Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza to Retire from Professional Tennis
India’s former doubles World No. 1 champion, Sania Mirza, has announced that she will retire from professional tennis in February at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai. The 36-year-old has had a successful career, winning six Grand Slam doubles titles ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
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Ankita Raina wins bronze in women’s singles at 18th Asian Games 2018
Indian Tennis player, Ankita Raina has won a bronze after losing a hard fought women’s singles semifinal 4-6, 6-7 in straight sets against Shuai Zhang of China at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games on August 23. With this, she became ..
Karman Kaur Thandi becomes only 6th Indian woman tennis player to crack top-200 rankings in singles
Karman Kaur Thandi from Delhi has become only the 6th Indian woman tennis player to crack the top-200 rankings in singles and is now ranked exactly 200 in the WTA list. Karman, backed by Mahesh Bhupathi, has been in good ..
Andy Murray wins 2016 Italian Open title
Andy Murray (World No.3) from Britain has won the 2016 Italian Open title of Tennis in the men’s singles category. It was Murray’s first Italian Open title. In the final match played in Rome, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic (World ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win 2016 Australian Open title of Tennis
Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the 2016 Australian Open title of tennis in the women’s doubles category. In the final match played at Melbourne (Australia), the top seeded duo defeated seventh ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win 2016 WTA Apia International title of Tennis
Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the 2016 WTA Apia International title in the women’s doubles category. In the final match played at Sydney (Australia), the top seeded duo defeated French pair ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy
Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy in the women’s doubles category. In the final match played at Brisbane (Australia), the top seeded duo defeated German ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis duo wins Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals
Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switerzerland) has won the 2015 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Women’s double category. In the final match played in Singapore, the Indo-Swiss duo defeated Spanish pair of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro by 6-0, ..