Sania Mirza Profile

Name : Sania Mirza
Birth Name : Sania Mirza
Birth Date : November 15, 1986
Birth Place : Mumbai, India
Residence : Hydrabad, India
Sex : Female
Nationality : Indian
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight : 57 kg (130 lb; 9.0 st)
Measurements : 36-27-38
Hair Color : Black
Eye Color : Brown
Zodiac Sign : Scorpio
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : Asian/Indian
Religion : Muslim
Profession : Tennis player
Turned pro : 2003
Plays : Right (Two-handed backhand)
Age Began Tennis : 6
Coach : C.G.K. Bhupathi
Physiotherapist : Mr Badrinath
Education : Nasr School; St. Mary's College
Speaks : Hindi and English
Father : Imran Mirza(Sports Journalist )
Mother : Nasima Mirza
Sister : Anam
Singles : Career record
Grand Slam Singles Results : Australian Open
Doubles : Career record
Grand Slam Doubles Results : Australian Open
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Results : Australian Open
Medal record Women's Tennis Asian Games : At the 2006 Doha Asian Games (Gold in Mixed Doubles, Silver in Singles, Silver in Team)
Career Highlights : SINGLES - WINNER (1)
DOUBLES - WINNER (8) : 2009 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Chuang); 2007 - Fès (w/King), Cincinnati (w/Mattek), Stanford (w/Peer), New Haven (w/Santangelo); 2006 - Bangalore, Kolkata (both w/Huber); 2004 - Hyderabad (w/Huber); ITF/London-GBR (w/Chakravarthi), ITF/Lagos 1-NGR (w/Stephens); 2003 - ITF/Benin City 2-NGR (w/Dandeniya); 2002 - ITF/Manila 2-PHI (w/Tulpule); FINALIST (4)
MIXED DOUBLES - WINNER (1) : 2009 - Australian Open (w/Bhupathi); FINALIST (1)
Claim to Fame : As highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of "27 in singles" and "18 in doubles"
TV Commercial : TVS Scooty Streak, Sprite, Tata Tea, Cadbury Bournvita Li'l Champs
Endorsements : Tata Indicom, HPCL, Malabar Gold, Lotto
Magazine Covers : Time, Cosmopolitan
Hobbies : Swimming & Music
Favorite Surface : Hard
Favorite Player : Steffi Graf

Favorite Color : Red and Black
Favorite Movie : Ocean’s 11
Favorite Actor : Akshay Kumar, Brad Pitt and Hugh Grant
Favorite Actress : Raveena Tandon
Favorite Food : Briyani
Favorite Dress : Salwar, Jeans
Favorite TV Shows : Friends or Sex In The City
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor : Strawberry
Favorite Tournaments : "Obviously all the Grand Slams. Wimbledon is my favorite. I like Miami, the Sony Ericsson is one of my favorites."
Favorite Vacation Spot : "I liked Malaysia."
First Event Abroad : ITF Junior, Lahore, Pakistan
Likes to : Stay at home, just watch a movie and surf the Net
Dislikes : Apples & Bananas
First Car : Suzuki
Funny Tennis Memory : I remember seeing this board when I was playing in India, some fans had it. And one said, 'Sania Marry Me.' And then there were four more that said, 'And me and me and me [laughs]
Embarrassing Tennis Memory : Fortunately I've not had one as of yet. Never been so embarrassed with my game or myself, that I actually remember it [smiles]
Greatest Sports Moment : Playing Centre Court Wimbledon vs. Kuznetsova (2005)
Closest Tennis Friends : (Marta) Domachowska - I've known her for about eight or nine years now. And Liezel Huber
Most Painful Moment : Losing that match 6-4 in the third
Ambition in tennis : To be in the Top 20 of the World