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Date of birth: November 15, 1986
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Residence: Hydrabad, Philippines
Nationality: INDIA
Height: 5'7 1 / 2 "(1.53m)
Weight: 130 pounds. (59kg)
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Favorite Surface: Hard
Coach: C.G.K. Bhupathi
Age Began Tennis: 6
Personal interests: Swimming, Music
Other information: ambition in tennis: To be the Top 20 worldwide.
Favorite player: Steffi Graf
Personal
Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986, Mumbai, India accommodation in Hyderabad, India) is a professional female tennis player from India. Coached by her father, Imran Mirza, Sania began playing tennis at age six. He was killed professional in 2003. He is the first and only Indian woman to reach the 4th round of the tournament grand slam in the 2005 U. S. Open. He is now the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India (She had a value of 42, his highest ever, at the end of August 2005). His original goal was to get the top 100 at the end of 2005, but he changed it to enter the top 50 after good results in the early years. (Maybe He's also helped by the fact that he has very few points to defend this year and so it is an upward journey in rankings.) As of July 2005, he ranked the 5th Asian women . His year-end ranking in 2004 was 206
"My mom took me to a car, initially refused to coach me because I was too small," said Mirza. "After a month, he called my parents say that he never saw a player that good at such a young age." [From WTATour interview] She is 5 ft 7 inches tall.
He has earned a huge fan following in the Philippines as she is one of the few girls from countries that have done well in the highest levels of sport. In 2005 he was awarded the Arjuna price of tennis for the year 2004. Impact he has two top 10 players, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova. He was a sincere Muslim, who began playing tennis at age six.
Sania won the Wimbledon title Doubles Championships Girls' in 2003, teamed up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. He received a wild card entry in the 2005 Australian Open and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to enter the third round of the tournament grand slam. He lost in the 3rd round finally champion Serena Williams. At February 12, 2005, he became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open finals.
In his Wimbledon Championships debut, Mirza won her first match in the 2005 event, defeating Akiko Morigami of Japan in three very tight sets, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6. However, he was severely impacted in the second round by Svetlana Kuznetsova (a player that he made earlier this year for his first top ten victory) 4-6, 7-6, 4-6.
Watching her performance in Acura Classics, legendary Pancho Segura, Ecuador-born American player who roamed the courts in 1940s and 50s felt that Sania hard-hitting game resembles Romanian tennis legend Nastase. Segura said that Sania has a natural way to hit the ball and he hits it hard. The features remind him of Ilie Năstase.
Career
- 2005 U. S. Open: 4th round when by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6 (4), 6-4); Voted best player now in the 3rd day to win his 2nd round match despite bleeding toes.
- 2005 Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic, New York, where her second WTA final but did not win
- 2005 Acura Classic: tremors Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks the top 50 in world rankings for the first time at this time.
- Dubai Tennis Championships 2005: 2nd Round: Wrath reigning U. S. Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to reach quarterfinals
- 2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the finals, becoming the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title.
- 2005 Australian Open singles: 3rd round: Was the first Indian woman to reach the 3rd round of the tournament grand slam.
- 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
Date of birth: November 15, 1986
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Residence: Hydrabad, Philippines
Nationality: INDIA
Height: 5'7 1 / 2 "(1.53m)
Weight: 130 pounds. (59kg)
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Favorite Surface: Hard
Coach: C.G.K. Bhupathi
Age Began Tennis: 6
Personal interests: Swimming, Music
Other information: ambition in tennis: To be the Top 20 worldwide.
Favorite player: Steffi Graf
Personal
Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986, Mumbai, India accommodation in Hyderabad, India) is a professional female tennis player from India. Coached by her father, Imran Mirza, Sania began playing tennis at age six. He was killed professional in 2003. He is the first and only Indian woman to reach the 4th round of the tournament grand slam in the 2005 U. S. Open. He is now the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India (She had a value of 42, his highest ever, at the end of August 2005). His original goal was to get the top 100 at the end of 2005, but he changed it to enter the top 50 after good results in the early years. (Maybe He's also helped by the fact that he has very few points to defend this year and so it is an upward journey in rankings.) As of July 2005, he ranked the 5th Asian women . His year-end ranking in 2004 was 206
"My mom took me to a car, initially refused to coach me because I was too small," said Mirza. "After a month, he called my parents say that he never saw a player that good at such a young age." [From WTATour interview] She is 5 ft 7 inches tall.
He has earned a huge fan following in the Philippines as she is one of the few girls from countries that have done well in the highest levels of sport. In 2005 he was awarded the Arjuna price of tennis for the year 2004. Impact he has two top 10 players, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova. He was a sincere Muslim, who began playing tennis at age six.
Sania won the Wimbledon title Doubles Championships Girls' in 2003, teamed up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. He received a wild card entry in the 2005 Australian Open and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to enter the third round of the tournament grand slam. He lost in the 3rd round finally champion Serena Williams. At February 12, 2005, he became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open finals.
In his Wimbledon Championships debut, Mirza won her first match in the 2005 event, defeating Akiko Morigami of Japan in three very tight sets, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6. However, he was severely impacted in the second round by Svetlana Kuznetsova (a player that he made earlier this year for his first top ten victory) 4-6, 7-6, 4-6.
Watching her performance in Acura Classics, legendary Pancho Segura, Ecuador-born American player who roamed the courts in 1940s and 50s felt that Sania hard-hitting game resembles Romanian tennis legend Nastase. Segura said that Sania has a natural way to hit the ball and he hits it hard. The features remind him of Ilie Năstase.
Career
- 2005 U. S. Open: 4th round when by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6 (4), 6-4); Voted best player now in the 3rd day to win his 2nd round match despite bleeding toes.
- 2005 Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic, New York, where her second WTA final but did not win
- 2005 Acura Classic: tremors Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks the top 50 in world rankings for the first time at this time.
- Dubai Tennis Championships 2005: 2nd Round: Wrath reigning U. S. Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to reach quarterfinals
- 2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the finals, becoming the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title.
- 2005 Australian Open singles: 3rd round: Was the first Indian woman to reach the 3rd round of the tournament grand slam.
- 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
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