“Sania is not a typical coach-created player: she is the product of natural talent and hard work,”
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Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is an Indian former professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as the No. 1 Indian in singles. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as one of the most known, highest-paid, and…
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sports · Indian tennis player (born 1986) · tennis player · also Sania Mirza, Mirza
Born 15 November 1986 · Q132147
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2026· 3 entries
“We have tried to protect her as much as we can. But her name sells news.”
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“No tournament has been as special to me as the Family Circle Cup and no tournament will ever be as special to me, because I became No. 1 here.”
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2025· 3 entries
NewsMobile rated the claim “Pictures show Sania Mirza Met Mohammad Shami After India’s Win Against Pakistan” AI-generated.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Photos of Mohammad Shami and Sania Mirza spending time together” FALSE.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Pictures Of Sania Mirza, Mohammed Shami In A Pool” AI-Generated.
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2024· 9 entries
The Quint rated the claim “Pictures of Mohammed Shami and Sania Mirza posing as a couple.” False.
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Lighthouse Journalism rated the claim “Fact check: Viral pics of Mohammed Shami and Sania Mirza are AI-generated” False.
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PTI rated the claim “Tennis player Sania Mirza and cricketer Mohammed Shami clicked together in Dubai.” False.
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Telugu Post rated the claim “Lovely pictures of Mohammed Shami and Sania Mirza in Dubai” False.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Sania Mirza married Mohammad Shami after splitting up with Shoaib Malik” False.
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Lighthouse Journalism rated the claim “Fact check: Sania Mirza did not marry Mohammed Shami, viral claims are false” False.
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Telugu Post rated the claim “Sania Mirza married Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Pictures of Sania Mirza at Mumbai airport show her returning to India with her son Izhaan after getting divorced from Shoaib Malik” MISLEADING.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised Sania Mirza in a recent X post and said that she or her son should not be given Indian citizenship following her divorce with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.” False.
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2022· 1 entry
“I was going to stop right after the WTA Finals [in 2022], because we were going to make the WTA Finals, but I tore my tendon in my elbow right before US Open so I had to pull out of everything. And honestly, the person that I am, I like to do things on my own terms. So I don”
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2017· 1 entry
Her sole title came at Brisbane, where she played alongside her friend Mattek-Sands
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2015· 3 entries
Awarded BBC 100 Women (2015).
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Awarded CNN-News18 Indian of the Year (2015).
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Road to Singapore standings trading spots with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová and became the first team to qualify for WTA Finals
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2014· 2 entries
Mirza was the brand ambassador for the Indian state of Telangana to promote the interests of the then newly created state
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In doubles partnering Cara Black, and defending her title the following year partnering Martina Hingis
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2013· 1 entry
Was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as the No
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2009· 1 entry
Mirza got engaged to Sohrab Mirza
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Padma Shri in sports (2006).
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Mirza notched up three top-ten wins against Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Martina Hingis
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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
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2005· 1 entry
Mirza was crowned the Newcomer of the Year by the WTA, and in 2015 she and Martina Hingis were the Doubles Team of the Year, going on to earn a 44-match winning streak, one of the longest in history
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Arjuna Award (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Played for India Billie Jean King Cup team (2003).
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1986· 1 entry
Born 1986-11-15.
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