Sania Mirza, born 15 November 1986, in Bombay is a professional Indian tennis player, well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She holds the record for being the highest ranked player from India for over a decade.
Mirza is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 7 in doubles.
She is the first Indian female player to surpass US$1m in career earnings; first Indian to win a WTA Toor title of any kind; and, by winning the 2009 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles Event, became the third Indian, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title.Mirza has also won the 2012 French Open – Mixed Doubles Event (her second Grand Slam title).
In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud"
