
Sania Mirza
Born: 15 November 1986
- She is an Indian professional tennis player.
- A former world No. 1 in the doubles discipline, she has won six Grand Slam titles in her career.
- From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the WTA as India’s No. 1 player in both the categories.
- She has established herself as the most successful female Indian tennis player ever and one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in the country.
- She is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, peaking at world No. 27 in singles in mid-2007.
- She received Arjuna Award (2004),WTA New Comer of the Year (2005),NRI of the Year (2016).
- She recevied Padma Bhushan (2016),Padma Shri (2006),Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2015).
- In the year 2014, the government of Telangana appointed Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of the state.
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