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Sania Mirza Biography |
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| She was born in Mumbai and now resides in Hyderabad. Coached by her father Imran Mirza, she began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003.She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, ranked number 31 in singles and 109 in doubles by mid-October 2005.She became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 US Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. In 2004, she finished runner up to Na Li at the Asian Tennis Championship. The Asian Tennis Championship traditionally gains a wild card into the Australian Open the following year. After Na Li qualified for the Australian Open on her own merit, Mirza received a wild card entry to the 2005 Australian Open. Mirza reached the third round, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams.On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals.Sania won the Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title in 2003, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. | |||||||||||||
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