Vania King,
Cara Black, Rushmi Chakravarthi and Caroline Wozniacki are some of Mirza's
best friends on tour, all of which who have played doubles alongside her.
Mirza has inspired millions of people in India into thinking that women can
make a difference and can change the world.
Sania Mirza started Sania Mirza Tennis Academy, which was launched in
March 2013 with the aim of providing world class tennis training to Indian
tennis players. The academy also recognizes rural talents and a few selected
are trained at no expenses to brighten Indias future.
Sania Mirza was announced as UN Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. She
is the first South Asian Woman to be appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador in
the organization's history.[45]