Sania profile

Name Sania Mirza
Date of Birth 15 Nov 1986
Birth Place Mumbai
Nationality India

Height 1.67 m
Weight 54 kgs

Profession Tennis player
Education Nasr School
Family
* Father: Imran Mirza
* Mother: Nasima
* Sister: Anam

Started playing at the age of 6
Plays Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)

Coach Krishna Bhupathi
Physiotherapist Mr Badrinath

First ITF junior event abroad Lahore, Pakistan
Has visited 35 countries
Favourite tennis player Steffi Graf

Career Highs- Career-High Singles : No. 31 (Oct 10th, 2005)
Career-High Doubles : No. 33 (June 12th 2006)
Current Singles Ranking - 40
Grand Slam (singles) History

W-L 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3-2 2r 3r - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ROLAND GARROS 0-2 1r 1r - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WIMBLEDON 1-2 1r 2r - - - - - - - - - - - - -
US OPEN 3-1 4r - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Education 10th standard (SSC) in the first division with 63 per cent marks.
Likes to stay at home, just watch a movie and surf the Net.
Dislikes Apple and bananas

Personal Favourites
* Food: briyani
* Actor: Akshay Kumar
* Actress: Raveena Tandon
* Songs: rap and Hindi
* Dress: Salwars, Jeans
* Colours: black,red and blue

Would like to see the movie Black
Prefers Advantage India to advantage Sania
Strengths Ground strokes
Needs to improve Her fitness

Tennis accessories
* Racquet: Head
* Clothing: adidas
* Shoes: adidas

Sponsoring Companies- GVK group and Adidas who picked her when she was only 12.
Current Endorsement deals- GVK Industries, Sahara, Atlas Cycles, Tata Tea and Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
Daily Routine- Three hours of physical fitness training, in a day which includes all kinds of training, gym 3-4 times a week, some speed work, endurance and agility.
As a junior- The US Open 2003 is her last Grand Slam as a junior after which she will be playing in the seniors.

Her grandfather Muhammad Zafar Mirza, played university-level cricket. He also played club cricket for Middlesex in England. But his first love was hockey.

Titles won- Feb 2005 Won Hyderabad Open WTA
Oct 30, 2003 won gold in afro-asian games at Hyderabad
Jun 2003 G18 Doubles Champion (with Alisa Kleybanova RUS), The Junior Championships, Wimbledon, London, GBR, ITF GA
Jun 2003 Doubles Winner (with Sanaa Bhambri IND), 11th Frankfurt Int’l, Germany
Apr 2003 Doubles Winner (with Sanaa Bhambri IND), Shuzo Challenge Japan Open, Nagoya, JPN, ITF G1
Apr 2003 G18 Singles Winner, 14th Mitsubishi Lancer, Manila, Philippines

Dec 2002 Singles Winner & Doubles Finalist (with Isha Lakhani IND), Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships
Aug 2002 Singles Winner & Doubles Winner (with Tarryn Terblanche RSA), South/Central Africa Circuit, Botswana
Jul 2002 Singles Winner & Doubles Winner (with Isha Lakhani IND), Pretoria University
Jul 2002 Doubles Winner (with Isha Lakhani IND), PIC Pretoria
Jan 2002 Doubles Winner (with Linda Smolenakova SVK) & Singles Qtrfinalist, Victorian Champs., Australia

Jul 2001 Singles & Doubles Winner (with Sasha Abraham IND), Movenpick Int’l
Feb 2001 Singles Winner & Doubles Quarterfinalist (with Sasha Abraham IND), Bangladesh
Feb 2001 Singles Winner & Doubles Finalist (with May Rosa INA), India ITF Junior Circuit III - Calcutta
Jan 2001 Doubles Winner (with Sasha Abraham IND) & Singles Quarterfinalist, Indian ITF Junior I - New Delhi

Oct 2000 Singles & Doubles Winner (with Zahra Omer Khan PAK), Pakistan Int’l Junior Championships
Sep 2000 Singles Winner & Doubles Semifinalist (with Reddhina Parekh IND), Indian ITF - Mumbai

Nov 1999 Doubles Winner (with Nida Waseem PAK) & Singles Finalist, Pakistan Int’l

2006 IN DETAIL
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Hantuchova in 3s); in first Grand Slam of career to be seeded, upset in 2r (as No.32 seed, l. to Krajicek).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Paris [Indoors] (d. world No.16 Pennetta in 1r for third career Top 20 victory; l. to eventual semifinalist Golovin); at Bangalore, upset in 2r of singles (as top seed, l. to unseeded Pin 16 75 62, having led 5-3 second set) but captured second career Tour doubles title (as No.2 seeds w/L.Huber); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to WC Hingis).

MARCH - At Indian Wells, reached 3r in singles (as No.28 seed, pushed No.4 seed and eventual runner-up Dementieva to 3s) and QF in doubles (w/Sugiyama; upset No.2 seeds Black/Stubbs en route); at Miami, fell 1r in singles (l. to WC Tatishvili 76 third set) but reached QF in doubles (as WC team w/Ivanovic).

APRIL - At Amelia Island, fell 1r in singles (l. to Raymond) but reached third career Tour doubles final, finishing runner-up (w/L.Huber).

MAY - Withdrew from Rome w/low back and wrist injury; at Istanbul, reached 2r in singles (as No.5 seed, l. to Krajicek in 3s) and finished runner-up in doubles (w/Molik; now 2-2 lifetime in Tour doubles finals); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to No.10 seed Myskina).

JUNE - Reached 3r at Birmingham (as No.14 seed, d. Perry en route; l. to qualifier Tu 76 third set); fell 1r at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Benesova in 3s); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to No.7 seed Dementieva).

Facts The first woman from India to capture a WTA Tour title, when she paired with Lizel Huber of South Africa to win the Hyderabad Open doubles title.

Became the first-ever Indian girl to have won a Grand Slam title when she triumphed in the girls’ doubles event at Wimbledon partnering Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.

Former Health Minister Sushma Swaraj handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh when she won the Wimbledon junior girls’ doubles title, and projected her as the brand ambassador of the Family Welfare Department.

Her dad Imran Mirza and mom Nasima were watching a Steffi Graf and Conchita Martinez battle, when they decided to make their daughter a Tennis star.

Annually Sania requires 40 lakhs for her expenses and Andhra Pradesh government is trying their level best to see that the lady scales height.

Former Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, announced that the Grand Slam title winner would be presented a house site and a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakhs in recognition of her brilliant performance in the Wimbledon.

Prize money $140,000 WTA Hyderabad Open
Plans after Tennis Interior Decoration or start a tennis academy

Credits her success Parents, coaches and God.
Mental strength Prays five times a day and says that is as good as meditation.
Security Two armed police guards will shadow Sania wherever she goes in the state.

About her Her coach: “Sania has the right material to reach the very top”

Leander Paes:”I personally feel that she is one of the frontrunners of Indian sports”

Mahesh Bhupathi:”She’s on a roll and it’s obviously not going to last forever. But she deserves it all.”

Dream man “I think he needs to understand me and he needs to be a nice person and not have any ego hassles. I need a guy who understands me.”

Aim To Remain in the top 50 for this year.

Quote “Do not worry about winning or losing. Work hard and you will be successful.”