Sania Mirza is one of the biggest names in Indian Tennis. She is a former doubles World No.1 and has also won 6 doubles grand slam titles. Till her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the WTA as India’s No.1 tennis player. In her singles career, Mirza had notable wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, and Marion Bartoli, as well as former world No. 1s Martina Hingis, Dinara Safina, and Victoria Azarenka. Moreover, she is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, peaking at world No. 27 in mid-2007.
She has also achieved a number of firsts for women’s tennis in her native country, including surpassing $1 million in career earnings ($6.9 million). In addition to winning a singles WTA title, and winning a Grand Slam title (eventually, three each in women’s doubles and in mixed doubles), she also qualified for (and eventually winning) the WTA Finals in 2014 alongside Cara Black, defending the title the following year partnering with Martina Hingis. With that said, let’s look at Sania Mirza: Height, Age, Controversies, Unknown Facts And More.
Player Overview
Full name: Sania Mirza
Profession: Tennis player
Physical stats
Height: 1.68m (5’6″)
Weight: 63 kgs
Waist: 28 inches
Eye colour: Dark brown
Hair colour: Dark brown
Tattoos: None
Personal info
Birthday: 15 November 1986
Age: 35
Birthplace: Mumbai
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Hyderabad
Religion: Muslim
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
School: Nasr School
College/University: St. Mary’s College, Hyderabad
Hobbies/Interests: Swimming, listening to music, travelling.
Food habit: Non-vegetarian
Marital Status: Married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik
Date of marriage: 12 April 2010
Favourites
Tennis player: Roger Federer, Martina Hingis
Actor: Shahrukh Khan
Actress: Madhuri Dixit
Movie: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Musician/Singer: Atif Aslam, Arijit Singh
Food: Biryani
Family Details
Father’s name: Imran Mirza
Father’s profession: Sports journalist. Ran a sports magazine called Sports Call in Hyderabad. Later became a builder.
Mother’s name: Nasima Mirza
Brother(s): None
Sister(s): Anam Mirza
Children: Izhaan Mirza Malik (Age 3 years)
Professional info
Coach: Trained by her father
Playing style: Mirza is an offensive baseliner with very powerful groundstroke as well and is also known for setting up good attacks with the sheer velocity of her groundstrokes. Her main strength is her forehand, as well as her volleying skills.
Professional debut: February 2003 (AP Tourism Hyderabad Open)
First tournament won on tour: Doubles title at the 2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open
Signature shot: Forehand
Equipment used: Rackets-Wilson and Clothing-Adidas
First grand slam appearance: 2005 Australian Open
First grand slam win: 2005 Australian Open
Total Number of grand slams won: 6 (3 doubles and 3 mixed doubles)
Number of titles won: 47
Career Best WTA/ATP ranking: Singles-27, Doubles-1
Preferred surface: Hardcourt
Prize money: US$ 6,963,060
Win/Loss: Singles-271–161 (62.7%), Doubles-500–220 (69.4%)
- Arjuna Award (2004)
- WTA Newcomer of the Year (2005)
- Padma Shri (2006)
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna (2015)
- BBC list of 100 inspiring women (2015)
- Padma Bhushan (2016)
- NRI of the Year (2016)
Controversies
In 2008, Mirza was pictured sitting with her feet resting on a table next to the Indian flag. Following huge uproar, she announced that she will stop playing in tennis competitions in her own country.
She is also often referred to as “Pakistan’s daughter-in-law” for marrying Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.
Vehicles owned
Car Collection: Fiat Palio, Toyota Supra, BMW, Porsche, Range Rover
Money and Net worth
Net worth: $25 million
Endorsements: Sprite, Steak Scotty, Bond or Band, Adidas,
Social media handles
Instagram: @mirzasaniar
Facebook: Sania Mirza
Twitter: @mirzasania
Website: Sania Mirza Tennis Academy
Awards & Honours
- Arjuna Award (2004)
- WTA Newcomer of the Year (2005)
- Padma Shri (2006)
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna (2015)
- BBC list of 100 inspiring women (2015)
- Padma Bhushan (2016)
- NRI of the Year (2016)
In the year 2014, the government of Telangana appointed Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of the state. Moreover, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao also congratulated Sania Mirza on her being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Furthermore, she was named in the Time magazine’s 2016 list of 100 most influential people in the world.
Philanthropy
Raised Rs 1.25 crore to help needy families amid the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
