Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player, she was born on 15 November 1986. A former doubles world No. 1, she has won six Grand Slam titles in her career. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women’s Tennis Association as India’s No. 1 player. Today we will discuss about Sania Mirza: Age| Olympics| Net Worth| Son| Husband.
Sania Mirza: Age| Olympics| Net Worth| Son| Husband…
Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986 in Mumbai to Hyderabadi Muslim parents Imran Mirza, a sports journalist, and his wife Naseema, who worked in a printing business. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Hyderabad where she and younger sister Anam were raised in a religious Sunni Muslim family. She is the distant relative of former cricket captains Ghulam Ahmed of India, and Asif Iqbal of Pakistan. She took up tennis at the age of six. She has been coached by her father and also Roger Anderson.
Country (sports) | India |
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Residence | Hyderabad, India |
Born | 15 November 1986 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | February 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | St. Mary’s College |
Prize money | US$ 6,963,060 |
Singles | |
Career record | 271–161 (62.7%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (27 August 2007) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2005, 2008) |
French Open | 2R (2007, 2011) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
US Open | 4R (2005) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 500–220 (69.4%) |
Career titles | 42 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (13 April 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 160 (28 Jun 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2016) |
French Open | F (2011) |
Wimbledon | W (2015) |
US Open | W (2015) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (2014, 2015) |
Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 3 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2009) |
French Open | W (2012) |
Wimbledon | QF (2011, 2013, 2015) |
US Open | W (2014) |
Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | SF (2016) |
Age
Sania Mirza is 34 years old, she was born on 15 November 1986. In 2009, Sania Mirza became engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza. However, the wedding was called off shortly after. On 12 April 2010, she married Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in a traditional Hyderabadi Muslim wedding ceremony at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India followed by Pakistani wedding customs for a mahr of ₹ 6.1 million (US$137,500). Their Walima ceremony was held in Sialkot, Pakistan.
Olympics
Indian tennis players need no less than a miraculous performance to get close to the medal rounds as an under-prepared team of Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina faces a tough Ukrainian challenge in the opener while Sumit Nagal has got a tough draw in the singles competition starting Saturday.
Mirza, who is making a record fourth Olympic appearance, and debutant Raina are going into the Olympics without playing a single competitive match together this year, which is far from ideal preparation for the biggest sporting event on earth. The last time Mirza and Raina shared the court was in March 2020 during the Billie Jean King Cup.
Net Worth
Sania Mirza is the first and the highest-ranked female tennis player who represented India in a Grand Slam. She is one of the elite athletes that India has ever India. The 31-year-old Indian tennis ace has earned $6 million by acing her racquet on the tennis courts. Sania owns a beautiful ocean view residence in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.
Mirza is found of luxurious cars and owns a black plated BMW X3. She also owns the GT Version of Porsche Carrera and Fiat Palio is close to her heart since it is been gifted by Sachin Tendulkar to her. Her net worth aggregates to INR 170 crore.
Son
The couple announced their first pregnancy on social media on 23 April 2018. In October 2018, Shoaib Malik announced on Twitter that Mirza had delivered a baby boy and named him Izhaan Mirza Malik.
Husband
In 2009, Sania Mirza became engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza. However, the wedding was called off shortly after. On 12 April 2010, she married Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in a traditional Hyderabadi Muslim wedding ceremony at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India followed by Pakistani wedding customs for a mahr of ₹ 6.1 million (US$137,500). Their Walima ceremony was held in Sialkot, Pakistan.