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First Pictures: Parineeti Weds Raghav

First Pictures: Parineeti Weds Raghav

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha and actor Parineeti Chopra tied the knot on September 24 in Udaipur.

Schnyder impressed with Sania

Schnyder impressed with Sania

Rediff.com24 Jul 2006

Patty Schnyder admitted that she found it difficult to read Sania's game during their quarterfinal at Cincinnati.

World No 1 Sania unmoved in WTA doubles rankings list

World No 1 Sania unmoved in WTA doubles rankings list

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

India's Sania Mirza continued to stay on top of the WTA women's doubles ranking following her recent victory in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Sania-Zheng clinch New Haven title

Sania-Zheng clinch New Haven title

Rediff.com25 Aug 2013

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza notched up her third title of the season and 17th overall as she lifted the women's doubles trophy at the WTA New Haven Open along with new partner Jie Zheng on Saturday.

Senior journalist apologises after a 'sexist' question to Sania

Senior journalist apologises after a 'sexist' question to Sania

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Ace tennis star Sania Mirza gave a fitting reply to senior Television journalist Rajdeep Sardesai after the latter reportedly asked her a 'sexist' question . After the launch of her autobiography called 'Ace Against Odds' in Hyderabad on Wednesday, Sardesai from India Today asked Sania about motherhood and settling down. The World No.1 tennis star seemed livid with the question and her reply resulted in an apology from the popular TV anchor.

Sania in final

Sania in final

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

The Indan teenage ace beat eighth seed Hannah Collins of Great Britain in the ITF women's tennis event in Hampstead.

Top seeds Sania-Dodig crash out of US Open

Top seeds Sania-Dodig crash out of US Open

Rediff.com5 Sep 2016

India's Sania Mirza and her partner Ivan Dodig were knocked out by Barbora Krejcikova and Marin Draganja in the mixed doubles at the 2016 US Open.

Sania-Prarthana go down fighting to Zhang-Peng

Sania-Prarthana go down fighting to Zhang-Peng

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

World No 1 doubles player Sania Mirza's campaign in the women's tennis event came to an end as she and her partner Prarthana Thombare lost their first round match to the Chinese pair of Shuai Zhang and Shuai Peng. Zhang and Peng won a closely contested match 7-6(8-6), 5-7, 7-5 that lasted two hours and 44 minutes.

Injury cuts short Grand Slam return for Sania Mirza

Injury cuts short Grand Slam return for Sania Mirza

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Sania is returning to the circuit after a two-year break but injured her leg in practice.

Wins for Paes, Sania and Bopanna at French Open

Wins for Paes, Sania and Bopanna at French Open

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Paes, Bopanna in men's doubles 3rd round

Paes's Olympic berth assured, Sania unsure

Paes's Olympic berth assured, Sania unsure

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

Tennis ace Leander Paes on Monday assured himself of a berth in the London Olympics by retaining his position in the top-10 in the latest ATP doubles rankings, but Sania Mirza's fate continued to hang in balance.

Sania loses in 'mixed'; hopes of grand double dashed

Sania loses in 'mixed'; hopes of grand double dashed

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Sania Mirza's hopes of a grand double at the Australian Open were dashed after she and Croatian partner Ivan Dodig were beaten in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles on Friday night.

Sania in final

Sania in final

Rediff.com8 Oct 2004

The Indian ace beat Magda Mihalachel of Romania in the semi-final of the US $25,000 ITF women's tournament in Nigeria

'Credit to Sania Mirza for inspiring her husband'

'Credit to Sania Mirza for inspiring her husband'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik credited his wife, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, for his success in international cricket since his recall to the national side this year.

Sania breezes past Sprem

Sania breezes past Sprem

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

Sania Mirza beat Crotia's Karolina Sprem 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the US Open.

Australian Open: Sania-Dodig upset holders Hingis-Paes

Australian Open: Sania-Dodig upset holders Hingis-Paes

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Sania Mirza of India and Ivan Dodig of Croatia bested defending champions Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Leander Paes of India 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 in the mixed doubles quarter-finals.

US Open: Sania, Bopanna advance; Paes' campaign ends

US Open: Sania, Bopanna advance; Paes' campaign ends

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna progressed with their respective partners but Leander Paes' campaign ended after the veteran suffered a second-round defeat with Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles at the US Open.

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.

Sania-Bopanna enter semi-finals, one win away from medal

Sania-Bopanna enter semi-finals, one win away from medal

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna subdued Britain's Andy Murray and Heather Watson with remarkable ease to breeze into the mixed doubles semifinals of the Rio Olympic Games here. The fourth seeded Indian pair dominated the quarterfinal contest, winning 6-4 6-4 in just 67 minutes.

Sania-Hingis advance into last four of WTA Finals

Sania-Hingis advance into last four of WTA Finals

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Indian ace Sania Mirza and Switzerland's Martina Hingis entered the semi-finals of the WTA Finals after beating Taiwanese combination of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung Jan Chan 7-6 (12-10) 7-5 in Singapore on Friday. The Indo-Swiss pair will be pitted against the winner of the match between top seeds Caroline Garcia-Kristina Mladenovic and Bethanie Mattek-Sands- Lucie Safarova. It was a hard-fought two sets where both the teams held their service game till they reached 5 games all. It was in the 11th game of the first set that Sania and Hingis were broken. But the joy of their opponents was shortlived as they broke back in the very next game to take the first set into a tie-breaker.

Sania crashes out

Sania crashes out

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

Sania Mirza lost her Wimbledon second round singles match against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Sania advances in doubles

Sania advances in doubles

Rediff.com18 May 2005

Sania Mirza's advanced to the second round of the doubles main draw at Strasbourg Open.

Sania, Martina make winning start at Indian Wells

Sania, Martina make winning start at Indian Wells

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis saw off the challenge of Australian team of Casey Dellacqua and Samantha Stosur to move to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated their rivals 6-3 7-5 in just 68 minutes in their opening round of the USD 6,844,139 hard court event. Sania and Martina saved four of the six breakpoints they faced in the match and broke their rivals five times in the tight contest. They next face local girl Vania King and Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva, who beat Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova 4-6 6-3 10-5. In the men's event, Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea, seeded fifth, are up against Spanish team of Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lpez in their first round of the USD 7,037,595 event.

Sania to miss Australian Open with knee injury, surgery likely

Sania to miss Australian Open with knee injury, surgery likely

Rediff.com16 Dec 2017

Sania won the 2016 Australian Open women's doubles title with Martina Hingis before announcing their split in August.

Sania-Edina win doubles WTA title

Sania-Edina win doubles WTA title

Rediff.com19 Sep 2010

Sania Mirza won on Sunday won her ninth WTA doubles title when she triumphed at the Guangzhou International Women's Open along with Romanian partner Edina Gallovits.

It's official! Sania dethrones Errani for No 1 ranking

It's official! Sania dethrones Errani for No 1 ranking

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Sania Mirza officially became the first Indian woman tennis player to be ranked world number one in doubles. According to the latest rankings, the Indian ace rose three rungs to 7660 points, which enabled her dethrone Italy's Sara Errani (7640 points).

Sania-Hingis advance to US Open semis

Sania-Hingis advance to US Open semis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

Top seeds Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open following a straight sets victory over Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei in New York, on Tuesday.

Sania ranked 72

Sania ranked 72

Rediff.com2 May 2005

The Indian ace climbed a rung in the latest WTA rankings.

Well done Sania..!!

Well done Sania..!!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2003

Readers laud the Hyderabad girl's showing at Wimbledon.

Has Sania opted for Bopanna over Paes at Rio Olympics?

Has Sania opted for Bopanna over Paes at Rio Olympics?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

She was forced to partner Leander Paes during the 2012 Olympic Games in London but this time around World No. 1 doubles player Sania Mirza claimed she has 'conveyed' her decision to the All India Tennis Federation about her preferred mixed doubles partner at the Rio Games.

Sania enters semi-finals

Sania enters semi-finals

Rediff.com6 Aug 2004

The Indian lass proved too good for Australia's Dubravka Cuback in the ITF tournament in England.

Sania withdraws from Eastbourne event

Sania withdraws from Eastbourne event

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Sania Mirza conceded her first round singles match of the qualifying event of the USD 600,000 Aegon International in Eastbourne after suffering a hip-strain.

Sania gets engaged today

Sania gets engaged today

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

Tennis sensation Sania Mirza, surrounded by tight security after two lovelorn youth attempted to barge into her house to 'marry her', will exchange engagement rings with family friend Sohrab Mirza at a ceremony in Hyderabad at 2030 IST on Friday.

10 lesser known facts about newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Sania Mirza

10 lesser known facts about newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Sania Mirza

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Sunita Iyer, lists the10 lesser known facts about the golden girl of Indian tennis.

Sania advances in Cincinnati

Sania advances in Cincinnati

Rediff.com20 Jul 2005

The Indian ace beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open

Sania Mirza wins Lexington Challenger

Sania Mirza wins Lexington Challenger

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

Competing in only her second Challenger event, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza clinched the USD 50,000 ITF title in Lexington, USA after an upset win over top seed Julie Coin.

Get ready for Sania vs Bopanna at Australian Open

Get ready for Sania vs Bopanna at Australian Open

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna set up a mixed doubles quarter-final clash against each other at the Australian Open after winning their respective matches, in Melbourne.

Fitness trainer lauds 'athletic' Sania

Fitness trainer lauds 'athletic' Sania

Rediff.com9 Mar 2009

Renowned fitness trainer Gil Reyes, who has worked with top stars like Ana Ivanovic and Fernando Verdasco, on Monday lauded Sania Mirza's 'athleticism' after working for one week with the Indian tennis ace. Sania, who missed India's Fed cup campaign due to an abdominal injury after winning her career's first Grand Slam mixed doubles title at the Australian Open, trained with Reynes at his training centre in Las Vegas.

Sania-Hingis win Australian Open, complete 'Grand' hat-trick

Sania-Hingis win Australian Open, complete 'Grand' hat-trick

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis edged out their Czech Republican rivals Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka to clinch the women's doubles title at the Australian Open. This is their third title in a row on Australian soil after winning the Brisbane and Sydney international events. The victory also stamped the Indo-Swiss pair's authority in Women's Doubles as they secured their 36th straight win. Sania and Hingis had won the Wimbledon, US Open and year-ending WTA finals in 2015.

Sania ready for Rio Olympics but not predicting medal

Sania ready for Rio Olympics but not predicting medal

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Tennis super star Sania Mirza is geared up to represent the country in next month's Olympics but she refused to predict winning a medal in the Rio Games.