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Sania Mirza holidays in Goa with actress Parineeti Chopra

Sania Mirza holidays in Goa with actress Parineeti Chopra

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

The tennis champ is now out on a mini-vacation with the Bollywood actress. Both Sania and Pareeniti shared pictures of them partying in Goa.

Sania makes successful return

Sania makes successful return

Rediff.com7 Feb 2006

She along with Liezel Huber registered a straight-set victory in the women's doubles first round in France.

Sania provided with security

Sania provided with security

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

PHOTOS: Sania-Hingis extend winning run to 36 with Aus Open crown

PHOTOS: Sania-Hingis extend winning run to 36 with Aus Open crown

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

The Santina juggernaut rolls as the Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis overcame the Czech duo Andrea Hlav?kov and Lucie Hradeck in straight sets to win the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The World No.1 duo defeated their seventh seed opponents 7-6, 6-3 in under two hours to clinch their third title in Australia after winning in Brisbane and Sydney earlier this year. This was their third major (2015 Wimbledon and U.S Open) and twelfth doubles title together as Sania and Martina extended their winning streak to 36 matches. Images from Santina's title victory in Melbourne.

Sania to celebrate quiet birthday

Sania to celebrate quiet birthday

Rediff.com15 Nov 2005

The tennis ace wishes to spend her 19th birthday in a quiet and calm fashion "with family and friends".

Sania-Yuliana in second round

Sania-Yuliana in second round

Rediff.com21 Jul 2005

Sania Mirza and Yuliana Fedak ousted Sybille Bammer and Jewel Peterson 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in the first round at Cincinnati

Sania-Elena lose in Dubai final

Sania-Elena lose in Dubai final

Rediff.com25 Feb 2012

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina suffered a crushing 2-6, 1-6 defeat against top seeds Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond to end runners-up at the WTA Dubai Open.

Sania in second round at Dubai

Sania in second round at Dubai

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

The Indian ace overcame a sluggish start to beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the first round on Monday night.

Indians at Rio Olympics: Focus on Sania, Bopanna on Day 8

Indians at Rio Olympics: Focus on Sania, Bopanna on Day 8

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

India's focus on day eight will be centered around tennis mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna who are to take on the US pair of Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram, on Saturday night, in the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics.

Indians at US Open: Sania Mirza in women's doubles semis

Indians at US Open: Sania Mirza in women's doubles semis

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black hardly broke a sweat as they entered the US Open women's doubles semifinals after their rivals retired midway through the quarterfinal match in New York.

Sania-Martina juggernaut continues; win 38th straight match

Sania-Martina juggernaut continues; win 38th straight match

Rediff.com13 Feb 2016

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis notched up their 38th straight win to reach the semi finals of the women's doubles event of the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Saturday.

'Saina's achievement bigger than Sania's'

'Saina's achievement bigger than Sania's'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone feels Saina Nehwal has achieved more than Sania Mirza vis--vis performance because of the fact that she has beaten more higher-ranked players than the tennis ace.

The rise and rise of India's tennis queen Sania Mirza

The rise and rise of India's tennis queen Sania Mirza

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Sania Mirza became the first Indian to climb to the top of the WTA doubles ranking after she teamed up with Swiss great Martina Hingis to claim the Family Circle Cup title on Sunday.

Indians at French Open: Bopanna-Dabrowski beat Sania-Dodig to enter semis

Indians at French Open: Bopanna-Dabrowski beat Sania-Dodig to enter semis

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski stormed into the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event of the French Open with a straight-set upset win over the duo of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig of Croatia on Monday.

Wimbledon: Sania enters 2nd round

Wimbledon: Sania enters 2nd round

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

The Indian ace demolished Russian Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-3 in just 55 minutes.

Sania-Mattek lift Brussels Open title

Sania-Mattek lift Brussels Open title

Rediff.com28 May 2012

Sania Mirza won her second WTA doubles title of the season and 14th overall, when she combined with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to lift Brussels Open trophy with an emphatic straight set win over Alicja Rosolska of Poland and China's Zheng Jie.

Sania gets Dubai Open wild card

Sania gets Dubai Open wild card

Rediff.com24 Feb 2005

The Indian ace will battle against the top players with a cut-off ranking of 36 at the Dubai Open starting on February 28.

Sania advances in Bangkok

Sania advances in Bangkok

Rediff.com11 Oct 2005

The Indian ace won her first round singles and doubles matches at the Thailand Open.

Sania advances to round 2

Sania advances to round 2

Rediff.com3 Aug 2005

Sania Mirza beat Italy's Tathiana Garbin 6-2, 6-2 in the 1.3-million-dollar Acura Classic in San Diego, USA.

Lok Sabha felicitates World No 1 Saina and Sania

Lok Sabha felicitates World No 1 Saina and Sania

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

The Lok Sabha on Monday felicitated badminton star Saina Nehwal and tennis player Sania Mirza.

Sania to take on Bondarenko

Sania to take on Bondarenko

Rediff.com31 Jul 2005

The India ace will meet the Ukraine lass in final qualifying round of the Acura Classic tennis tournament in San Diego.

Indian Wells: Sania-Vesnina enter quarters

Indian Wells: Sania-Vesnina enter quarters

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

Australian Open winners Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek saw off stiff resistance from Juan Monaco and Kei Nishikori to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters. The seventh-seeded Indo-Czech pair beat their unseeded opponents 7-6(5), 6-4 in a second round match.

Sania lucky loser in Stanford

Sania lucky loser in Stanford

Rediff.com26 Jul 2005

Sania Mirza entered the main draw after Chanda Rubin pulled out with an ankle inflammation at the WTA event.

Sania Mirza crashes out of Australian Open

Sania Mirza crashes out of Australian Open

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

India's Sania Mirza crashed out of the Australian Open, when she lost her first round women's singles match 27th seed Aravani Rezai on Tuesday in Melbourne.

Babos-Shvedova stun Sania-Martina in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Babos-Shvedova stun Sania-Martina in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a shock defeat in the women's doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon, beaten by Timea Babos of Hungary and Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 6-5 on Thursday.

Sania shocked by Czink

Sania shocked by Czink

Rediff.com21 Sep 2005

Sania storm blows Namigata

Sania storm blows Namigata

Rediff.com20 Sep 2005

Sania plans to quit tennis after marriage

Sania plans to quit tennis after marriage

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

India's most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza revealed that she will hang up her racquet after getting married.

Tough first round for Sania

Tough first round for Sania

Rediff.com17 Jul 2005

The Indian teenager will take on seventh seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld at the USD 170,000 Cincinnati Open.

Sania enters semi-finals

Sania enters semi-finals

Rediff.com26 Aug 2005

The Indian ace registered an easy 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy's Roberta Vinci at the Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic.

Here's what Sania says after SanTina's 41-match win streak ends

Here's what Sania says after SanTina's 41-match win streak ends

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis lost 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 to Russian pair Elena Vesnina and Daria Kasatkina late on Thursday night.

Sania cruises into quarters

Sania cruises into quarters

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

The third seeded Indian beat Israel's Shahar Peer 7-6, 6-1 at the Forest Hills Women's Classic in New York.

Sania to endorse Tata Indicom

Sania to endorse Tata Indicom

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

After endorsing Lotto, Malabar Gold and HPCL, tennis star Sania Mirza has been roped in by Tata Indicom with the launch of a limited edition of 'Signature Series' of handset called 'Sania Fone'.

Saina's achievement bigger than Sania's

Saina's achievement bigger than Sania's

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

The hype around tennis ace Sania Mirza may be bigger but ace shuttler Saina Nehwal clearly has the edge in terms of performance, feels badminton legend Prakash Padukone.

Bhupathi advances, Sania out of doubles

Bhupathi advances, Sania out of doubles

Rediff.com14 Mar 2009

On a mixed day for the Indians, Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the men's doubles second round but Sania Mirza crashed out of the women's doubles event at the US $ 4.5 million BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells. Sania and her partner Chia-Jung Chuang of Taipei went down 1-6, 4-6 to the Argentine-Israeli team of Gisela Dulko and Shahar Peer in the opening round.

Indians at the US Open: Sania-Martina cruise into last eight

Indians at the US Open: Sania-Martina cruise into last eight

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Sania-Martina will next face ninth seeds Yung-Jan Chan and Hao-Ching Chan of Chinese Taipei, who rallied to beat unseeded Romanians Irina-Camelia Begu and Raluca Olaru 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Indians at Wimbledon: Paes in semis, Sania's campaign ends

Indians at Wimbledon: Paes in semis, Sania's campaign ends

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic entered the semifinals in men's doubles while another Indian Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau lost 5-7, 3-6 to the 10th-seeded British-Australian pair of Jamie Murray and Casey Dellacqua in the mixed doubles pre-quarters at the Wimbledon Championships in London on Thursday.

Things are looking up: Sania

Things are looking up: Sania

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza notched up a rare double for India at the US Open by advancing to the second round of the season's last Grand Slam with contrasting opening wins at the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.

Sania-Bopanna blown away by Czechs in bronze medal match

Sania-Bopanna blown away by Czechs in bronze medal match

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

India's tennis campaign at the Rio Olympic Games ended in disappointment as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna were blown away by the Czech Republic team of Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradceka in the bronze medal play-off in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Cricket physio checks Sania's injury

Cricket physio checks Sania's injury

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

Indian cricket physio John Gloster had a look at the ankle injury of the tennis ace, who figures in the main draw of the French Open.