News for 'Sania Mirza'

Threat to doctor treated Sania

Threat to doctor treated Sania

Rediff.com24 Dec 2007

The Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad said it was not aware of any threat being issued to one of its doctors, who treated tennis star Sania Mirza.

Sania-Vesnina end runners-up in Indian Wells

Sania-Vesnina end runners-up in Indian Wells

Rediff.com18 Mar 2012

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina yet again ended runners-up to nemesis Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, losing the WTA Indian Wells Premier event's summit clash in straight sets.

'Pak security fears prompted Sania's Dubai shift'

'Pak security fears prompted Sania's Dubai shift'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2010

Security concerns and the blow hot blow cold diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan are the reasons why Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik have decided to shift base to Dubai after they get married next month.

Sania to face Ksenia in US Open qualifiers

Sania to face Ksenia in US Open qualifiers

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Forced to go through the qualifiers to compete in the US Open due to low ranking, Sania Mirza has been drawn against Russian Ksenia Lykina as her first round opponent.

Sania-Vesnina to meet Huber-Raymond in final

Sania-Vesnina to meet Huber-Raymond in final

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina rallied from a set down to score a hard-fought victory over the Czech combo of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka and enter the final of the WTA Indian Wells tournament. They will clash with the US pair of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond.

Sania signs up with Globosport

Sania signs up with Globosport

Rediff.com14 May 2003

The signing follows the Hyderabad girl's decision last week to come out of the All India Tennis Association's sponsorship and pursue corporate patronage.

Sania loses in doubles quarters

Sania loses in doubles quarters

Rediff.com5 Aug 2006

Sania Mirza and Liezel Huber went down 6-2, 7-5 against Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Meghann Shaughnessy.

Sania-Marta through to semis

Sania-Marta through to semis

Rediff.com21 Jul 2006

The third seeds beat the Chinese-Uzbek pair of Meng Yuan and Varvara Lepchenko in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open.

Sania, Serena advance in Cincinnati

Sania, Serena advance in Cincinnati

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

Sania Mirza was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Alexandra Stevenson retired with a right shoulder strain.

Sania-Marta in second round

Sania-Marta in second round

Rediff.com18 Jul 2006

Sania Mirza and Marta Domachowska beat Natalie Grandin and Milagros Sequera 6-4, 6-3 in the first round in Cincinnati

Sania stumbles in final at Wrexham ITF event

Sania stumbles in final at Wrexham ITF event

Rediff.com25 Jul 2010

After mauling lower-ranked opponents all through the week, Sania Mirza lost the title clash of the Wrexham ITF event 2-6, 4-6 to local favourite Heather Watson on Sunday.

Sania, Chakravarthy in final

Sania, Chakravarthy in final

Rediff.com4 Oct 2003

Sania was forced to drop a set by Shruthi Dhawan before making the grade in the ITF event in Jakarta.

Sania-Vizner in second round

Sania-Vizner in second round

Rediff.com2 Jul 2006

They beat Fernando Verdasco and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

I'm an India, will remain one always, says 'hurt' Sania

I'm an India, will remain one always, says 'hurt' Sania

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Thursday hit out at politicians for raising objections to her being appointed as Telangana's brand ambassador, saying that her family had been staying in Hyderabad for more than a century and to call her an outsider was condemnable.

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 feels honoured to partner Bob Bryan

Sania feels honoured to partner Bob Bryan

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said it's an honour to team up with 18 time Grand Slam winner Bob Bryan in the mixed doubles of the 2013 Australian Open.

Sania looking forward to Asian Games

Sania looking forward to Asian Games

Rediff.com25 Oct 2010

She may not have succeeded in winning a gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, but tennis star Sania Mirza is now looking forward to give her best in the next month's Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Phenomenal achievement by Sania, Leander: Dravid

Phenomenal achievement by Sania, Leander: Dravid

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

Congratulating tennis stars Sania Mirza and Leander Paes, who won Grand Slams in the women's doubles and mixed doubles respectively at the US Open, former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid on Monday said that both are "huge inspiration" for aspiring sportspersons in the country.

Sania, Bhupathi to team for remaining Slams

Sania, Bhupathi to team for remaining Slams

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

Upbeat after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles crown in the company of Sania Mirza, tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi declared that he would continue teaming with the Hyderabadi ace in subsequent Grand Slam tournaments this year.

Sania climbs two places to 37th

Sania climbs two places to 37th

Rediff.com8 May 2006

The Hyderabadi girl jumped one spot in the doubles rankings as well to reach 37.

Sania gets silver, Lee-Hesh bronze

Sania gets silver, Lee-Hesh bronze

Rediff.com9 Oct 2010

A gritty Sania Mirza saved four match points before going down 3-6, 6-2, 6-7 (3) to top seed Anastasia Rodionova in a heart-stopping women's singles final to settle for a silver in the tennis competition of the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

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.

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.

Sania-Francesca stunned at Hobart WTA event

Sania-Francesca stunned at Hobart WTA event

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

Sania Mirza and Francesca Schiavone's were handed a straight-set defeat by Spanirad Arantxa Parra Santonja and Edina Gallovits of Romania at the doubles event of the USD 220,000 Hobart International WTA tournament on Wednesday.

Sania-Schiavone in doubles quarters at Hobart

Sania-Schiavone in doubles quarters at Hobart

Rediff.com12 Jan 2009

Sania Mirza, playing her first competitive match since a long injury lay-off, along with her Italian partner Francesca Schiavone reached the doubles quarter-finals of the USD 220,000 WTA Hobart International tournament on Monday.

Coach says line call hit Sania

Coach says line call hit Sania

Rediff.com6 Sep 2005

John Farrington said the line call when Maria Sharapova was three breakpoints down on the serve changed the game away from Sania Mirza.

Sania advances to third round

Sania advances to third round

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

The Indian ace beat USA's Laura Granville 6-3, 7-5 in the second round at the US Open.

Sania-Huber lose in final

Sania-Huber lose in final

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

They were beaten by Shinobu Asagoe and Katarina Srebotnik in the doubles final of the Bausch and Lomb Championships in Florida.

Sania breaks into top-30

Sania breaks into top-30

Rediff.com6 Aug 2007

The 20-year-old Hyderabadi maintained her doubles ranking of 26.

Sania sets up Sharapova clash

Sania sets up Sharapova clash

Rediff.com3 Aug 2007

The Indian ace beat Russia's Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-2 in the third round in San Diego.

Sania rallies to beat Morigami

Sania rallies to beat Morigami

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

The Indian ace rallied from a set down to beat Japan's Akiko Morigami to enter the second round of the Bank of West Classic tournament.

Sania loses in Cincinnati semis

Sania loses in Cincinnati semis

Rediff.com22 Jul 2007

Making her first semi-final appearance after quarter-final exits at each of the last two editions of the tournament, Sania confessed that she ran out of steam towards the end.

Sania-Mattek defeated in semis

Sania-Mattek defeated in semis

Rediff.com22 Mar 2008

The Indo-American pair went down 6-7, 7-5, 10-4 to Yan Zi and Zheng Jie of China in the semi-final of the Indian Wells tournament.

Sania-Maria flop in Dubai

Sania-Maria flop in Dubai

Rediff.com25 Feb 2006

While Mahesh Bhupathi and Wesley Moodie were ousted in the second round in Rotterdam

Sania enters third round

Sania enters third round

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

Sania enters semi-final

Sania enters semi-final

Rediff.com31 Jan 2004

She beat Russian Ekaterina Afinogenova of Russia to enter the last four of the ITF World Ranking Tennis tournament.

Sania gets tough Wimbledon draw

Sania gets tough Wimbledon draw

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

The Indian ace faces her Bangalore Open conqueror, Yaroslava Shvedova of Russia, in the first round of the grass court championships.

Sania crashes out of Pan Pacific Open

Sania crashes out of Pan Pacific Open

Rediff.com28 Sep 2009

Indian ace Sania Mirza crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open with a first-round defeat in a three setter against Chinese Jie Zheng.

Sania ousted from Bangkok Open

Sania ousted from Bangkok Open

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

Sania Mirza lost 4-6, 4-6 Meghann Shaughnessy in the first round of the Bangkok Open.

Sania makes quick work of Rushmi

Sania makes quick work of Rushmi

Rediff.com19 Sep 2006

India's Shikha Uberoi bowed out of the Sunfeast Kolkata Open, losing to Hana Sromova in another first round match.