Monday, April 6, 2009

Sania Mirza Profile

Name: Sania Mirza
Date of birth: November 15, 1986
Birthplace: Mumbai, India

Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986. She is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003, and is currently one of the high ranked players in India. n April 2003, Mirza made her debut in the India Fed Cup team, winning all three singles matches. Mirza won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. Mirza is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 18 in doubles. She holds the distinction of being the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tennis tournament. Earlier in 2005, she had become the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 U.S. Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli.