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Sania loses in semis

Sania loses in semis

Rediff.com10 Oct 2003

The Indian ace lost to Tang Phong of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the ITF event.

Sania-Rushmi out of women's doubles

Sania-Rushmi out of women's doubles

Rediff.com29 Jul 2012

The pair of Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi bowed out of the women's doubles tennis competition at the London Olympic, losing to the Chinese Taipei pair of Su Wei Hsieh and Chia-Jung Chuang on Saturday. The Indians fought their way back after losing the first set tamely, but were beaten 1-6, 6-3, 1-6 in 91 minutes.

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.

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.

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-Huber in last eight

Sania-Huber in last eight

Rediff.com6 Apr 2006

The Indo-South African pair beat Spain's Lino Dominguez and Medina Garrigues to make the grade at Amelia Island.

Paes advances, Sania exits

Paes advances, Sania exits

Rediff.com4 Jun 2006

Leander Paes entered the second round, while Sania Mirza bowed out of the mixed doubles at the French Open.

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 sent packing from Dubai

Sania sent packing from Dubai

Rediff.com15 Feb 2010

Sania Mirza yet again failed to move beyond the first round of a WTA tournament and crashed out of the USD two million Dubai Tennis Championships following her 3-6, 4-6 defeat against Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in Dubai on Monday.

Sania goes down to Jankovic

Sania goes down to Jankovic

Rediff.com9 Aug 2006

Jelena Jankovic beat the Indian teenager 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the LA Open.

French Open: Sania-Dodig fight back to enter mixed-doubles quarters

French Open: Sania-Dodig fight back to enter mixed-doubles quarters

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

India's Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig rallied from a set down to enter the French Open mixed-doubles quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday.

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.

Sania distances herself from Khushboo

Sania distances herself from Khushboo

Rediff.com18 Nov 2005

Sania distances herself from Khushboo

Sania goes down to Golovin

Sania goes down to Golovin

Rediff.com10 Feb 2006

Sania Mirza lost to Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at the Open Gaz de France

Sania has done more than anyone else to make India proud: Shah Rukh

Sania has done more than anyone else to make India proud: Shah Rukh

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan launched the autobiography of tennis star Sania Mirza titled Ace Against Odds in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Sania, Leander and Mahesh advance

Sania, Leander and Mahesh advance

Rediff.com4 Sep 2009

Sania Mirza and her Italian partner Francesca Schiavone, seeded 14th, survived a scare from unseeded Ekaterina Dzehalevich of Belarus and Czech Renata Voracova before recording a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 win to advance to the women's doubles second round.

Sania-Chuang fall in semis

Sania-Chuang fall in semis

Rediff.com14 Jun 2009

Sania Mirza bowed out of the Aegon Classic when she and her Chinese Taipei partner Chuang Chia-Jung lost in straight sets in the semi-finals in Birmingham on Saturday night. The third-seeded Indo-Taipei pair lost 5-7, 3-6 to the top seeded Zimbabwean-American pair of Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

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.

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).

Sania loses to Dementieva

Sania loses to Dementieva

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

The Indian ace frittered away the advantage of winning the first set and lost to the fourth seed at the Pacific Life Open.

Indian Wells: Sania-Strycova in quarters; Leander exits

Indian Wells: Sania-Strycova in quarters; Leander exits

Rediff.com12 Mar 2017

Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova stormed into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open 2017 tennis tournament with a straight-set win over their opponents in the women's doubles at Indian Wells.

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.

We have to keep our emotions aside and start afresh: Sania

We have to keep our emotions aside and start afresh: Sania

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

One win away from assuring themselves of an Olympic medal, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna, on Friday, said they would have to keep their emotions aside and start afresh when they play the semi-finals, in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday.

Sania-Huber bow out

Sania-Huber bow out

Rediff.com11 Feb 2006

The Indo-South African pair lost to Mashona Washington and Tathiana Garbin in the doubles quarter-finals at the WTA Tier II tournament in Paris.

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

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.

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.

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".

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.

'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.

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-Bhupathi prevail over Paes-Navratilova pair

Sania-Bhupathi prevail over Paes-Navratilova pair

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

Legendary Martina Navratilova showed glimpses of her past with her super-fit partner Leander Paes but it was the duo of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi who prevailed 7-5, 7-5 to win the Kolkata leg of the Tennis Masters, a prelude to the IPTL.

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 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.

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.

Indians at Wimbledon: Sania advances in women, mixed events

Indians at Wimbledon: Sania advances in women, mixed events

Rediff.com9 Jul 2017

Capping off a great day for India, Sania Mirza advanced to the third round of both the women's and mixed doubles events, while Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja also won their respective mixed doubles matches at the Wimbledon in London.

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.

Indians at the US Open: Sania, Bopanna advance

Indians at the US Open: Sania, Bopanna advance

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna notched up contrasting victories in their respective doubles matches to reach the round of 16 at the US Open in New York on Saturday.

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.