Indian tennis star Sania Mirza turns 38 today. Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986 in Mumbai to Hyderabadi Muslim parents Imran Mirza. Imran Mirza was a sports journalist by profession.
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Sports Desk: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza turns 38 today. Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986 in Mumbai to Hyderabadi Muslim parents Imran Mirza. Imran Mirza was a sports journalist by profession. Sania Mirza has won 6 major titles in tennis. Three in women’s doubles and three in mixed doubles. Sania Mirza said goodbye to tennis career in February 2023. His tenure began in February 1999. He made many achievements in his name in 24 years. Apart from tennis, Sania also remained surrounded by controversies.
Mother’s birthday also on Sania’s birthday
Sania was born on 15 November 1986 in Mumbai. He spent his childhood in Hyderabad and started his career in tennis from there. For Sania, her birthday is very special because her mother’s birthday also falls on this day. For this reason it is a day of double happiness for them.
Sania Mirza started her tennis career at the young age of 14. The very next year after his debut in 1999, he won the singles and doubles matches in the Intel Junior Championship G-5 competition played in Pakistan. The year 2003 brought the most exciting turn in Sania’s journey, in which Sania won the doubles at Wimbledon.
How did Sania meet Shoaib?
Sania Mirza came into limelight when she started dating Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. Both of them first met in 2004-2005, but after their second meeting in Australia in 2009-2010, their closeness increased and after dating for five months, both of them got married in 2010. Shoaib Malik ended his first marriage to Sania and divorced his wife, while Sania also broke her engagement with her childhood friend.
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After marriage, Sania faced criticism from Indian fans, but after some time the controversy subsided. In 2018, Sania gave birth to a son and took a break of one and a half years from tennis. He retired from the game in 2023, and after this there were reports of sourness in his relationship with Shoaib Malik.
Sania and Shoaib parted ways
In 2024, an Instagram post of Shoaib Malik surprised everyone, in which he announced his third marriage to Pakistani actress Sana Javed. With this he ended his 14-year relationship with Sania Mirza. However, Sania has now recovered from this shock and has been chosen as the sports brand ambassador in Dubai.
Sania Mirza’s tennis career
Started tennis career on February 3, 2003.
Played 271 matches in singles, won 161
1 WTA and 14 ITF titles in singles
Mixed Doubles: Australian Open (2009)
Mixed Doubles: French Open (2012)
Mixed Doubles: US Open (2014)
Played 492 matches in doubles, won 214
Doubles: 41 WTA and 4 ITF titles
Sania Mirza received many awards
Arjuna Award (2004)
WTA Newcomer of the Year (2005)
Padmashree (2006)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2015)
Padma Bhushan (2016)
NRI of the Year (2016)
