Sania Mirza as Tennis Star
March 30th, 2008Sania Mirza Tennis Star
Sania Mirza Indian tennis star the 18-year-old, who recently became the first Indian woman to enter the fourth round of the US Open Grand Slam, battling her physical problems as well as her own mechanical errors overcame 65th-ranked rival Mashona Washington and became the first Indian in history to win a match at the US Open Grand Slam.
Suffering from a pulled abdominal muscle and an early lead from her American opponent (4-2 up), Sania still managed to pull out a victory, evidence of her growing maturity as a tennis player, and showing that India can compete in sports other than cricket.
This match is held on the Flushing Meadows was a true battle of will, neither of them managing to fully capatolize on the others errors until Mirza pulled the win 2 hours and 13 minutes into the contest.
Sania, the only Indian woman to enter the fourth round of a Grand Slam event, is now just two places behind the top Asian player Japan’s Ai Suigyami (908) in 32nd with Peng Shuai (898), just a spot above her as per the rankings released on Monday.
The tennis star went down 2-6, 1-6 to the 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova at the Arthur Ashe Stadium after she reached the fourth round beating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli.
Sania Mirza Tennis History in 2005
| Current WTA Rank: 50 | WTA Tournaments Played: 12 | WTA Record: 19-10 |
| Hardcourt: 17-7 Clay: 0-1 | Carpet: 0-0 | Grass: 2-2 |
| Tournaments Won in 2005: None |
Sania Mirza 2005 Tournament Results
Sania Mirza - 2005 Tournament Results
| Tournament | Surface | Round | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Australian Open Jan 16-Jan 29 |
Hard | First Round | Cindy Watson | W | 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| Second Round | Petra Mandula | W | 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| Third Round | Serena Williams | L | 1-6, 4-6 | ||
| Hyderabad Open 2005 Feb 7-Feb 13 |
Hard | First Round | Delia Sescioreanu | W | 6-2, 7-5 |
| Second Round | Jie Zheng | W | 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 | ||
| Unknown | Tzipora Obziler | W | 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) | ||
| Semifinals | Maria Kirilenko | W | 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) | ||
| Final | Alyona Bondarenko | W | 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 | ||
| Dubai Duty Free Women’s Open Feb 28-Mar 5 |
Hard | First Round | Jelena Kostanic | W | 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-1 |
| Second Round | Svetlana Kuznetsova | W | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Jelena Jankovic | L | 2-6, 2-6 | ||
| NASDAQ-100 Open Mar 23-Apr 2 |
Hard | First Round | Maria Sanchez Lorenzo | L | 2-6, 5-7 |
| French Open May 22-Jun 4 |
Clay | First Round | Gisela Dulko | L | 3-6, 3-6 |
| DFS Classic Jun 6-Jun 12 |
Grass | First Round | Claudine Schaul | W | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Second Round | Jelena Jankovic | L | 1-6, 5-7 | ||
| Wimbledon Championships Jun 20-Jul 2 |
Grass | First Round | Akiko Morigami | W | 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 |
| Second Round | Svetlana Kuznetsova | L | 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6 | ||
| Western and Southern Financial Group Women’s Open Jul 18-Jul 24 |
Hard | First Round | Anna-Lena Groenefeld | W | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Second Round | Kristina Brandi | W | 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Akiko Morigami | L | 4-6, 3-6 | ||
| Bank of the West Classic Jul 25-Jul 31 |
Hard | First Round | Eleni Daniilidou | W | 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3 |
| Acura Classic Aug 1-Aug 7 |
Hard | First Round | Tathiana Garbin | W | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Second Round | Nadia Petrova | W | 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| Third Round | Akiko Morigami | L | 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 | ||
| JPMorgan Chase Open Aug 8-Aug 14 |
Hard | First Round | Iveta Benesova | L | 3-6, 6-1, 4-6 |
| U.S. Open Aug 29-Sep 11 |
Hard | First Round | Mashona Washington | W | 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (8-6), 6-4 |
| Second Round | Maria Camerin | W | 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 | ||
| Third Round | Marion Bartoli | W | 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 | ||
| Fourth Round | Maria Sharapova | L | 2-6, 1-6 | ||
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ya its nice pic but its very old pic so set the new pic oc of sania
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