Friday, May 18, 2007

About Sania Mirza



RANKING
Current Ranking - Singles40
Career High - Singles31 (10 October, 2005)
Current Ranking - Doubles37
Career High - Doubles37 (8 May, 2006)

PROFILE
Born on15 November, 1986
ResidenceHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Place of BirthMumbai (formerly known as Bombay), Maharashtra, India
Weight59 Kgs
Height1.53 Metres
CoachC.G.Krishna Bhupathi (Father of Mahesh Bhupathi)
PlaysRight Handed (Double Handed Backhand)








Born to Imran Mirza and Nasima Mirza, Sania began playing lawn tennis at the young age of six. C.G.Krishna Bhupathi, father of Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi was her coach when she started playing at the Nizam club in her home town of Hyderabad. She learnt professional tennis at the Sinnet tennis academy in Secunderabad and later moved to the Ace tennis academy in USA.

Her first appearance in the international arena was when she represented India at the World Junior Championship in 1999 held at Jakarta, Indonesia. Sania Mirza created history when she reached the third round of Australian Open 2005. She became the first Indian to achieve the feat. Sania Mirza has also been honoured with the prestigious Arjuna award by the Indian government for the year 2004.

Sania admires Steffi Graf and her favourite movie is Ocean's 11. She adores Biryani and her favourite colours are red and black.




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