Sania Mirza Major Titles and Medals
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hyderabad Open (WTA) | Singles champion |
| 2006 | Asian Games, Doha | Gold (mixed doubles), silver (singles, team) |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Mixed doubles champion (with Mahesh Bhupathi) |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games, Delhi | Silver (singles), bronze (women’s doubles) |
| 2012 | French Open | Mixed doubles champion (with Mahesh Bhupathi) |
| 2014 | US Open | Mixed doubles champion (with Bruno Soares) |
| 2014 | Asian Games, Incheon | Gold (mixed doubles), bronze (women’s doubles) |
| 2014 | WTA Finals | Doubles champion (with Cara Black) |
| 2015 | Wimbledon and US Open | Women’s doubles champion (with Martina Hingis) |
| 2015 | WTA Finals | Doubles champion (with Martina Hingis) |
| 2016 | Australian Open | Women’s doubles champion (with Martina Hingis) |
Breakthrough: A Home Title in Hyderabad, 2005
In February 2005, Mirza won the WTA event in her home city of Hyderabad, becoming the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title. Later that year she reached the fourth round of the US Open, and by August 2007 she had climbed to No. 27 in the singles rankings, still the highest by an Indian woman.
Sania Mirza Career Journey
Mirza represented India at four Olympic Games, from Beijing 2008 to Tokyo 2020, and came closest to a medal in Rio 2016, when she and Rohan Bopanna reached the mixed doubles semi-finals. Her partnership with Martina Hingis between 2015 and 2016 was the most dominant of her career, producing three Grand Slam titles and the 2015 WTA Finals. She announced in January 2023 that she would retire, and played her last professional event at the Dubai Championships in February 2023.
Sania Mirza Records and Milestones
- First Indian woman to win a WTA singles title (Hyderabad, 2005)
- First Indian woman ranked world No. 1 in doubles (April 2015), with 91 weeks at the top
- Highest singles ranking by an Indian woman: No. 27 (2007)
- Six Grand Slam titles across women’s and mixed doubles
- 14 medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games combined, plus four golds at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
Sania Mirza Awards and Honours
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Arjuna Award |
| 2006 | Padma Shri |
| 2015 | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna) |
| 2016 | Padma Bhushan |
| 2016 | Named in TIME’s list of the 100 most influential people |
