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Tanasugarn rallies to down Spears

Tanasugarn rallies to down Spears

Rediff.com20 Sep 2006

The victory gave the Thai girl a place in the quarter-finals of the Sunfeast Open.

When Paes, Bhupathi, and Sania conquered the US Open

When Paes, Bhupathi, and Sania conquered the US Open

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi have left their mark by collectively winning 10 US Open titles.

Sania Mirza-Cara Black reach quarterfinals of WTA Indian Wells tournament

Sania Mirza-Cara Black reach quarterfinals of WTA Indian Wells tournament

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza and zimbabwean Cara Black reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Paribas Open following a straight sets victory over Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears, in Indian Wells.

Sania in second round at Cincinnati

Sania in second round at Cincinnati

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

The third seeded Indian ace got the better of unseeded American Abigail Spears in her opening match of the WTA tournament.

Sydney International: Sania-Bethanie shock top seeds in final

Sydney International: Sania-Bethanie shock top seeds in final

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Sania Mirza won her first title of the season and 23rd of her career when she and Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocked top-seeded Americans Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash of the Apia International in Sydney on Friday.

WTA Finals: Sania-Martina make winning start

WTA Finals: Sania-Martina make winning start

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their rampaging form and recorded a straight set victory in their opening match of the year-ending $7 million WTA Finals in Singapore.

Sports Shorts: Sania-Black storm into Rogers Cup semis

Sports Shorts: Sania-Black storm into Rogers Cup semis

Rediff.com9 Aug 2014

Sania Mirza and Cara Black cruised past Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in just 52 minutes to seal a semi-final berth at the WTA Rogers Cup, in Montreal.

Sania-Nuria bow out of Kremlin Cup

Sania-Nuria bow out of Kremlin Cup

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Sania Mirza could not end the season on a high as she and her partner Nuria Llagostera Vives were sent packing from the WTA Kremlin Cup by the American pair of Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears, in Moscow.

Kremlin Cup: Sania-Nuria enter second round

Kremlin Cup: Sania-Nuria enter second round

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

Sania Mirza and her Spanish partner Nuria Llagostera Vives entered the second round of Kremlin Cup after a hard-fought victory over Darya Kustova of Belarus and Ukraine's Olga Savchuk in Moscow on Tuesday.

Qatar Open: Sania Mirza-Strycova knocked out

Qatar Open: Sania Mirza-Strycova knocked out

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

Sania Mirza and her partner Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic suffered a major blow as they crashed out of the ongoing Qatar Open after going down in the semi-finals.

Indian challenge at US Open over with Bopanna's ouster

Indian challenge at US Open over with Bopanna's ouster

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

India's campaign at the US Open came to an end after Rohan Bopanna lost in the men's and mixed doubles, in New York, on Sunday. India's top-ranked men's doubles player and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov lost 3-6, 4-6 to 15th seeds Neal Skupski and Jamie Murray of Great Britain in a second round match that lasted 75 minutes.

Sania-Chuang in last four

Sania-Chuang in last four

Rediff.com2 Apr 2009

Sania Mirza and Chinese Taipei's Chia-Jung Chuang overcame a late fightback from second seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain to storm into the semi-finals of the $4,500,000 Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami on Wednesday. The Indo-Taiwanese pair won 6-3, 7-6(4).

Sania-Hingis storm into Wimbledon semis

Sania-Hingis storm into Wimbledon semis

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis cruised to a comfortable 7-5, 6-3 win over Casey Dellacqua and Yarsolava Shvedova to book their place in the women's doubles semi-finals of Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Sania-Fusano in Japan Open quarters

Sania-Fusano in Japan Open quarters

Rediff.com2 Oct 2007

The Indo-American pair beat the Polish-Romanian duo of Ursula Radwansaka and Agnes Szatmari 6-3, 6-2 in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Hingis romps into last eight

Hingis romps into last eight

Rediff.com20 Sep 2006

The Swiss ace overcame a late fightback from Israel's Tzipora Obziler to make the grade at the Sunfeast Open.

Sania stutters into Cincinnati QF

Sania stutters into Cincinnati QF

Rediff.com20 Jul 2006

Sania Mirza, seeded ninth, advanced with a 6-1, 0-6, 6-1 victory over Finland's Emma Laine.

Sania-Yuliana lose in doubles

Sania-Yuliana lose in doubles

Rediff.com24 Jul 2005

They lost to top seeded pair of Kveta Peschke and Maria Emilia Salermi in Cincinnati.

Comeback win for Henin-Hardenne

Comeback win for Henin-Hardenne

Rediff.com26 Mar 2005

Sania-Martina march into Italian Open semis

Sania-Martina march into Italian Open semis

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss doubles partner, Martina Hingis, have booked their place in the semi-finals of the Italian Open after securing a straight sets win in the women's doubles event in Rome on Friday.

Australian Open: Sania-Ivan fall at final hurdle

Australian Open: Sania-Ivan fall at final hurdle

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

India's Sania Mirza was eyeing her seventh Grand Slam title during the Australian Open mixed doubles final but it was not meant to be.

Wuhan Open: Sania-Hingis storm into doubles final

Wuhan Open: Sania-Hingis storm into doubles final

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

The Indo-Swiss duo of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis reached the final of Wuhan Open tennis tournament and is eyeing their seventh title together.

Sania-Strycova enter Japan final

Sania-Strycova enter Japan final

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

India's Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated unseeded pair of Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Spain's Maria Jose Martina Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 to enter the Toray Pan Pacific Open final, in Tokyo on Friday.

Aus Open: Bopanna-Babos in mixed doubles quarters

Aus Open: Bopanna-Babos in mixed doubles quarters

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Hungarian partner Timea Babos entered the quarter-finals of the Australian Open mixed doubles event with a comfortable victory in Melbourne.

Aus Open: Bopanna-Babos in mixed doubles semis

Aus Open: Bopanna-Babos in mixed doubles semis

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Hungarian partner Timea Babos entered the semi-finals of the Australian Open mixed doubles event with a comfortable victory in Melbourne, on Wednesday.

Sania, Paes enter mixed doubles quarters of Australian Open

Sania, Paes enter mixed doubles quarters of Australian Open

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

Top seeds Sania and her Brazilian partner Bruno Soares edged past Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez.

Sania enters doubles final; Paes chases mixed doubles glory

Sania enters doubles final; Paes chases mixed doubles glory

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Sania Mirza set herself up for her first-ever women's doubles Grand Slam title, while seasoned pro Leander Paes is now one win away from his 16th Major trophy as the two Indians reached the Wimbledon finals with their respective partners.

Defending champions Sania-Cara reach Tokyo Open final

Defending champions Sania-Cara reach Tokyo Open final

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Putting up yet another dominating performance, defending champions Sania Mirza and Cara Black outclassed Jelena Jankovic and Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-3, 6-2 to reach the summit clash of the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo on Friday.

US Open: Sania-Black lose in women's doubles semi-finals

US Open: Sania-Black lose in women's doubles semi-finals

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

India's Sania Mirza and her partner Cara Black of Zimbabwe could not make it to the US Open women's doubles finals after going down in straight sets to Swiss-Italian pair of Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta at the Flushing Meadows.

Sania-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title

Sania-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

The top seeded pair beat the unseeded combination of Abigail Spears of the United States and Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez 6-1, 2-6, 11-9 in a thrilling mixed doubles final.

Sania wonders why Bruno did not play with her all these years ...

Sania wonders why Bruno did not play with her all these years ...

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza conquered US Open too with new partner Bruno Soares of Brazil in New York.

Sania Mirza reaches final of US Open mixed doubles with Soares

Sania Mirza reaches final of US Open mixed doubles with Soares

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Sania Mirza is in line to win her third Grand Slam title and first with new partner Bruno Soares as the top seeded pair struggled past Yung-Jan Chan and Ross Hutchins to reach the mixed doubles summit clash.

Indians at US Open: Fit Sania Mirza shows stamina to advance in two events

Indians at US Open: Fit Sania Mirza shows stamina to advance in two events

Rediff.com31 Aug 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza fought through a gruelling schedule to enter the last 16 of women's doubles and quarterfinals of mixed doubles by winning both her respective second-round matches on an all-win day for Indians in the US Open in New York.

WTA Finals: Sania-Hingis virtually in semis after second win

WTA Finals: Sania-Hingis virtually in semis after second win

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets to virtually seal a women's doubles semi-final spot in the WTA Tennis Finals in Singapore.

Indians at US Open: Sania in mixed doubles semis; Paes out

Indians at US Open: Sania in mixed doubles semis; Paes out

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza stormed into the mixed doubles semifinals besides reaching the doubles quarterfinals, but compatriot Leander Paes exited the US Open with unexpected defeats in both his events.

India at Australian Open: Sania reaches final, a win away from 7th Major title

India at Australian Open: Sania reaches final, a win away from 7th Major title

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

India's Sania Mirza put herself in contention for a seventh Grand Slam title as she breezed into the Australian Open mixed doubles final with Ivan Dodig, beating local favourites Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth in Melbourne on Friday.

US Open: Somdev, Bhupathi crash out; Sania exits in mixed doubles

US Open: Somdev, Bhupathi crash out; Sania exits in mixed doubles

Rediff.com31 Aug 2013

It was end of US Open campaign for Somdev Devvarman and Mahesh Bhupathi after they lost their respective hard-fought matches even as Rohan Bopanna had a mixed day.

Sania's women's doubles run at Australian Open over

Sania's women's doubles run at Australian Open over

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black were halted in their stride by the world No 1 Italian pair of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the women's doubles quarter-finals at the Australian Open in Mlebourne on Tuesday. The sixth seeds lost 2-6, 6-3, 4-6.

Triumphant Sania Mirza dedicates US Open title to Telangana and India

Triumphant Sania Mirza dedicates US Open title to Telangana and India

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

Left teary-eyed after her Indianness was put into question just weeks back, tennis star Sania Mirza dedicated her US Open title to the country and the new state of Telangana, where her appointment as brand ambassador triggered a political furore.

Sports Shorts: Sania-Cara make it through to WTA Finals semis

Sports Shorts: Sania-Cara make it through to WTA Finals semis

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Making their first appearance in the WTA Finals in Singapore, Sania Mirza and Cara Black outplayed Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in their opening match to book their semi-finals berth on Thursday.