Photos: Sania Mirza’s retirement: 20 years, 20 records and one Sania
Sania Mirza Retirement: Sania Mirza has decided to bid farewell to her 20-year career. He has achieved many milestones in his career
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PKBnews India Edited by: Kiran Singh
Updated: January 14, 2023 | IST
Sania Mirza said goodbye to a career of 20 years. He will go to court for the last time in Dubai in February. In 2003, the Indian tennis star made his professional tennis debut. (Getty)
Sania became the world’s number one doubles tennis player in 2015 (Getty)
He was the world number one player in doubles for 91 weeks. (Getty)
He won 6 Grand Slams in his career. Won 3 women’s doubles and 3 mixed doubles titles. (Getty)
From 2003 to 2013, he was India’s number one tennis player in singles. (Getty)
Sania is one of only 2 Indian women’s players to win a WTA Tour title. (Getty)
She is the only Indian women player to break into the top 100 in the singles rankings. (Getty)
Sania was also the third Indian player to win a match in the Open era. (Getty)
Sania is also the first Indian female tennis player to reach the second round of a major tournament in the Open era. (Getty)
The Indian star has won a total of 43 titles in his career. (Getty)
She is the player with the most WTA doubles titles on tour as an active player. (Getty)
In 2005, Sania was named Rookie of the Year by the WTA. (Getty)
In 2015, the duo of Sania and Martin Hingis was the duo of the year. Both won 44 consecutive matches, one of the longest winning streaks in history. (Getty)
Sania won a total of 14 medals including 6 golds in 3 multi sports events. (Getty)
Sania won 10 singles, 13 doubles titles at junior level. (Getty)
In 2003, won the Wimbledon Championship Girls’ A Doubles title. (Getty)
He reached the semifinals of the 2003 US Open. (Getty)
At the age of 16, he became the national champion at the senior level in 2002. (Getty)
In 2003, Sania was given a wildcard and played her first WTA tournament in her home state of Hyderabad. (Getty)
In 2006, she became the first Indian woman player to achieve a ranking in a single Grand Slam event. (Getty)
Sania reached the semi-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics. (Getty)