Sania Mirza

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Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986, Mumbai and now residing in Hyderabad) is a professional tennis player from India.

Career

Coached by her father Imran Mirza, Sania, a Muslim, began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. "My mother took me to a coach, who initially refused to coach me because I was too small," said Mirza, who is 5 ft. 7 in. tall. "After a month, he called my parents to say he'd never seen a player that good at such a young age." WTA interview.

She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India - ranked 31 in singles and 109 in doubles by mid-October 2005. Her original goal had been to enter the top 100 by the end of 2005, but she revised this to entering the top 50 after good performances at the beginning of the year. As of October 2005, she also ranked 2nd among Asian women. Her year-end rank in 2004 was 206.

She became the first Indian woman to reach the 4th round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 US Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. Having secured a wild card entry to the 2005 Australian Open Mirza reached the third round, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams.

On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals.

Sania won the Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title in 2003, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.

Accolades

Mirza has earned a large fan following in India as she is one of the very few young women from that country to have done well at the highest levels of sport. The media termed the phenomenon Sania Mania. She reportedly has sponsorships to the tune of U.S. $ 0.35 million per brand per annum. In 2005, she was awarded the Arjuna award in tennis for the year 2004. The Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in 2006. She has defeated two top 10 players, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova.

Watching her performance in Acura Classics, tennis legend Pancho Segura, Ecuador-born American player who roamed the courts in the 1940s and 50s, felt that Sania's hard-hitting game resembled that of Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase - Segura said that Mirza had a natural way of hitting the ball and that she hit it hard, like Nastase.

Mirza is also the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine (South Asian edition) and was included in its 2005 list of Asia's 50 heroes.

Wardrobe

Hackles have been raised in some quarters supposedly due to her attire not being in line with her Muslim background. According to a Hindustan Times report[1] published September 8, 2005, an unnamed religious scholar had issued a fatwa, saying that her attire is contrary to what is permitted by Islam. The Guardian later identified[2] the scholar as Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui, a leading cleric with the Sunni Ulema Board. The All-India Shia Muslim Personal Law Board quickly responded with a statement that called the fatwa "unnecessary and uncalled for". According to the September 10 Hindustan Times report[3], Board Chairman Mirza Mohammad Athar asserted that "Sania had committed no sin by wearing her choice of dresses on field," and had asked "clerics not to interfere in matters pertaining to sports."

When off the court Mirza wears the traditional Salwar Kameez, a nose ring and several ear rings complete her wardrobe. However, when playing tennis, her dress is typical of contemporary women tennis players.

Personalised text on her t-shirts have also sometimes attracted attention. For her post-match conference after the 2nd round of 2005 US Open her shirt asked "I'm Cute?". Following her loss to Sharapova in the 4th round she had changed this to "Don't Get in My Way". At the post-match conference for her 2005 Wimbledon Championships 2nd round defeat to Svetlana Kuznetsova the writing said: "Well-behaved women rarely make history". She has responded with exasperation to questions about her use of her clothing as a billboard.

Career Highlights

  • 2005 Japan Open: reaches the semi-finals of women's singles and doubles (partnering Shahar Peer of Israel); reaches her highest doubles ranking of 114.
  • 2005 US Open: reaches 4th round by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6(4), 6-4) before losing to top seed Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1. Voted Best Player of the day on the 3rd day for winning her 2nd round match despite bleeding toes.
  • 2005 Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic, New York: reaches her second WTA final but fails to win
  • 2005 Acura Classic: upsets Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in the third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks into top 50 in world rankings for the first time ever.
  • 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships: Upset reigning US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 in 2nd round to reach the quarter-finals
  • 2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the final and became the first Indian woman to capture a WTA singles title.
  • 2005 Australian Open singles: 3rd round: Became first Indian woman to reach the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament.
  • 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. entered the singles as wild card but lost in the first round to the eventual winner Nicole Pratt.
  • 2003 Wimbledon Championships Juniors 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.

Titles

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Performance Timeline


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Mirza is also the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine (South Asian edition) and was included in its 2005 list of Asia's 50 heroes. Sylt-Ost (East Sylt) is a township, consisting of several small villages on the Nössehalbinsel on Sylt. Watching her performance in Acura Classics, tennis legend Pancho Segura, Ecuador-born American player who roamed the courts in the 1940s and 50s, felt that Sania's hard-hitting game resembled that of Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase - Segura said that Mirza had a natural way of hitting the ball and that she hit it hard, like Nastase. The city has the island's only civil airport. She has defeated two top 10 players, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova. The population (as of 2000) is 9.200. The Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in 2006. It officially became a city in 1905.

In 2005, she was awarded the Arjuna award in tennis for the year 2004. The new town was first mentioned in 1462. $ 0.35 million per brand per annum. After the destruction of the town of Eidum on November 1, 1436, in a great flood (Allerheiligenflut), the survivors moved to a place north-east (Wäästerlön in Söl'ring) of the original town. The media termed the phenomenon Sania Mania. She reportedly has sponsorships to the tune of U.S. Braderup, located between Wenningstedt, Kampen, and Munkmarsh, has a beautiful heath (Heide) and much nature. Mirza has earned a large fan following in India as she is one of the very few young women from that country to have done well at the highest levels of sport. Wenningstedt is known for the white cliff and the Denghoog stone grave, a walk-in grave made of huge stone walls from 3000 BC.

Sania won the Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title in 2003, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. Hörnum is the southernmost city of Sylt. On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals. www.kampen.de. Having secured a wild card entry to the 2005 Australian Open Mirza reached the third round, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams. Kampen is known for the Red Cliff and its fine life style. She became the first Indian woman to reach the 4th round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 US Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. List is famous for oysters.

Her year-end rank in 2004 was 206. The German Luftwaffe (Airforce) used List as an airbase. As of October 2005, she also ranked 2nd among Asian women. It was first mentioned in 1292 and was Danish territory until 1864. Her original goal had been to enter the top 100 by the end of 2005, but she revised this to entering the top 50 after good performances at the beginning of the year. It has a population of about 2.500 (as of 2000). She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India - ranked 31 in singles and 109 in doubles by mid-October 2005. List has a harbor (ferries to Rømø, Denmark) and is the most northern point of Germany.

"After a month, he called my parents to say he'd never seen a player that good at such a young age." WTA interview. Today, Sylt is mainly a tourist attraction, famous for its healthy climate, and several German celebrities who own a house on the island. tall. Due to mass immigration, its usage is very low (it is only spoken by a few percent of the population) and has little chance to survive. 7 in. The indigenous Sylt language, Söl'ring, is a unique dialect of insular North Frisian, with elements of Danish, Dutch and English. "My mother took me to a coach, who initially refused to coach me because I was too small," said Mirza, who is 5 ft. Children will receive sweets and/or money.

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2005 Dubai Tennis Championships: Upset reigning US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 in 2nd round to reach the quarter-finals. The island was once part of the mainland, and is still shrinking due to erosion from the North Sea. By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks into top 50 in world rankings for the first time ever. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands. 2005 Acura Classic: upsets Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in the third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). Sylt (Danish: Sild, Frisian: Söl) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein. 2005 Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic, New York: reaches her second WTA final but fails to win. Heinz Reinefarth.

Voted Best Player of the day on the 3rd day for winning her 2nd round match despite bleeding toes. Lager Sylt, the concentration camp on Alderney was named after it. 2005 US Open: reaches 4th round by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6(4), 6-4) before losing to top seed Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1. During World War II, Sylt becomes a fortress, with concrete bunkers built below the dunes at the shore, some of which are still visible today. 2005 Japan Open: reaches the semi-finals of women's singles and doubles (partnering Shahar Peer of Israel); reaches her highest doubles ranking of 114. In 1927, a causeway to the mainland is built, named after Paul von Hindenburg, with a railway on top. During World War I, Sylt becomes a military outpost, but does not suffer from war damage.

In the 19th century, tourism starts; Westerland replaces Keitum as the capital. Keitum becomes capital of the island, and a place for rich captains to settle down. During the 17th century and 18th century, whaling, fishing and oyster breeding increase the wealth of the population. Except for the town of List, Sylt becomes part of the Duchy of Schleswig in 1435.

Sylt was divided between the Duke of Schleswig and the Kingdom of Denmark in 1386. First settlements of Frisians during the 8th century and 9th century. Hengist and Horsa embark from Sylt for England in the 5th century. Sylt was originally part of Jutland (today Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein).