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'''Sania Mirza''' ({{IPA|ˈsaːnijaː ˈmirzaː}}; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian former professional [[tennis]] player. A former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players|doubles world No. 1]], she won six [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles.<ref name=No1ranking>{{cite news|title=Hingis & Mirza Win, Mirza Becomes No.1 | url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4634188/title/hingis-mirza-win-mirza-becomes-no1 |work=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414015756/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4634188/title/hingis-mirza-win-mirza-becomes-no1 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-wins-womens-doubles-title/ | location=Hyderabad, India | work=[[Mana Telangana]] | title=Sania Mirza Martina Hingis Wins Women's Doubles Title | date=12 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712062226/http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-wins-womens-doubles-title/ |archive-date=12 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2003 until her retirement from [[singles (tennis)|singles]] in 2013, she was ranked by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] as the No. 1 Indian in singles.<ref name="sports.vice.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mg89ax/fatwas-feminism-and-forehands-the-life-of-indian-tennis-superstar-sania-mirza |title=Fatwas, Feminism, and Forehands: The Life of Indian Tennis Superstar Sania Mirza |first=Lindsay |last=Gibbs |date=14 January 2015 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice.com]] |access-date=31 May 2020 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225191521/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mg89ax/fatwas-feminism-and-forehands-the-life-of-indian-tennis-superstar-sania-mirza |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="forbesindia.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/sania-mirza-the-queen-of-her-court/39231/1 |title=Sania Mirza: The queen of her court |date=23 December 2014 |first=Kathakali |last=Chanda |work=[[Forbes India]] |access-date=31 May 2020 |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527231705/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/sania-mirza-the-queen-of-her-court/39231/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as one of the most known, highest-paid, and influential [[Sport in India|athletes in India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26236930/india-top-10-most-famous-athletes |title=World Fame 100: India's Top 10 most famous athletes |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031073653/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26236930/india-top-10-most-famous-athletes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thebridge.in/tennis/sania-mirza-career-earnings-india-tennis-net-worth-28558 |title=How much did Sania Mirza earn in her illustrious career |date=22 January 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031073655/https://thebridge.in/tennis/sania-mirza-career-earnings-india-tennis-net-worth-28558 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/01/20/the-remarkable-story-of-sania-mirza-and-what-she-means-to-india#:~:text=She%20has%20inspired%20a%20generation,asked%20to%20prove%20her%20patriotism. |title=The remarkable story of Sania Mirza, and what she means to India |date=20 January 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031073657/https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/01/20/the-remarkable-story-of-sania-mirza-and-what-she-means-to-india#:~:text=She%20has%20inspired%20a%20generation,asked%20to%20prove%20her%20patriotism. |url-status=live }}</ref>

In singles, Mirza had wins over [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], [[Vera Zvonareva]], and [[Marion Bartoli]], as well as former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world-number-one]]s [[Martina Hingis]], [[Dinara Safina]], and [[Victoria Azarenka]]. She is the highest-ranked Indian female player ever, peaking at world No. 27 in mid-2007. However, a major wrist injury caused her to shift to doubles. Mirza has achieved a number of firsts for women's tennis in India, including reaching the one million-US$ mark in career earnings (currently over US$7.2 million), winning a singles [[WTA Tour]] title, and winning a major title, as well as qualifying for (and eventually winning) the [[WTA Finals]] in [[2014 WTA Finals – Doubles|2014]] in doubles partnering [[Cara Black]], and defending her title the [[2015 WTA Finals – Doubles|following year]] partnering Martina Hingis.<ref>{{cite news|title=US Open: Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares Win Mixed Doubles Title |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/229393-us-open-sania-mirza-wins-mixed-doubles-title |date=5 September 2014 |website=sports.ndtv.com |publisher=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909044422/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/229393-us-open-sania-mirza-wins-mixed-doubles-title |archive-date=9 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mirza retired from professional tennis in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season: How much prize money tennis icon has earned in her career?|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tennis/article/sania-mirza-to-retire-after-2022-season-how-much-prize-money-tennis-icon-has-earned-in-her-career/851078|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=19 January 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130061237/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tennis/article/sania-mirza-to-retire-after-2022-season-how-much-prize-money-tennis-icon-has-earned-in-her-career/851078|url-status=live}}</ref>

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On the senior circuit, Mirza started to show early success as she made her debut in April 2001 on the ITF Circuit as a 15-year-old. Her highlights of 2001 include a quarterfinal showing in [[Pune]] and a semifinal finish in [[New Delhi]]. As the 2002 season began, she turned around a season of early losses to winning three straight titles; her first in her hometown Hyderabad and the other two in [[Manila]], Philippines. Mirza clinched the women's gold medal in tennis in [[2002 National Games of India]] in Hyderabad at the age of 16 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1862093|title=My international career took off after the National Games in 2002: Sania Mirza|access-date=18 December 2022|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218100634/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1862093|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/national-games-ap-leads-medals-tally/articleshow/31998551.cms|title=National Games: AP leads medals tally|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 December 2002 |access-date=18 December 2022|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218101714/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/national-games-ap-leads-medals-tally/articleshow/31998551.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/my-international-career-took-off-after-national-games-in-2002-sania-mirza/articleshow/94438942.cms|title=My international career took off after National Games in 2002: Sania Mirza|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 September 2022 |access-date=18 December 2022|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218102106/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/my-international-career-took-off-after-national-games-in-2002-sania-mirza/articleshow/94438942.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2003, Mirza was given a wildcard to play in her first ever WTA tournamentTour event, at the Hyderabad Open, in her hometown. She lost the tough first round encounter to Australia's [[Evie Dominikovic]] in three sets. The following week, at the [[Qatar Ladies Open]], she fell to Czech [[Olga Blahotová]] in the first qualifying round. She had a good result representing India on the [[Fed Cup]], winning three straight matches. She helped India win a [[bronze medal]] in the mixed doubles event of the [[2002 Asian Games]] in Busan, partnering [[Leander Paes]]. In addition, Mirza picked up four [[gold medal]]s at the [[2003 Afro-Asian Games]] in Hyderabad.

===2004–2005: Success in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments===

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At her hometown event, the [[2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open|Hyderabad Open]], Mirza was a wildcard entrant. She put up a good fight against the fourth seed and eventual champion, [[Nicole Pratt]], in round one, but lost in three sets. She won her first WTA doubles title at the same event, partnering [[Liezel Huber]]. She then received a wildcard to compete at [[Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem|Casablanca]], Morocco, but suffered a first-round defeat by eventual champion [[Émilie Loit]].

On the ITF Circuit, Mirza ended runner-up at the [[Palm Beach Gardens Challenger]] where she fell to [[Sesil Karatantcheva]]. Mirza won six ITF singles titles in 2004. Going into the [[2005 Australian Open]], she defeated [[Cindy Watson]] and [[Petra Mandula]] in the first and second rounds, respectively, to reach the third round where she was beaten in straight sets by eventual champion [[Serena Williams]]. In February, Mirza became the first-ever Indian woman to win a [[WTA Tour]] title, by winning her hometown event, the [[2005 Hyderabad Open|Hyderabad Open]], defeating ninth-seeded [[Alona Bondarenko]] in the final. At [[2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Dubai]], she upset in round two 4thfourth seed and reigning US Open champion, [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], to reach the biggest quarterfinal of her career. In the second round of the [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]], she lost to Kuznetsova in a tight three-setter.

In August, she reached the third round at the [[Acura Classic|Stanford Classic]], falling to Morigami. Mirza reached her second WTA final at the [[2005 Forest Hills Tennis Classic|Forest Hills Tennis Classic]], falling to Lucie Šafářová. Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] at the [[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], defeating [[Mashona Washington]], [[Maria Elena Camerin]] and [[Marion Bartoli]], before losing to top seed [[Maria Sharapova]], in the round of 16. At the [[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Japan Open]], Mirza reached semifinals with wins over [[Vilmarie Castellvi]], [[Aiko Nakamura]] and [[Vera Zvonareva]], before being overpowered by [[Tatiana Golovin]]. Thanks to a successful [[2005 WTA Tour|2005 season]], Mirza was named the [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]].

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Mirza reached the quarterfinals at Hobart as the No. 6 seed and lost to [[Flavia Pennetta]] in three sets. She reached the third round at the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] as No. 31 seed, in which she lost to No. 8 seed [[Venus Williams]] having been up a break in the first set. She ended runner-up in the [[2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|Australian Open mixed doubles]] partnering Mahesh Bhupathi, where they lost in straight sets to [[Sun Tiantian]] and [[Nenad Zimonjić]].

She had to withdraw from the [[Thailand Open (Pattaya)|Pattaya Open]] because of a left abductor strain. She reached round four at [[Indian Wells MastersOpen|Indian Wells]] as the No. 21 seed, defeating ninth seed Shahar Pe'er en route, but lost to No. 5 seed [[Daniela Hantuchová]]. On grass, Mirza was crushed in the second round of Birmingham by [[Marina Erakovic]]. At the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships]], as the No. 32 seed, Mirza was defeated by qualifier [[María José Martínez Sánchez]] in round two, having had several match points.

Mirza represented India at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Summer Olympics]] but was eliminated from singles when she retired during her match against [[Iveta Benešová]] because of a right wrist injury. For doubles, she got a walkover through the first round with [[Sunitha Rao]], but lost in the second to the Russian duo. Throughout 2008, Mirza was plagued by a slew of wrist injuries, requiring her to withdraw from several matches including those of the [[2008 French Open|French Open]] and [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]].

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Mirza started her year by playing at the doubles event of the [[Hobart International]]. Partnering Francesca Schiavone, they reached the quarterfinals. At [[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|2009 Australian Open]], she won her first-round match against [[Marta Domachowska]], but she fell against tenth seed Nadia Petrova in round two. In [[2009 Australian Open – Women's doubles|doubles]] she lost in the first round partnering [[Vania King]]. But in [[2009 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]], Mirza picked up her first Australian Open [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title. Partnering with Mahesh Bhupathi, she beat [[Nathalie Dechy]] and [[Andy Ram]] in the final.

She then entered the [[Thailand Open (Pattaya)|Pattaya Women's Open]] and reached the final after a string of good performances but lost to Vera Zvonareva. She made the semifinals in doubles in the same tournament. Mirza then competed in Indian Wells where she lost in the second round to Flavia Pennetta. She then lost to [[Mathilde Johansson]] in the first round of the [[2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles|Miami Open]]. However, Mirza and her doubles partner Chuang Chia-jung made the semifinals of the [[2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's doubles|women's doubles]]. Mirza also lost in the first round of the [[2009 MPS Group Championships – Singles|MPS Group Championships]] but won the [[2009 MPS Group Championships – Doubles|doubles title]] with Chuang. She again lost in the first round at [[2009 French Open – Women's singles|Roland Garros]], to [[Galina Voskoboeva]]. On grass, Mirza participated at the [[2009 Aegon Classic – Singles|Birmingham Classic]] and reached the semifinals, losing to [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]]. At [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]], Mirza defeated [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] in the first round, before falling to No. 28 seed [[Sorana Cîrstea]] in the second. She also lost in the second round of the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|doubles]] (with Chuang) and [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] (with Bhupathi).

Next, Mirza went to Lexington to compete in the [[2009 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Tennis Championships]], and won the title after a few good wins. Her next two tournaments were in Canada, where she had mixed results. She managed it all the way to the final at the [[2009 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's singles|Vancouver Open]] but was beaten by [[Stéphanie Dubois]]. At the [[2009 Rogers Cup – Singles|Rogers Cup]], she fell to [[Heidi El Tabakh]] in the second qualifying round.

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In September, Mirza competed in the [[2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open|Guangzhou International Open]] where she made her first quarterfinal of the season. She then lost in the first round of the [[Tashkent Open]], in the qualifying draw of the Luxembourg Open, and the first round of the Taipei Ladies Open. In doubles, Mirza won in Guangzhou (with [[Edina Gallovits]]) and finished as a runner-up in Taipei (with [[Hsieh Su-wei]]). In October, she represented India at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] as the second seed. She defeated Brittany Teei ([[Cook Islands]]), [[Marina Erakovic]] (New Zealand), and [[Olivia Rogowska]] (Australia) before losing to Australian [[Anastasia Rodionova]] in the final. In doubles, she partnered with fellow Indian, [[Rushmi Chakravarthi]], losing in the semifinals to Anastasia Rodionova and [[Sally Peers]] (Australia). Mirza and Chakravarthi beat compatriots [[Poojashree Venkatesha]] and [[Nirupama Sanjeev]] to win the bronze medal.

In November, she represented India at the [[2010 Asian Games]]. The unseeded Indian defeated [[ChanVenise Wing-yauChan]] in the first round. Next, she defeated sixth seed [[Zhang Shuai]] in straight sets to enter into quarterfinal. In the quarterfinal, Mirza won against second seed [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] to move in semifinal, where she was defeated by third seed [[Akgul Amanmuradova]] and won [[bronze medal]] in singles. In mixed doubles, she partnered with India's [[Vishnu Vardhan]] losing in the finals to Chan Yung-jan and [[Yang Tsung-hua]] and won [[silver medal]]. In December, she went to Dubai to compete at the [[Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge|Al Habtoor Challenge]]. Coming unseeded, she won the tournament, defeating [[Ksenia Pervak]], top seed [[Julia Görges]] and [[Evgeniya Rodina]] en route, and second seed [[Bojana Jovanovski]] in the final.

[[File:Sania Mirza - Roland Garros 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Mirza at the 2011 French Open, where she reached the finals in doubles alongside Vesnina|200px]]

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During the grass-court season Mirza lost in the first rounds of the singles and doubles competition at [[2011 Aegon International|Eastbourne]].

Playing at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|All England Lawn Tennis Club]], she came up with her personal best performance by reaching her first semifinals at [[TheWimbledon Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] alongside Vesnina losing out to Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik. En route they beat 13th seeds Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska in the round of 16 and the Spanish duo of [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]] and [[Arantxa Parra Santonja]] in the quarterfinal clash. In singles, she lost in the first round to [[Virginie Razzano]] in a close three-setter.

[[File:Sania Mirza during her first round match with Virginie Razzano, Day 2 of Wimbledon 2011.jpg|thumb|260px|Mirza during her match with Virginie Razzano at Wimbledon, 2011]]

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Mirza then represented India at the [[2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Fed Cup]] in [[Shenzhen]], China where they were facing Hong Kong. In singles, she defeated [[Zhang Ling (tennis)|Zhang Ling]]. Partnering with [[Isha Lakhani]], the pair beat Chan Wing-yau and Zhang in three sets. With this performance, India advanced to the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I for 2013. Mirza then played at the [[2012 PTT Pattaya Open|Pattaya Open]] where she won her first WTA main draw match since the 2011 French Open – coming from a set down to upset [[Ayumi Morita]] (ranked 47 spots higher). In second round she beat [[Anne Keothavong]] to enter in quarterfinal, where she lost to Hsieh Su-wei. In doubles with Anastasia Rodionova, she won her 13th WTA title: they defeated the Taiwanese sisters [[Chan Hao-ching]] and Chan Yung-jan.

Mirza then went to [[Doha]] to play at the [[2012 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Ladies Open]] but had to withdraw from the singles qualifying event, due to playing Pattaya doubles final. She lost in the second round of doubles with Elena Vesnina. Then, in [[2012 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships|Dubai]], she was beaten by [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] in the first qualifying round. In doubles, Mirza and Vesnina were runners-up against top seeds [[Liezel Huber]] and Lisa Raymond. Mirza then lost a tough three set encounter to [[Eleni Daniilidou]] in round one of the [[2012 Malaysian Open|Malaysian Open]].

Playing doubles at the Premier-line up of [[2012 Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[2012 Miami Masters|Miami]] and [[2012 Family Circle Cup|Charleston]], Mirza reached the final, lost in round one and made the quarterfinals, respectively. She also reached round two of singles in Indian Wells. She then would begin the European Clay Court Season at [[2012 Estoril Open|Estoril]], where she was the semifinalist in doubles (with Anastasia Rodionova). She lost in round two of doubles in [[2012 Madrid Masters|Madrid]] and also in [[2012 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]]. Mirza returned on the singles circuit in May at [[2012 Brussels Open|Brussels]] where she won three good matches – including her first 'double bagel' – in the qualifying competition, where she beat [[Lesia Tsurenko]], who was ranked 87 spots higher than her. She also won the doubles of the same event with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

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She then participated in the French Open in the women's doubles (with Mattek-Sands) and the French Open mixed doubles (with Bhupathi). In the doubles she suffered a first-round shock defeat but found great success in the French Open mixed-doubles where she and Bhupathi won the crown by defeating [[Santiago González (tennis)|Santiago González]] of Mexico and [[Klaudia Jans-Ignacik]] of Poland in the final on 7 June 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/french-open-2012/indian-challenge/Mahesh-Bhupathi-and-Sania-Mirza-win-French-Open-mixed-doubles-crown/articleshow/13909650.cms | title=Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi win French Open mixed doubles crown| date=8 June 2012 | work=The Times of India |agency=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609231741/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/french-open-2012/indian-challenge/Sania-Mirza-and-Mahesh-Bhupathi-win-French-Open-mixed-doubles-crown/articleshow/13909650.cms |archive-date=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

At [[2012 Aegon International|Eastbourne]], Mirza would play the last singles tournament of her career. She defeated [[Lisa Whybourn]] in the qualifying round one, before losing to [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] in the next round. Mirza and her partner Shvedova crashed out of the [[2012 Aegon Classic|Birmingham Classic]] with a straight-set defeat by Iveta Benešová and Alla Kudryavtseva.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-15/top-stories/32253865_1_aegon-classic-elena-vesnina-yaroslava-shvedova | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126040011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-15/top-stories/32253865_1_aegon-classic-elena-vesnina-yaroslava-shvedova | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sania-Shvedova pair suffers defeat at AEGON Classic| date=15 June 2012 }}</ref> Mirza then would go on to falling in the qualifying singles and first-round doubles at Eastbourne.

Mirza and her American partner Mattek-Sands advanced to the third round of the women's doubles competition at [[2012 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], where they fell to the [[Williams sisters]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-2012/indian-challenge/Sania-Bethanie-in-second-round-of-Wimbledon/articleshow/14415962.cms | title=Sania-Bethanie in second round of Wimbledon | date=26 June 2012 | work=The Times of India | access-date=27 June 2012 | archive-date=9 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209001056/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-2012/indian-challenge/Sania-Bethanie-in-second-round-of-Wimbledon/articleshow/14415962.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> On 26 June 2012, Mirza was awarded a wildcard entry hence confirming her participation in women's doubles event of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Somdev-get-wild-cards-for-London-Olympics/articleshow/14415955.cms | title=Sania, Somdev get wild cards for London Olympics | date=26 June 2012 | work=The Times of India | access-date=26 June 2012 | archive-date=26 June 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626182142/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Somdev-get-wild-cards-for-London-Olympics/articleshow/14415955.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 July 2012, Mirza and her partner Mattek-Sands were ousted in the first round of WTA Premier event in the US.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/top-stories/32713639_1_sania-mattek-wta-event-yung-jan-chan | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126045430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/top-stories/32713639_1_sania-mattek-wta-event-yung-jan-chan | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sania-Mattek bow out of WTA event in USA| date=17 July 2012 }}</ref>

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Mirza and Black next competed in the [[2014 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]] and lost to the pairing of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals. The pair lost in the first round of the [[2014 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]] to Andrea Hlaváčková and [[Lucie Šafářová]]. They reached their first WTA Tour doubles final of the year at the [[2014 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]] but lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai. Mirza and Black reached the semifinals of the [[2014 Sony Open Tennis|Miami Open]], before losing to wildcards Martina Hingis and Sabine Lisicki. They finished runners-up to Errani and Vinci once again in the [[2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]]. They won their first title of the year at the [[2014 Portugal Open]], defeating [[Eva Hrdinová]] and [[Valeria Solovyeva]] in the final.

Mirza and Black recorded three consecutive quarterfinal finishes in the subsequent clay tournaments, namely the [[2014 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]], the [[2014 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]], and the [[2014 French Open|French Open]]. In the mixed doubles event at the 2014 French Open, Mirza and Horia Tecău lost in the second round to Tímea Babos and [[Eric Butorac]]. Mirza began grass-court season playing in Birmingham. She and Black lost to [[Raquel Kops-Jones]] and [[Abigail Spears]] in the semifinals. At the [[2014 Aegon International|Eastbourne International]], they reached the quarterfinals before losing to Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan. The pair next competed at the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] and lost in the second round to the unseeded pairing of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2014: serena Williams and Sania-cara ousted|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/wimbledon-2014-serena-williams-and-sania-cara-ousted/1015105 |work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707101550/http://www.patrika.com/news/wimbledon-2014-serena-williams-and-sania-cara-ousted/1015105 |archive-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mirza and Black next competed in the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]] and lost to the pairing of Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals. Mirza played the mixed doubles in the US Open pairing with [[Bruno Soares]] and went on to become the 2014 US Open mixed-doubles champions, thereby winning the third mixed doubles title in her career.

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For the grass-court season, Mirza was seeded No. 1 in the [[2015 Aegon Classic – Doubles|Birmingham]] Premier level event and partnered with Casey Dellacqua. However, the team crashed out of the WTA event following a straight-set defeat in Birmingham on 18 June 2015.<ref name="sports.ndtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/244083-sania-mirza-casey-dellacqua-ousted-from-aegon-classic|title=Sania Mirza – Casey Dellacqua Ousted from Aegon Classic|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629182820/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/244083-sania-mirza-casey-dellacqua-ousted-from-aegon-classic|url-status=live}}</ref> They lost to unseeded pair of Zheng Jie and Chan Yung-jan in the opening round.<ref name="sports.ndtv.com"/> Mirza and Hingis were beaten in the semifinals at the WTA [[Aegon International]] doubles in Eastbourne. The top seeds lost to the fourth seeded French-Slovenian combine of Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik in 81 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/sania-hingis-beaten-in-aegon-semis-wimbledon/20150626.htm|title=Sania-Hingis beaten in Aegon semis|date=26 June 2015|work=Rediff|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809003520/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/sania-hingis-beaten-in-aegon-semis-wimbledon/20150626.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza Won Wimbledon 2015.JPG|left|220px|thumb|Mirza won her maiden women's doubles Grand Slam title with Hingis at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.]]

Mirza and Hingis won the [[2015 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]], defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in three tough sets in the final. After splitting two very close sets against two-time Grand Slam champions Makarova and Vesnina, Hingis and Mirza – who were playing just their second Grand Slam together – fell behind in the third set were a game away from going out. But a fierce rally saw them draw level at 5-all, and after a half hour break for the Centre Court roof to be closed due to fading light, the No. 1-seeded Swiss-Indian duo came out stronger, breaking the No. 2-seeded Russians one last time and then serving it out for a gritty victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4857718/title/hingis-mirza-conquer-wimbledon|title=News – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714170212/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4857718/title/hingis-mirza-conquer-wimbledon|url-status=live}}</ref> The win gave Mirza her first Grand Slam title in Womenwomen's Doublesdoubles and Hingis her tenth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-2015/top-stories/Wimbledon-Sania-Mirza-Martina-Hingis-win-womens-doubles-title/articleshow/48037169.cms|title=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com is temporarily unavailable|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 July 2015 |access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714224938/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-2015/top-stories/Wimbledon-Sania-Mirza-Martina-Hingis-win-womens-doubles-title/articleshow/48037169.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

En route to the final, the pair did not lose a single set against any of their opponents. In the opening two rounds the duo beat unseeded opponents, [[Zarina Diyas]] and [[Zheng Saisai]] and veteran Japanese-Italian combine of [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] and Francesca Schiavone. 16th seeded Spaniard duo of [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] and [[Arantxa Parra Santonja]] beating them in the third round, ninth seeds Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova in the quarter finals, and dominated fifth seeded Kops-Jones and Spears (who beat them earlier) in the semifinals before finally overcoming Vesnina and Makarova in the marathon final. With the win Mirza and Hingis also regain the top spot in [[2015 WTA Finals|2015 Road to Singapore]] standings trading spots with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová and became the first team to qualify for [[2015 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/9471/title/sania-mirza?year=2015&tournamentExtId=all&matchType=S&playerId=9471|title=Players – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=19 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019192041/http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/9471/title/sania-mirza?year=2015&tournamentExtId=all&matchType=S&playerId=9471|url-status=live}}</ref>

The pair reached two consecutive finals at the [[2015 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] and [[2015 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]] losing out to Caroline Garcia, Katarina Srebotnik and Chan Hao-ching, Chan Yung-jan, respectively. At the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] the pair entered the tournament as the top seed and went on to win the title defeating Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova in the finals. They did not lose a set throughout the fortnight defeating seeded opponents [[Michaëlla Krajicek]], Barbora Strýcová, Chan sisters, Sara Errani, Flavia Pennetta. This was the pair's second straight Grand Slam title after [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. Their undefeated run continued through the rest of the year with titles at [[Guangzhou International Women's Open]] and Premier-level tournament [[2015 Wuhan Open]], and Premier Mandatory [[2015 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] defeating Xu Shilin and You Xiaodi, [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] and [[Monica Niculescu]], Chan sisters again, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-claim-china-open-doubles-title/|title=Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis claim China Open doubles title|date=10 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=30 January 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033904/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-claim-china-open-doubles-title/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The pair then entered [[2015 WTA Finals]] as heavy favourites and the top seeds and lived up to the expectations as they did not lose a single set en route to the title at the Premier Event. This was Mirza's second straight title at the Finals and she remains undefeated at the year ending tournament. The pair of Hingis-Mirza topped their group and beat the Chan's in the semi-finals and [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] and [[Carla Suárez Navarro]] in the finals to win the title. The pair thus ended the year with a 22 match winning streak and Mirza secured the year ending No. 1 ranking and wrapped up her [[2015 WTA Tour|2015 season]] with ten WTA titles including two Grand Slams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5110522/title/hingis-mirza-storm-to-wta-finals-title|title=News – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=30 January 2016|archive-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126235719/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5110522/title/hingis-mirza-storm-to-wta-finals-title|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Sania Mirza (33075767774) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Mirza on clay court at the 2016 French Open]]

Mirza and Hingis kicked off their [[2016 WTA Tour]] in Australia by winning the tournaments in Brisbane and Sydney. In the [[2016 Australian Open|Australian Open]], they were seeded firsttop and won the Doublesdoubles title which is, Mirza's third Grand Slam title.

Mirza and Hingis then proceeded to the inaugural [[2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Doubles|St. Petersburg Trophy]] and won the title there, defeating [[Vera Dushevina|Dushevina]]/[[Barbora Krejčíková|Krejčíková]] in the final. They next played at the [[2016 Qatar Total Open – Doubles|Qatar Ladies Open]], where they suffered a shock loss to [[Daria Kasatkina]]/Elena Vesnina. That loss ended Hingis and Mirza's 41 match winning streak. They then played the [[2016 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]], where they played their first tournament together, and surprisingly lost their second-round match against [[Vania King]]/[[Alla Kudryavtseva]].

At the [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]], Mirza and Hingis again lost in the second round to [[Margarita Gasparyan]] and Monica Niculescu. After losing three out of last five matches, Mirza and Hingis took a break and did not play in the [[Charleston Open]], where they were the defending champions.

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She reached the semifinals at the WTA 1000 [[2022 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]] and the [[2022 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]] as well as the [[2022 French Open|French Open]] third round, partnering Lucie Hradecká.

At the [[2022 National Bank Open|Canadian Open]], she reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 level partnering [[Madison Keys]] where they defeated top seeds [[Elise Mertens]] and [[Veronika Kudermetova]].<ref>{{cite web |author=priyannraj |url=https://indiantennisdaily.com/2022/08/12/mirza-keys-move-into-wta-canadian-masters-qf-after-upset-of-top-seeds/ |title=Mirza/Keys move into WTA Canadian Masters QF after upset of top seeds |publisher=Indian Tennis Daily |date=12 August 2022 |accessdate=2022-08-13 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812204136/https://indiantennisdaily.com/2022/08/12/mirza-keys-move-into-wta-canadian-masters-qf-after-upset-of-top-seeds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Next, they defeated [[Sofia Kenin]] and [[Yulia Putintseva]] to reach the semifinals.

===2023: Retirement===

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At the [[2023 Australian Open – Women's doubles|Australian Open]], she and Danilina entered as the eighth seeds. They defeated [[Bernarda Pera]] and [[Dalma Gálfi]] in first round in straight sets but they lost in the second to [[Anhelina Kalinina]] and [[Alison Van Uytvanck]] in three sets. The second-round match became Mirza's last women's doubles match at a major. In the [[2023 Australian Open - Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]], partnering with [[Rohan Bopanna]], Mirza advanced to the final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Gill |title=Partners in opposition in AO 2023 mixed doubles |url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/partners-opposition-ao-2023-mixed-doubles |website=ausopen.com |access-date=25 January 2023 |language=en |date=23 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/australian-open-lookahead-djokovic-faces-paul-in-semifinals |title=Australian Open lookahead: Djokovic faces Paul in semifinals- Sania Mirza confirms retirement, to play last tournament in February |work=www.tennis.com |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref>

At [[2023 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], she partnered [[Madison Keys]] for the last tournament of her career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/sania-mirza-20-of-the-indian-trailblazers-biggest-achievements-retirement-dubai |title=Sania Mirza: 20 of the Indian trailblazer's most incredible career achievements |work=www.tennis.com |date=20 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/sania-mirza-ends-career-with-first-round-defeat-in-dubai/articleshow/98129125.cms |title=Sania Mirza ends career with first round defeat in Dubai |work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com[[The Times of India]] |date=21 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref>

==Playing style==

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* [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]] (2005)

* [[Padma Shri]] (2006)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>

* [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] (2015)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-for-saniamirza/ | location=Hyderabad, India | work=TNP LIVE | title=Telangana brand ambassador Makes india Proud | date=11 August 2015 | access-date=11 August 2015 | archive-date=12 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812054827/http://www.telangananewspaper.com/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-for-saniamirza/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 29, 2015|title=Sania Mirza conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/sania-mirza-conferred-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-290878-2015-08-29|access-date=2021-07-19|magazine=India Today|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719150809/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/sania-mirza-conferred-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-290878-2015-08-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aug 6 |first1=TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated |title=Dhyan Chand Award: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award {{!}} India News – Times of India |url=https://mtimesofindia.timesofindiaindiatimes.com/india/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-renamed-major-dhyan-chand-khel-ratna-award/articleshow/85093875.cms |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021080701192820210807011925/https://m.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-renamed-major-dhyan-chand-khel-ratna-award/articleshow/85093875.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

* BBC list of [[100 Women (BBC)|100 inspiring women]] (2015)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739|title=BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?|date=17 November 2015|publisher=BBC News|access-date=27 August 2019|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011073712/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Padma Bhushan]] (2016)<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 12, 2016|title=Humbled, says Sania Mirza after accepting Padma Bhushan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/humbled-says-sania-mirza-after-accepting-padma-bhushan-317595-2016-04-12|access-date=2021-07-19|magazine=India Today|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719150810/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/humbled-says-sania-mirza-after-accepting-padma-bhushan-317595-2016-04-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

* NRI of the Year (2016)<ref>{{cite web|title=Aishwarya wins Global Indian of the Year award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/pti-feed/story/aishwarya-wins-global-indian-of-the-year-award-588688-2016-04-12|access-date=2021-07-19|website=India Today|date=12 April 2016 |archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719150809/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/pti-feed/story/aishwarya-wins-global-indian-of-the-year-award-588688-2016-04-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

*[[Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards]] - Super Glam Sports Star of the Year (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/pinkvilla-style-icons-awards-2023-bhumi-pednekar-is-the-stylish-pathbreaker-ananya-bags-most-glamorous-icon-1215865|title=Pinkvilla Style Icons Edition 2 Winners list: Kiara Advani, Janhvi to Kartik Aaryan, a look at who won what!|date=7 April 2023|website=PINKVILLA|access-date=11 April 2023|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411065217/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/pinkvilla-style-icons-awards-2023-bhumi-pednekar-is-the-stylish-pathbreaker-ananya-bags-most-glamorous-icon-1215865|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the year 2014, the government of [[Telangana]] appointed Mirza as the brand ambassador of the state. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao congratulated Sania Mirza on her being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indtoday.com/kcr-congratulated-sania-mirza-on-her-being-awarded-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-indtoday-com/|title=KCR congratulated Sania Mirza on her being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award – indtoday.com – INDToday|work=indtoday.com|access-date=29 August 2015|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018212900/http://indtoday.com/kcr-congratulated-sania-mirza-on-her-being-awarded-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-indtoday-com/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was named in the ''[[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]]''{{'s}} 2016 list of [[Time 100#2016|100 most influential people in the world]].<ref name="time.com"/>

==Personal life==

[[File:Sania shoaib.jpg|thumb|Sania with her ex-husband, [[Shoaib Malik]], 2012]]

In 2009, Mirza got engaged to Sohrab Mirza.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-11 |title=Sania Mirza's engagement called off - Times Of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends |access-date=2022-11-10 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the engagement was called off shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title= Sania Mirza's engagement called off|date=28 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sania Mirza's engagement called off|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 | first1=Prajwal | last1=Hegde|work=[[The Times of India]]| date=28 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://artsyhands.com/2010/04/shoaib-malik-sania-mirza-photos-from-wedding-marriage-ceremony/ |title=Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza: Photos from the Wedding |publisher=artsyHANDS |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=16 May 2010 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811220006/http://artsyhands.com/2010/04/shoaib-malik-sania-mirza-photos-from-wedding-marriage-ceremony/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Sania Mirza weds Shoaib Malik In Hyderabad | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/sania-shoaib-wedding/Sania-Mirza-weds-Shoaib-Malik-In-Hyderabad-/articleshow/5786779.cms | work=The Times of India | date=12 April 2010 | access-date=12 April 2010 | archive-date=13 April 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413200053/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/sania-shoaib-wedding/Sania-Mirza-weds-Shoaib-Malik-In-Hyderabad-/articleshow/5786779.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

On 12 April 2010, she married [[Shoaib Malik]] in a traditional [[Marriage in Islam|Hyderabadi Muslim wedding ceremony]] at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India followed by [[Marriage in Pakistan|Pakistani wedding customs]] for a [[mahr]] of {{INR}} 6.1&nbsp;million (US$137,500).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.todaynews.in/national/shoaib-malik-finally-married-with-sania-mirza-on-12-apr-62985.html|title=Shoaib Malik finally married with Sania Mirza on 12 Apr|date=14 April 2020|publisher=Today News|access-date=13 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416155151/http://www.todaynews.in/national/shoaib-malik-finally-married-with-sania-mirza-on-12-apr-62985.html|archive-date=16 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article7095764.ece | title=Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza wed after controversial engagement | access-date=13 April 2010 | location=London | work=The Times | first=Jeremy | last=Page | date=13 April 2010 | archive-date=20 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720223504/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ | url-status=livedead }}</ref> Their [[Walima]] ceremony was held in [[Sialkot]], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/9062/shoania-valima-reception-held/|title=Shoania valima reception held|date=26 April 2010|website=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121200135/https://tribune.com.pk/story/9062/shoania-valima-reception-held/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January of 2024 Mirza's family announced that the couple had gotten a divorce some months prior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-21 |title=Separated Some Months Ago: Anam Mirza Confirms Sister Sania Mirza's Divorce With Shoaib Malik - The Hills Times |url=https://thehillstimes.in/entertainment/separated-some-months-ago-anam-mirza-confirms-sister-sania-mirzas-divorce-with-shoaib-malik |access-date=2024-06-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The couple announced their first pregnancy on social media on 23 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/sania-mirza-pregnant-child-shoaib-malik-5148548/|title=Sania Mirza announces pregnancy on Twitter|date=23 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232416/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/sania-mirza-pregnant-child-shoaib-malik-5148548/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh6U0QpgLGs/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/mirzasaniar/1763813756288151980 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Sania Mirza on Instagram, BabyMirzaMalik|website=Instagram|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In October 2018, Malik announced on [[Twitter]] that Mirza had delivered a baby boy and named him Izhaan Mirza Malik.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sania-mirza-shoaib-malik-baby-boy-name-1378756-2018-10-30|title=Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik decide name of their baby boy|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181915/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sania-mirza-shoaib-malik-baby-boy-name-1378756-2018-10-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/sania-mirza-delivers-a-healthy-baby-boy-excited-father-shoaib-malik-expresses-joy-on-twitter-435765.html|title=Sania Mirza Delivers A Healthy Baby Boy, Excited Father Shoaib Malik Expresses Joy on Twitter|publisher=LatestLY|date=30 October 2018|access-date=30 October 2018|archive-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131225/https://www.latestly.com/sports/sania-mirza-delivers-a-healthy-baby-boy-excited-father-shoaib-malik-expresses-joy-on-twitter-435765.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportswallah.com/tennis/news/sania-mirza-and-shoaib-malik-welcome-baby-mirza-malik/|title=Wishes pour in as Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik welcome 'Baby Mirza Malik'|publisher=SportsWallah|date=30 October 2018|access-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131241/https://www.sportswallah.com/tennis/news/sania-mirza-and-shoaib-malik-welcome-baby-mirza-malik/|archive-date=30 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indtoday.com/sania-mirza-welcomes-her-baby-boy/ |title=Sania Mirza Welcomes Her Baby Boy |date=30 October 2018 |website=IndToday.com |access-date=30 October 2018 |archive-date=30 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131244/https://indtoday.com/sania-mirza-welcomes-her-baby-boy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Shoaib Malik announced on 20 January 2024 via a social media post that he has married Pakistani actress [[Sana Javed]], however, his divorce with Sania Mirza is not confirmed yet from either.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Shoaib Malik marries Pakistani actress Sana Javed amid rumours of separation with Sania Mirza |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shoaib-malik-marries-pakistani-actress-sana-javed-amid-rumours-of-separation-with-sania-mirza-101705731550882.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> However, father of the former tennis star has responded saying that the former tennis player had already taken khula{{clarify|date=January 2024}} from the former cricketer. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20|title='It Was a Khula': Sania Mirza's Father Reacts After Shoaib Malik Marries Sana Javed|url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/sania-mirza-father-opens-up-after-shoaib-maliks-wedding-with-sana-javed-it-was-a-khula-8747719.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Other activities==

In 2014, Mirza was the [[brand ambassador]] for the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Telangana]] to promote the interests of the then newly created state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/sania-mirza-is-telangana-brand-ambassador-201319-2014-07-22|title=indtoday|date=22 July 2014 |access-date=30 January 2016|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120072419/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/sania-mirza-is-telangana-brand-ambassador-201319-2014-07-22|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mirza has established a tennis academy in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/sania-mirza-star-indian-tennis|title=Sania Mirza ~ The Glamorous Star of Indian Tennis|work=DESIblitz|date=14 April 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704120521/http://www.desiblitz.com/content/sania-mirza-star-indian-tennis|url-status=live}}</ref> Former world No. 1s and multiple Grand Slam winners [[Cara Black]] and [[Martina Navratilova]] have both visited the academy on different occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.firstpost.com/sports/sania-mirza-made-good-team-says-tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-2345542.html|title=Sania Mirza and I would have made a good team too, says tennis legend Martina Navratilova|work=Firstpost|date=16 July 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721181317/http://m.firstpost.com/sports/sania-mirza-made-good-team-says-tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-2345542.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mirza was announced the [[UN Women Goodwill Ambassador|UN Women Goodwill Ambassador]] for South Asia. She is the first South Asian woman to be appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/11/sania-mirza-un-women-goodwill-ambassador-for-south-asia|title=Sania Mirza announced as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia|work=headQuarters|date=25 November 2014 |access-date=2 December 2014|archive-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112040623/http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/11/sania-mirza-un-women-goodwill-ambassador-for-south-asia|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Controversies==

[[File:Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi, Bipasha Basu at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 08 (cropped).jpg|thumb|250px| Mirza (here with Bhupathi) accused the [[All India Tennis Association]] (AITA) of using her as 'bait' in [[Leander Paes|Paes]]–[[Mahesh Bhupathi|Bhupathi]] 2012 Olympics controversy.]]

In September 2005, a [[fatwa]] against Mirza was issued by a cleric named Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui of the Sunni Ulema Board. The fatwa said that her attire on the tennis court and billboard advertisements were un-Islamic.<ref name=FatwaTennis>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/10/india.randeepramesh|title=Fatwa orders Indian tennis star to cover up|accessdate=4 December 2014|work=[[The Guardian (UK)]]|date=10 September 2005}}</ref> Mirza later decided to hire bodyguards.<ref name=MostWanted>{{cite news|title=India's most wanted|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/feb/05/features.india|accessdate=4 December 2014|work=[[The Guardian (UK)]]|date=5 February 2006}}</ref>

In 2006, some newspapers reported that Mirza declined to play doubles with Israeli tennis player [[Shahar Pe'er]] for fear of protests from India's Muslim community.<ref name="ynet">{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3217231,00.html |title=Sania Mirza Indian tennis star refuses to play with Israeli |newspaper=Ynetnews |access-date=27 April 2007 |year=2006 |last1=Sagy |first1=Miki |archive-date=22 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422172427/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3217231,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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On 4 February 2008, Mirza said that she would stop appearing in tennis tournaments held in India, starting with the [[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|2008 Bangalore Open]] the following month, citing the series of controversies and upon advice by her manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mirza boycotts Indian tournaments |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7227094.stm |access-date=2 April 2008 |date=4 February 2008 |archive-date=8 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208185643/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7227094.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> But Mirza chose to participate at the [[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]].

After both [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and [[Rohan Bopanna]] refused to play in the men's doubles event at the 2012 Olympics with [[Leander Paes]], Paes demanded that he be partnered with Mirza for the mixed doubles event. Mirza accused the [[All India Tennis Association]] (AITA) of using her as 'bait' to keep Paes happy as she wanted to play with Bhupathi, with whom she has won 2 grand slams. In the end, Mirza was paired with Paes and the pair lost in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://m.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympicsnews/Saniasania-Mirzamirza-Humiliatinghumiliating-to-be-used-as-bait-for-Paespaes/articleshow/14418170.cms|title=Sania Mirza: Humiliating to be used as bait for Paes|work=The Times of India|date=27 June 2012 |access-date=29 August 2012|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124092314/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Mirza-Humiliating-to-be-used-as-bait-for-Paes/articleshow/14418170.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mirza, along with [[Sunitha Rao]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/slipshod-india-cuts-a-sorry-figure-in-olympic-opening-ceremony/70713-5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730005212/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/slipshod-india-cuts-a-sorry-figure-in-olympic-opening-ceremony/70713-5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-07-30|title=Slipshod India cuts a sorry figure in Olympic opening ceremony|work=IBNLive}}</ref> was photographed violating the dress code at Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony parade in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hprakesh10.wordpress.com/tag/indian-olympics-sushil-kumar/|title=Indian Olympics Sushil Kumar – A blog by Rakesh HP|work=wordpress.com|date=29 July 2012 |access-date=24 July 2014|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812174338/https://hprakesh10.wordpress.com/tag/indian-olympics-sushil-kumar/|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, Mirza reaffirmed loyalty to the land of her birth—"To see the national flag go up while standing on the podium is the proudest moment in an athlete's life and I will want to experience that for myself in London."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news/32588214_1_olympic-medal-doubles-wimbledon | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103080154/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news/32588214_1_olympic-medal-doubles-wimbledon | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] |title=I'll play with anyone for my country: Sania Mirza |date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

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