MIRZA Sania

India
Tennis
15 Nov 1986
34
Female
MUMBAI
 
India

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TEN Tennis Women's Doubles
IND
Mirza / Raina
 17

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Tennis Park Court 11
Women's Doubles First Round
UKR
Kichenok / Kichenok
0
7
[10]
IND
Mirza / Raina
6
60
[8]
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Grand Slams
 Aus OpenRoland GarrosWimbledonUS Open
YearSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoubles
2021-----R32--
2020-R64------
2017-R16-R64-R16-SF
2016-WR-R16-QF-QF
2015-R32-QF-WR-WR
2014-QF-QF-R32-SF
2013-R64-R16-R16-SF
2012R128SF-R64-R16-R16
2011R128R64R64RUR128SFR128R16
2010R128R16--R128R32R64R64
2009R64R64R128R32R64R32R64R32
2008R32R16--R64QF--
2007R64R16R64R64R64R16R32QF
2006R64R64R128R16R128R32R64R16
2005R32-R128R32R64R64R16R64

2021 Tournament Results - Doubles
Result
Winner-
Runner-up-
SemifinalDoha

Olympic Games - Singles
2008 Beijing, CHN
PhaseResultOpponentResult
R64LostMELZER Iveta (CZE)1-6, 1-2

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: THOMBARE Prarthana
PhaseResultOpponentResult
R32LostPENG Shuai / ZHANG Shuai (CHN)6-7(6), 7-5, 5-7

2012 London, GBR - Partner: CHAKARVARTHI Rushmi
PhaseResultOpponentResult
R32LostCHUANG Chia-Jung / HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE)1-6, 6-3, 1-6

2008 Beijing, CHN - Partner: RAO Sunitha
PhaseResultOpponentResult
R32WonGOLOVIN Tatiana / PARMENTIER Pauline (FRA)
R16LostKUZNETSOVA Svetlana / SAFINA Dinara (RUS)4-6, 4-6


Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
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Husband Shoaib Malik, son Izhaan [2018]
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Hindi, Urdu, English
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Cesar Ferrer-Victoria [personal], ESP
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Right (wtatennis.com, 30 May 2016)
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Her husband Shoaib Malik has captained the Pakistan cricket team. (indianexpress.com, 05 May 2016)
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She sustained a calf injury at the 2020 Australian Open. (india.com, 22 Feb 2020)

She suffered a knee injury in October 2017. (indiatimes.com, 14 Feb 2018)

In 2011 she had an injury that kept her out of competition after the US Open. She had to undergo knee surgery for a third time. (dnaindia.com, 07 Jul 2014; nz.sports.yahoo.com, 17 Jan 2012)

She was forced to miss significant time on the court between 2008 and 2010, including retiring in the first round of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, due to a recurring right wrist injury. (nz.sports.yahoo.com, 17 Jan 2012; WTA, 02 Jul 2009)

She had surgery in March 2007 for a knee injury that kept her out of action for a month. (WTA, 28 Sep 2007)
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She began playing tennis at age six. (wtatennis.com, 30 May 2016)
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Her main sport as a child was swimming, but her mother began taking her to local tennis courts on the way to swim lessons. She enjoyed herself, so her parents thought she might like to give the sport a try and signed her up for lessons. (Times of India, 12 Apr 2006)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 20 Feb 2021)
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Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi, German tennis player Steffi Graf, Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis. (wtatennis.com, 30 May 2016; indianexpress.com, 13 Apr 2015)
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Her parents. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2010)
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"Play a sport if you love it and have a passion for it - never for fame or for money." (parentcircle.com, 25 May 2021)
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She received the 2020 Fed Cup Heart Award. (hindustantimes.com, 11 May 2020)

She was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna [India's highest sporting honour] in 2015 and the Padma Bhushan [the third-highest civilian award in India] in 2016. (olympics.com, 18 Jun 2020)

She was named Times of India [TOI] Sportsperson of the Year in 2015. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 31 Dec 2015)

In January 2006 she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award. (Indian Ministry of Sports, 04 Jun 2006)

She was named Newcomer of the Year of 2005 by the Women's Tennis Association [WTA]. (WTA, 04 Jun 2006)

In 2004 she received an Arjuna Award in India. (Indian Ministry of Sports, 04 Jun 2006)

General Interest

General
MEDAL AMBITION
In 2021 she said that although she has no immediate plans to retire from the sport, she is aiming for the podium at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as she would like to end her career with an Olympic medal. "I will just try to stay healthy, keep myself fit for the challenge of taking part in [the 2020] Olympics, which will be my fourth. Definitely, an Olympic medal is one thing which I feel I am missing in my list of achievements. And, I want to shut this chapter of my life with a medal in Tokyo. I do believe that I have a couple of more years of tennis left in me." (sportstar.thehindu.com, 20 Feb 2021)

BEIJING DISAPPOINTMENT
She has revealed that she struggled with depression and considered quitting the sport after being forced to retire in the first round of the singles event at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing due to injury. "That day - when I had to pull out of the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of a bad wrist injury - I went into depression for three to four months. I remember crying for no reason. I mean, I used to be absolutely fine and then I would just burst into tears. I remember not coming out of my room to even eat a meal for over a month. I felt I will never be able to play tennis again. I am a bit of a control freak, so for me not being able to do something not on my terms was very difficult to digest." (thequint.com, 11 May 2021)

ACADEMY
In 2013 she founded the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy with the aim of providing world-class tennis training to Indian players. (saniamirzatennisacademy.com, 31 Dec 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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