Awards And Achievements

Sania, the sports personality from Hyderabad, India is one among the very few young women who have established a place for themselves in the sports field. She got the Arjuna award in the year 2004.

The government of India privileged her with the Padma Shri award in the year 2006. Two top ten players, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova were beaten by her. She has also got a compliment that her style resembles the style of IIie Nastase, the Romanian tennis legend. Sania Mirza also gains the credit of being the first Indian Sportswoman to feature on the cover of the South Asian edition of the Time magazine.

She is the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title. This hottest sport star from India has inspired tennis fans all over the world and this she considers is her greatest achievement.

Career Highlights

- 2005 US Open: reaches 4th round by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6(4), 6-4); Voted Best Player of the day on the 3rd day for winning her 2nd round match despite bleeding toes.
- 2005 Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic, New York: reaches her second WTA final but fails to win
- 2005 Acura Classic: upsets Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in the third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks into top 50 in world rankings for the first time ever.

- 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships: 2nd Round: Upset reigning US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals
- 2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the final and became the first Indian woman to capture a WTA singles title.
- 2005 Australian Open singles: 3rd round: Became first Indian woman to reach the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament.
- 2004 Hyderabad Open doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Liezel Huber) to become the youngest Indian to win a WTA or ATP tour title and the first Indian woman to capture a WTA tour title.
- 2003 Junior Wimbledon Championships doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Alisa Kleybanova) to become the youngest Indian and the first Indian woman to win a junior Grand Slam title.

Sania Mirza Career Graph

Dec 2002 Singles Winner & Doubles Finalist (with Isha Lakhani IND), Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships, ITF GB2
Sep 2002 16U Team India (with Ankita Bhambri & Kartiki Bhat), Junior Fed Cup
Sep 2002 Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Isha Lakhani IND) US Open, USA, ITF Grade A
Aug 2002 Singles Winner & Doubles Winner (with Tarryn Terblanche RSA), South/Central Africa Circuit, Botswana,ITF G3
Jul 2002 Doubles Finalist, Smash Tennis EGY, ITG G3
Jul 2002 Singles Winner & Doubles Winner (with Isha Lakhani IND), Pretoria University, ITF G2
Jul 2002 Doubles Winner (with Isha Lakhani IND), PIC Pretoria, ITF G2
May 2002 Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Micaela Moran ARG), Villach Cup Austria, ITF G2
Apr 2002 Doubles Finalist (with Lara Giltinana AUS) & Singles Qtrfinalist, Chinese Taipei Jo Jo Int'l, ITF G3
Apr 2002 Singles Qtrfinalist, Mitsubishi Lancer, PHI, ITF G2
Jan 2002 Singles rd of 16, Australian Hardcourts, AUS, ITF G1
Jan 2002 Doubles Winner (with Linda Smolenakova SVK) & Singles Qtrfinalist, Victorian Champs., AUS, ITF G2
Dec 2001 Doubles Semifinalist (with Sanaa Bhambri IND), Asian Closed, ITF G B2 Oct 2001 Singles & Doubles Finalist, Hong Kong Open, ITF G2
Oct 2001 Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Hanna Nooni SWE) & Singles rd of 16, Osaka Mayor's Cup, Japan, ITF Grade A
Aug 2001 Singles & Doubles Semifinalist (with Sasha Abraham IND) KawZulu Natal, ITF G1
Aug 2001 Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Sasha Abraham IND), Dolphen Coast, ITF G2
Jul 2001 Doubles Winner (with Wana Mrazovic YUG) & Singles Finalist, Smash Tennis Int'l G4
Jul 2001 Singles & Doubles Winner (with Sasha Abraham IND), Movenpick Int'l G3
Apr 2001 Singles Semifinalist, Mitsubishi Lancer Int'l G2
Mar 2001 Singles Qtrfinalist, Mali Milk Cup, 21st Thailand Open G2
Mar 2001 Singles Qtrfinalist, Malaysian Int'l G3
Feb 2001 Singles Winner & Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Sasha Abraham IND), Bangladesh Int'l G3
Feb 2001 Singles & Doubles Semifinalist (with Maya Rosa INA), Rajshahi Int'l G4
Feb 2001 Singles Winner & Doubles Finalist (with May Rosa INA), India ITF Junior Circuit III - Calcutta G4
Jan 2001 Singles & Doubles Winner (with Sasha Abraham IND), Indian ITF Junior 11 - Chandigarh G4
Jan 2001 Doubles Winner (with Sasha Abraham IND) & Singles Qtrfinalist, Indian ITF Junior I - New Delhi G4
Nov 2000 Doubles Semifinalist (with Leila Cehajic CAN), T-Bar Int'l, ITF G5
Nov 2000 Doubles Semifinalist (with Sasha Abraham IND) & Singles Qtrfinalist, Malaysia Int'l 2 G4
Oct 2000 Singles & Doubles Winner (with Zahra Omer Khan PAK), Pakistan Int'l Junior Championships G5
Sep 2000 Singles Winner & Doubles Semifinalist (with Reddhina Parekh IND), Indian ITF - Mumbai G4
Sep 2000 Singles & Doubles Semifinalist (with Priyanka Parekh IND), Indian ITF Junior -Chennai G5
Aug 2000 Singles Semifinalist, Int'l Youth Tennis G4
Feb 2000 Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Anete Rozkalne LAT), Bangladesh Int'l , ITF G3
Jan 2000 Singles Qtrfinalist, Indian ITF I - New Delhi G4
Jan 2000 Singles Finalist & Doubles Qtrfinalist (with Nichala Reddy Boda IND), Int'l, Sri Lanka G4
Nov 1999 Singles Qtrfinalist, India ITF Junior Circuit III Grade 5
Nov 1999 Doubles Winner (with Nida Waseem PAK) & Singles Finalist, Pakistan Int'l G5

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