Sania Mirza: Queen of the court
Posted online: Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 0042 hours IST
By the end, we’d given up on superlatives.
It was a recurring theme
through this year; she’d break one barrier,
we’d see it as the ultimate
achievement, then she’d go back out and
break another. Through every
other sports story — the Ganguly-Chappell
spat, Liverpool’s win, the Ashes,
even Narain [...]
The Sensational Sport Stars of 2005–rediff.com
1. Sania Mirza
Obsession in India has a new name. Sania Mirza.
The 19-year-old tennis player’s power-packed game served her well. She made the biggest leap in the World Tennis Association rankings this year.
In just the second year of her career as a professional tennis player, Sania became the first Indian woman to feature [...]
Tennis review: Hurricane Sania swept fans off feet in 2005
Undated: She wooed the west with her nonchalant aggression, won admirers for her forehand, irked clerics with her outfit but most importantly, she cracked the top league and the year 2005 saw charismatic Sania Mirza’s meteoric rise in the tennis horizon.
Eminent Hyderabadis Mohammed Azharduddin and VVS Laxman have been known for the supple wrists and [...]
Tony Roche to be Sania’s coach
Veteran tennis coach Tony Roche has agreed to train India’s tennis star Sania Mirza. Roche had been the coach of Swiss tennis sensation and world No. 1 Roger Federer.
Sania Mirza, who broke into the top-50 this year would be training hard under Roche and hopes to reach the top-15 soon. Sania is the first [...]
Sania Mirza nominated for Indian of the year
NDTV has nominated Indian tennis star Sania Mirza for the person of the year award. Sania has been nominated along with 12 other prominent Indians.
Sania has had a very fruitful 2005, bringing pride and glory to both herself and the nation. She has achieved numerous firsts this year including being the first Indian to [...]
Lotto launches Sania Mirza signature collection
GG2.NET NEWS [15/12/2005]
Sania launches signature collection
LOOKING to cash in on the huge fan following of Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, Italian sportswear major Lotto has launched the star`s signature collection of sportswear in the domestic market and would be introducing it in the international markets by fall winter of 2006.
The company is [...]
No Pressure playing a Grand Slam – Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza spoke to Contributing Sports Correspondent Harish Kotian in Mumbai immediately after her return from Australia.
How was the experience of playing in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time?
It was great!s
It was a successful first Grand Slam for me. Playing Serena Williams was a great feeling, a great experience and a greater [...]
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1986
Birth Place: Mumbai, India
Residence: Hydrabad, India
Nationality: INDIA
Height: 5′7 1/2″ (1.53m)
Weight: 130 lbs. (59kg)
Plays: Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Favourite Surface: Hard
Coach: C.G.K. Bhupathi
Age Began Tennis: 6
Personal Interests: Swimming, Music
Other Information: Ambition in tennis: To be in the Top 20 of the World.
Favourite player: Steffi Graf
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