Name | Sania Mirza |
Date of Birth | 15 Nov 1986 |
Birth Place | Mumbai |
Nationality | India |
Height | 1.67 m |
Weight | 54 kgs |
Profession | Tennis player |
Education | Nasr School |
Family | * Father: Imran Mirza * Mother: Nasima * Sister: Anam |
Started playing | at the age of 6 |
Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
Coach | Krishna Bhupathi |
Physiotherapist | Mr Badrinath |
First ITF junior event abroad | Lahore, Pakistan |
Has visited | 35 countries |
Favourite tennis player | Steffi Graf |
Career Highs | Career-High Singles : No. 97 (feb 28, 2005) Career-High Doubles : No. 166 (October 25, 2004) |
Education | 10th standard (SSC) in the first division with 63 per cent marks. |
Likes to | stay at home, just watch a movie and surf the Net. |
Dislikes | Apple and bananas |
Personal Favourites | * Food: briyani * Actor: Akshay Kumar * Actress: Raveena Tandon * Songs: rap and Hindi * Dress: Salwars, Jeans * Colours: black,red and blue |
Would like to see the movie | Black |
Prefers | Advantage India to advantage Sania |
Strengths | Ground strokes |
Needs to improve | Her fitness |
Tennis accessories | * Racquet: Head * Clothing: adidas * Shoes: adidas |
Sponsoring Companies | GVK group and Adidas who picked her when she was only 12. |
Current Endorsement deals | GVK Industries, Sahara, Atlas Cycles, Tata Tea and Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh |
Daily Routine | Three hours of physical fitness training, in a day which includes all kinds of training, gym 3-4 times a week, some speed work, endurance and agility. |
As a junior | The US Open 2003 is her last Grand Slam as a junior after which she will be playing in the seniors. |
Her grandfather | Muhammad Zafar Mirza, played university-level cricket. He also played club cricket for Middlesex in England. But his first love was hockey. |
Award | * Padma Shri award for her contribution to tennis on Jan, 2006 * Was given the Arjuna Award for the year 2004 from the Govt of India. |
Career Highlight | Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open 2005, in her first year in the U.S. Open and that too on the first year on the tour. |
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Prize money | $140,000 WTA Hyderabad Open |
Plans after Tennis | Interior Decoration or start a tennis academy |
Credits her success | Parents, coaches and God. |
Mental strength | Prays five times a day and says that is as good as meditation. |
Security | Two armed police guards will shadow Sania wherever she goes in the state. |
About her | Maria Sharapova: "She's very young and has a great future ahead of her. She has a very big game." Her coach: "Sania has the right material to reach the very top" Leander Paes:"I personally feel that she is one of the frontrunners of Indian sports" Mahesh Bhupathi:"She's on a roll and it's obviously not going to last forever. But she deserves it all." |
Dream man | "I think he needs to understand me and he needs to be a nice person and not have any ego hassles. I need a guy who understands me." |
Aim | To be a top 50 tennis woman professional player and stay there for 3-4 years |
Quote | "Do not worry about winning or losing. Work hard and you will be successful.” |
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