Sania Mirza: Difference between revisions

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| residence            = [[Hyderabad (India)|Hyderabad, India]]

| birth_place          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|15}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/310112/sania-mirza|title=Overview {{!}} Sania Mirza {{!}} WTA Official|website=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><br/>[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India

| careerprizemoney      = US$ 6,963,060

| doublesrecord        = {{tennis record|won=500|lost=220}}

| currentdoublesranking = No. 34 (11 April 2022)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2015]])

| USOpenDoublesresult   = '''W''' ([[2015 US Open – Women's doubles|2015]])

| OlympicsDoublesresult = 2R ([[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|2008]])

| Mixed                 = yes

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| AustralianOpenMixedresult = '''W''' ([[2009 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|2009]])

| FrenchOpenMixedresult = '''W''' ([[2012 French Open – Mixed doubles|2012]])

| WimbledonMixedresult   = QF ([[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2011]], [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2013]], [[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2015]])

| USOpenMixedresult     = '''W''' ([[2014 US Open – Mixed doubles|2014]])

| updated               = 6 July 2021

{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Tennis at the 2010 Asian Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Tennis at the 2002 Asian Games – Mixed doubles|Mixed Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles|2010 Delhi]]|[[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Singles]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles|2010 Delhi]]|[[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003 Hyderabad]]|[[Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Women's Singles]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003 Hyderabad]]|[[Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Women's Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003 Hyderabad]]|[[Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Mixed Doubles]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003 Hyderabad]]|[[Tennis at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Women's Team]]}}

'''Sania Mirza''' ({{IPA|ˈsaːnɪja ˈmɪrza}}; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional [[tennis player]]. A former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players|doubles world No. 1]], she has won six [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] titles in her career.<ref name=No1ranking>{{cite news|title=Hingis & Mirza Win, Mirza Becomes No.1 | url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4634188/title/hingis-mirza-win-mirza-becomes-no1 |work=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414015756/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4634188/title/hingis-mirza-win-mirza-becomes-no1 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-wins-womens-doubles-title/ | location=Hyderabad, India | work=[[Mana Telangana]] | title=Sania Mirza Martina Hingis Wins Women's Doubles Title | date=12 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712062226/http://www.telangananewspaper.com/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-wins-womens-doubles-title/ |archive-date=12 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] as India's No. 1 player.<ref name="sports.vice.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mg89ax/fatwas-feminism-and-forehands-the-life-of-indian-tennis-superstar-sania-mirza |title=Fatwas, Feminism, and Forehands: The Life of Indian Tennis Superstar Sania Mirza |first=Lindsay |last=Gibbs |date=14 January 2015 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice.com]] |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="forbesindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/sania-mirza-the-queen-of-her-court/39231/1 |title=Sania Mirza: The queen of her court |date=23 December 2014 |first=Kathakali |last=Chanda |work=[[Forbes India]] |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

 

In her [[singles (tennis)|singles]] career, Mirza had notable wins over [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], [[Vera Zvonareva]], and [[Marion Bartoli]], as well as former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world No. 1s]] [[Martina Hingis]], [[Dinara Safina]], and [[Victoria Azarenka]]. She is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, peaking at world No. 27 in mid-2007. However, a major wrist injury forced her to give up her singles career and focus on the doubles circuit. She has achieved a number of firsts for women's tennis in her native country, including surpassing $1 million in career earnings (in the end over $6.9 million), winning a singles [[WTA Tour|WTA]] title, and winning a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title (eventually, three each in women's doubles and in [[Mixed doubles (tennis)|mixed doubles]]), as well as qualifying for (and eventually winning) the [[WTA Finals]] in [[2014 WTA Finals|2014]] alongside [[Cara Black]], defending the title the following year partnering with [[Martina Hingis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=US Open: Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares Win Mixed Doubles Title |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/229393-us-open-sania-mirza-wins-mixed-doubles-title |date=5 September 2014 |website=sports.ndtv.com |publisher=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909044422/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/229393-us-open-sania-mirza-wins-mixed-doubles-title |archive-date=9 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

So far, Mirza is one of the two Indian female tennis players to win a WTA title of any kind, and the only to reach the top 100 singles rankings. She is the third Indian woman in the [[Open Era (tennis)|Open Era]] (after [[Nirupama Mankad]] and [[Nirupama Sanjeev]]; second in singles after Sanjeev) to feature and win a round at a Grand Slam tournament, and the first to advance past the second round. With 43 crowns, Mirza has won more WTA doubles titles on the tour than [[WTA Tour records|any other active player]]. In addition, she has spent 91 weeks as the world No. 1 in doubles.<ref>[https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1573605/-i-hope-this-inspires-a-few-women-mirza-kichenok-reach-hobart-doubles-final 'I hope this inspires a few women' - Mirza, Kichenok reach Hobart doubles final]</ref> In 2005, Mirza was crowned the WTA Newcomer of the year, and in 2015 she and [[Martina Hingis]] were the doubles team of the year, and later had a 44-match winning streak, one of the longest in history. She has also won a total of 14 medals (including 6 gold) at three major multi-sport events, namely the [[Asian Games]], the [[Commonwealth Games]] and the [[Afro-Asian Games]].

Mirza was named one of the "50 Heroes of Asia" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' in October 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sania in Time 2005 Asia heroes list|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-10-02/top-stories/27865436_1_sania-mirza-hyderabad-open-wta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103064000/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-10-02/top-stories/27865436_1_sania-mirza-hyderabad-open-wta |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 October 2005}}</ref> In March 2010, ''[[The Economic Times]]'' named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/pictures/videos/pictures/33-women-who-made-india-proud/sania-mirza/articleshowpics/5661392.cms|title=DAY IN PICS-Sania Mirza|access-date=9 March 2010 | work=The Times of India}}</ref> She was appointed as the UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia during the event held to mark the International Day To End Violence Against Women on 25 November 2013.<ref>[http://www.affairscloud.com/sania-mirza-un-womens-goodwill-ambassador-south-asia/ "Sania Mirza, UN Women's Goodwill ambassador for South Asia"], "Affairscloud", 26 November 2014.</ref> She was named in ''Time'' magazine's 2016 list of the [[Time 100#2016|100 most influential people in the world]].<ref name="time.com">{{cite web|url=http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/|title=The 100 Most Influential People in the World}}</ref>

She planned to retire from professional tennis after 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season: How much prize money tennis icon has earned in her career?|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/tennis/article/sania-mirza-to-retire-after-2022-season-how-much-prize-money-tennis-icon-has-earned-in-her-career/851078|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>

Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986 in [[Mumbai]] to [[Hyderabadi Muslims|Hyderabadi Muslim]] parents Imran Mirza, a sports journalist,<ref>{{cite news |last=Tolasaria |first=Vatsal |date=8 September 2018 |title=Interview with Imran Mirza (Sania Mirza's Dad) |url=https://indiantennisdaily.com/2018/09/08/interview-with-imran-mirzasania-mirzas-dad/ |work=Indian Tennis Daily |access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref> and his wife Naseema, who worked in a printing business. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to [[Hyderabad]] where she and younger sister Anam were raised in a religious [[Sunni Muslim]] family. Anam is married to cricketer [[Mohammad Asaduddin]], the son of former [[India national cricket team]] captain, [[Mohammad Azharuddin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/121219/mohammad-azharuddins-son-asad-marries-sania-mirzas-sister-anam-see.html|title=Mohammad Azharuddin's son Asad marries Sania Mirza's sister Anam; see pics and videos|date=12 December 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> She is the distant relative of former [[cricket]] captains [[Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)|Ghulam Ahmed]] of India, and [[Asif Iqbal (cricketer, born 1943)|Asif Iqbal]] of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/apr/030410-Cricket-Pakistan-captain-Shoaib-Malik-Sania-Mirza.htm|title=Sania and the great cricket connection|work=mid-day.com}}</ref> She took up tennis at the age of six. She has been coached by her father and also Roger Anderson.

She attended [[Nasr School]] in Hyderabad. She later graduated from the [[St. Mary's College, Hyderabad]]. Mirza also received an [[honorary degree]] of [[Doctor of Letters]] from the [[Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute]] in [[Chennai]] on 11&nbsp;December 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/12/stories/2008121255701700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214200050/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/12/stories/2008121255701700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2008 |title=Sport : Sania Mirza gets a doctorate |date=12 December 2008 |access-date=17 May 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Apart from tennis, Mirza is also particularly good at cricket and swimming.

===2001–2003: Success on the Junior ITF Circuit===

Sania Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father. Mirza won 10 singles and 13 doubles titles as a junior player. She won the [[2003 Wimbledon Championships]] Girls' Doubles title, partnering [[Alisa Kleybanova]]. She also reached the semifinals of the [[2003 US Open (tennis)|2003 US Open]] Girls' Doubles, with [[Sanaa Bhambri]], and the quarterfinals of the [[2002 US Open (tennis)|2002 US Open]] girls' doubles.

On the senior circuit, Mirza started to show early success as she made her debut in April 2001 on the ITF Circuit as a 15-year-old. Her highlights of 2001 include a quarterfinals showing in [[Pune]] and a semifinal finish in [[New Delhi]]. As the 2002 season began, she turned around a season of early losses to winning three straight titles; her first in her hometown Hyderabad and the other two in [[Manila]], Philippines.

In February 2003, Mirza was given a wild card to play in her first ever WTA tournament, at the [[AP Tourism Hyderabad Open]], in her hometown. She lost the tough first round encounter to Australia's [[Evie Dominikovic]] in three sets. The following week, at the [[Qatar Ladies Open]], she fell to Czech [[Olga Blahotová]] in the first qualifying round. She had a good result representing India on the [[Fed Cup]], winning three straight matches. She helped India win a [[bronze medal]] in the mixed doubles event of the [[2002 Asian Games]] in [[Busan]], partnering [[Leander Paes]]. In addition, Mirza picked up four [[gold medal]]s at the [[2003 Afro-Asian Games]] in Hyderabad.

At her hometown event, the [[2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open]], Mirza was a wildcard entrant. She put up a good fight against the fourth seed and eventual champion [[Nicole Pratt]] in round one, but lost in three sets. She won her first WTA doubles title at the same event, partnering [[Liezel Huber]]. She then received a wild card to compete at the [[Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem]] in [[Casablanca]], Morocco, but suffered a first-round defeat to eventual champion [[Émilie Loit]].

On the ITF Circuit, Mirza had a runner-up showing at the [[Palm Beach Gardens Challenger]], where she fell to [[Sesil Karatantcheva]]. Mirza won six ITF singles titles in 2004. Going into the [[2005 Australian Open]], Mirza defeated [[Cindy Watson]] and [[Petra Mandula]] in the first and second rounds, respectively, to reach the third round where she was beaten in straight sets by eventual champion [[Serena Williams]]. In February, Mirza became the first-ever Indian woman to win a WTA title, by winning her hometown event, the [[2005 Hyderabad Open|AP Tourism Hyderabad Open]], defeating ninth-seeded [[Alona Bondarenko]] in the final. At [[2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Dubai]], she upset in round two 4th seed and reigning US Open champion [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] to reach the biggest quarterfinal of her career. In the second round of the [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]], she lost to Kuznetsova in a tight three-setter.

In August, she reached the third round at the [[Acura Classic]], falling to Morigami. Mirza reached her second WTA final at the [[2005 Forest Hills Tennis Classic|Forest Hills Tennis Classic]], falling to [[Lucie Šafářová]]. Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] at the [[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], defeating [[Mashona Washington]], [[Maria Elena Camerin]] and [[Marion Bartoli]], before losing to top seed [[Maria Sharapova]] in the Round of 16. At the [[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Japan Open]], Mirza reached the semifinals with wins over [[Vilmarie Castellvi]], [[Aiko Nakamura]] and [[Vera Zvonareva]], before being overpowered by [[Tatiana Golovin]]. Thanks to a successful [[2005 WTA Tour|2005 season]], Mirza was named the [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]].

===2006–2007: Top 30 breakthrough===

Mirza was seeded at the [[2006 Australian Open]] (the first female Indian to be seeded in a grand slam event), only falling to [[Michaëlla Krajicek]]. Next she fell to [[Camille Pin]] at the [[2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open – Singles|Bangalore Open]], but won the doubles title partnering Huber. She played at the [[2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Dubai Tennis Championships]] but lost to [[Martina Hingis]]. At the [[2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|Indian Wells Masters]], she reached the third round but lost to [[Elena Dementieva]]. She also lost in the first round of the [[2006 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] Grand Slam to [[Anastasia Myskina]].

Her next tournament was the [[2006 DFS Classic – Singles|DFS Classic]], where she defeated Alona Bondarenko and [[Shenay Perry]] to reach the third round, where she was overpowered by [[Meilen Tu]]. She also reached the quarterfinals of the [[2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles|Cincinnati Masters]] and the third round of the [[2006 Acura Classic – Singles|Acura Classic]], falling to [[Patty Schnyder]] and [[Elena Dementieva]], respectively. She reached the second round of the [[2006 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], losing to [[Francesca Schiavone]]. In September, she reached the semifinals of the [[2006 Sunfeast Open – Singles|Sunfeast Open]], losing to eventual champion and top seed Martina Hingis. She also won the doubles title there partnering Huber. Mirza made the quarterfinals of the [[2006 Hansol Korea Open – Singles|Hansol Korea Open]] (defeating top seed Hingis en route) and the [[2006 Tashkent Open – Singles|Tashkent Open]]. In December, Mirza picked up three medals at the [[2006 Asian Games|Doha Asian Games]]—gold, in mixed doubles and silver in women's singles and team.

In 2006, Mirza notched up three top-ten wins against Svetlana Kuznetsova, [[Nadia Petrova]] and Martina Hingis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/sep/28sania.htm|title=Sania shocks Hingis at Korea Open|access-date=28 September 2006}}</ref>

Mirza started 2007 in strong fashion, making it to the semifinals of Hobart, the second round of the [[2007 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]], semifinals in [[2007 Pattaya Women's Open – Singles|Pattaya]], and the quarterfinals in [[2007 Sony Ericsson International – Singles|Bangalore]]. At the [[2007 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], Mirza lost the battle against [[Ana Ivanovic]] in the second round. She also fell in the second round at the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]] to [[Nadia Petrova]]. Mirza had the best results of her career during the 2007 summer hardcourt season, finishing eighth in the 2007 [[US Open Series]] standings and reaching her highest singles ranking of world No. 27.

She reached the quarterfinals in [[San Diego]], the semifinals at [[Cincinnati]], and made it to the final at [[Stanford University|Stanford]]. She also won the doubles event in Cincinnati with [[Shahar Pe'er]]. At the [[2007 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], she reached the third round before losing to [[Anna Chakvetadze]] for the third time in recent weeks. She fared much better in the doubles competition, reaching the quarterfinals in mixed doubles category with her partner [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and the quarterfinals in the women's doubles with [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands|Bethanie Mattek]], including a win over number two seeds [[Lisa Raymond]] and [[Samantha Stosur]]. She won four doubles titles in 2007.

Mirza reached the quarterfinals at Hobart as the No. 6 seed. She lost to [[Flavia Pennetta]] in three sets. She reached the third round at the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] as No. 31 seed, where she lost to No. 8 seed [[Venus Williams]] having been up a break in the first set. She was runner-up in the [[2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|Australian Open mixed doubles]] partnering [[Mahesh Bhupathi]], where they lost in straight sets to [[Sun Tiantian]] and [[Nenad Zimonjić]].

She had to withdraw from the [[Thailand Open (Pattaya)|PTT Pattaya Open]] because of a left abductor strain. She reached round four at [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]] as the No. 21 seed, defeating No. 9 seed Shahar Pe'er en route, but lost to No. 5 seed [[Daniela Hantuchová]]. On Grass, Mirza was crushed in the second round of [[Birmingham]] by [[Marina Erakovic]]. At [[2008 Wimbledon Championships]], as the No. 32 seed, Mirza was defeated by qualifier [[María José Martínez Sánchez]] in round two, having had several match points.

Mirza represented India at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. She was eliminated from singles when she retired in her match against [[Iveta Benešová]] because of a right wrist injury. For doubles, she got a walkover through the first round with [[Sunitha Rao]], but lost in the second round to Russia. Throughout 2008, Mirza was plagued by a slew of wrist injuries, requiring her to withdraw from several matches including those of the [[2008 French Open|French Open]] and [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] Grand Slams.

Mirza started her year by playing at the doubles event of the Moorilla [[Hobart International]]. Partnering Francesca Schiavone, they reached the quarterfinals. At [[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|2009 Australian Open]], she won her first-round match against [[Marta Domachowska]], but she fell against 10th seed [[Nadia Petrova]] in round two. In [[2009 Australian Open – Women's doubles|doubles]] she lost in the first round partnering [[Vania King]]. But in [[2009 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]], Mirza picked up her first Australian Open [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title. Partnering with [[Mahesh Bhupathi]], she beat [[Nathalie Dechy]] and [[Andy Ram]] in the final.

She then entered the [[Thailand Open (Pattaya)|Pattaya Women's Open]] Tournament where she reached the finals after a string of good performances. She lost the finals to Vera Zvonareva. She made the semis in doubles in the same tournament. Mirza then competed in the [[Indian Wells Masters|BNP Paribas Open]] where she lost in the second round to Flavia Pennetta. She then participated in the [[2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles|Miami Masters]] and lost to [[Mathilde Johansson]] in the first round. Mirza and her doubles partner [[Chuang Chia-jung]] made the semifinals of the [[2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's doubles|women's doubles]]. Mirza lost in the first round of the [[2009 MPS Group Championships – Singles|MPS Group Championships]] but won the [[2009 MPS Group Championships – Doubles|doubles]] title with Chuang. She also lost in the first round at [[2009 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], to [[Galina Voskoboeva]]. On grass, Mirza participated at the [[2009 Aegon Classic – Singles|Aegon Classic]] and reached the semifinals, losing to [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]]. At the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]], Mirza defeated [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] in the first round. She then fell to No. 28 seed [[Sorana Cîrstea]] in the second round. She then lost in the second round of the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|doubles]] (with Chuang) and [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] (with [[Mahesh Bhupathi]]).

Next Mirza went to [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] to compete in [[2009 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships]], where she won the title after a few good wins. Mirza's next two tournaments were in Canada, where she had mixed results. She managed it all the way to the final at the [[2009 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's singles|Odlum Brown Vancouver Open]] where she was beaten by [[Stéphanie Dubois]]. But at the [[2009 Rogers Cup – Singles|Rogers Cup]], she fell to [[Heidi El Tabakh]] in the second qualifying round.

Playing in the US Open, she defeated [[Olga Govortsova]] in the first round, but was [[Bagel (tennis)|double-bageled]] by 10th seed Flavia Pennetta in the second. She also lost in the second round of the doubles event (partnering Francesca Schiavone) to Shahar Pe'er and Gisela Dulko. Mirza then went to Japan, where she qualified for the [[Toray Pan Pacific Open]] in Tokyo but lost in the first round to [[Zheng Jie]]. At [[Osaka]], Mirza won against 5th seed Shahar Pe'er and [[Viktoriya Kutuzova]] and in the quarterfinal she defeated second seed [[Marion Bartoli]] by retirement. Mirza moved on to the semifinal, where she lost to Francesca Schiavone.

Mirza began her year at the [[2010 ASB Classic – Singles|ASB Classic]] in [[Auckland]]. She won her first-round match against [[Stefanie Vögele]], but was crushed by fourth seed Francesca Schiavone in the second round. Mirza then suffered two first-round losses at the [[2010 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles|Moorilla Hobart International]] and the [[2010 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]]. In February, Mirza competed in the [[2010 PTT Pattaya Open|Pattaya Open]] as the sixth seed, but was upset by [[Tatjana Maria|Tatjana Malek]]. She then played in the [[2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Dubai Tennis Championships]] but suffered a first-round defeat to [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]. Mirza was forced to withdraw from the [[Miami Open (tennis)|Sony Ericcson Open]], the [[2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|BNP Paribas Open]] and the [[2010 Family Circle Cup – Singles|Family Circle Cup]] due to a right wrist injury. This injury also caused her to pull out of the [[2010 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]].

She returned at the [[2010 Aegon Classic – Singles|Aegon Classic]], where she lost in the second round to [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] in three sets. Mirza then fell in the qualifying at [[Eastbourne International|Eastbourne]] and also lost in the first round of [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]]; however, she did manage to finish runner-up at the Aegon GB Pro-Series Wrexham. Her bad form continued, as she lost in the second round of the [[2010 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's singles|Odlum Brown Vancouver Open]] and qualifying rounds of both the [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open|Cincinnati Masters]] and the [[2010 Rogers Cup – Women's singles|Rogers Cup]]. Mirza won her first round match against [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]] at the [[2010 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], but she went down against 20th seeded [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] in the second round.

In September, Mirza competed in the [[2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open|Guangzhou International Open]] where she made her first quarterfinal of the season. She then lost in the first round of the [[Tashkent Open]], the qualifying draw of the [[BGL Luxembourg Open]], and the first round of the [[OEC Taipei Ladies Open]]. In doubles, Mirza won in [[Guangzhou]] (with [[Edina Gallovits]]) and finished as a runner-up in [[Taipei]] (with [[Hsieh Su-wei]]). In October, she represented India at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] as the second seed. She defeated Brittany Teei ([[Cook Islands]]), [[Marina Erakovic]] (New Zealand), and [[Olivia Rogowska]] (Australia) before losing to [[Australia's]] [[Anastasia Rodionova]] in the final. In doubles, she partnered with fellow Indian, [[Rushmi Chakravarthi]], losing in the semifinals to Australians [[Anastasia Rodionova]] and [[Sally Peers]]. Mirza and [[Rushmi Chakravarthi|Chakravarthi]] compatriots [[Poojashree Venkatesha]] and [[Nirupama Sanjeev]] to win the bronze medal.

In November, she represented India at the [[2010 Asian Games]]. The unseeded Indian defeated [[Chan Wing-yau]] in the first round. Next she defeated sixth seed [[Zhang Shuai]] in straight sets to enter into quarterfinal. In quarterfinal Mirza won against second seed [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] to move in semifinal, where she was defeated by third seed [[Akgul Amanmuradova]] and won [[bronze medal]] in singles. In mixed doubles, she partnered with India's [[Vishnu Vardhan]] losing in the finals to [[Chan Yung-jan]] and [[Yang Tsung-hua]] and won [[silver medal]]. In December, she went to Dubai to compete at the [[Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge|Al Habtoor Challenge]]. Coming unseeded, she won the tournament, defeating [[Ksenia Pervak]], top seed [[Julia Görges]] and [[Evgeniya Rodina]] en route, and second seed [[Bojana Jovanovski]] in the final.

Mirza lost in the early rounds of the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]] and its warm-up tournaments. Following that, she received wildcards to play in the [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Open]] and the [[2011 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Open]]. She made the second rounds of both events, falling to [[Ayumi Morita]] and [[Jelena Janković]], respectively. She also was the quarterfinalist in doubles at both, with [[Elena Vesnina]]. At the Premier Mandatory events in March, Mirza made the second rounds in both. In doubles, she won her first Premier Mandatory title at [[2011 Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], with Vesnina, defeating [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] and [[Meghann Shaughnessy]].

Mirza participated at the Premier-level [[2011 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]. In singles, she made her first Premier quarterfinal since San Diego in August 2007. In doubles, Mirza won the title with Vesnina: the Indo-Russian duo beat Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy in the final for the second time this season. Mirza won her 11th WTA Tour doubles title and second of the year.

Next, she also competed at the [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]], losing in the first round against doubles partner Elena Vesnina. In doubles, with Vesnina, she managed to go up to the third round. Mirza took part in the [[2011 Sparta Prague Open|Sparta Prague Open]], but had to retire in her first round match against [[Aleksandra Krunić]] due to a back injury. Next she played at [[2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg|Strasbourg]], but suffered a first round lost [[Alizé Cornet]].

Mirza breezed through the first round of the French Open where she beat [[Kristina Barrois]] in straight sets. Then in round two, she lost to 12th seed [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]. In doubles, Mirza had what was probably the greatest highlight of her career- reaching the finals of a Grand Slam and she ended up runner-up with Vesnina losing out to [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] and [[Lucie Hradecká]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/indian-challenge/Sania-Vesnina-lose-French-Open-doubles-final/articleshow/8715174.cms|title=Sania-Vesnina lose French Open doubles final |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 June 2011 }}</ref>

During the grass-court season Mirza lost in the first rounds of the singles and doubles competition at the [[2011 Aegon International|Aegon International]].

Playing at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|All England Lawn Tennis Club]] she came up with her personal best performance by reaching her first semifinals at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] alongside Vesnina losing out to Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik. En route they beat 13th seeds Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska in the round of 16 and the Spanish duo of [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]] and [[Arantxa Parra Santonja]] in the quarterfinal clash. In singles she lost in the first round to [[Virginie Razzano]] in a close three-setter.

[[File:Sania Mirza during her first round match with Virginie Razzano, Day 2 of Wimbledon 2011.jpg|thumb|260px|Sania Mirza during her match with Virginie Razzano at Wimbledon, 2011]]

She then could not cross the first round hurdles in her next five attempts in singles including the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] where she lost yet another tight three setter to Israel's 23rd seed Shahar Pe'er. On two occasions Mirza scored two wins in qualifying rounds, defeated [[Heidi El Tabakh]] at [[2011 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] and [[Vania King]] at [[2011 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]]. She however continued her good run in doubles competition as she won the title at D.C. partnering [[Yaroslava Shvedova]] defeating the second seeded Olga Govortsova and [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] in the finals.

Partnering Vesnina, Mirza entered [[Southern California Open]] but the duo had to withdraw from their first round match against [[Elena Bovina]] and [[Zheng Jie]] while leading 5–2 in the first set. Playing at Rogers Cup the pair lost to the future world No. 1, Italian duo of [[Sara Errani]] and [[Roberta Vinci]], in three sets.

At the [[US Open (tennis)|Flushing Meadows]], Mirza and Vesnina lost in the pre-quarters to the Czech duo of [[Iveta Melzer]] and [[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]], having beaten [[Samantha Crawford]] and [[Madison Keys]], [[Vitalia Diatchenko]] and [[Olga Savchuk]] in straight sets in their previous encounters. After playing on the singles circuit regularly throughout the year Mirza also re-entered the top 60 in singles ranking in 2011.

Mirza kicked off her [[2012 WTA Tour|2012 season]] ranked 104th at the [[2012 ASB Classic – Singles|ASB Classic]] in Auckland. She lost a first qualifying match against [[CoCo Vandeweghe]]. As for [[2012 ASB Classic – Doubles|doubles]], she partnered Elena Vesnina and made it to the semifinals, losing to [[Julia Görges]] and Flavia Pennetta. Her next tournament was in [[2012 Apia International Sydney|Sydney]] where she played doubles only alongside Roberta Vinci, but lost in round one.

Going into the [[2012 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]], Mirza was overpowered by [[Tsvetana Pironkova]] in the first round. In [[2012 Australian Open – Women's doubles|doubles]], Mirza reached her third Grand Slam semifinal, partnering Vesnina, where they fell to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva. For the [[2012 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|mixed-doubles event]], Mirza played alongside compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi and reached her fourth Grand Slam semifinal.

Mirza then represented India at the [[2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone|Fed Cup]] in [[Shenzhen]], China where they were facing Hong Kong. In singles, she defeated [[Zhang Ling (tennis)|Zhang Ling]]. Partnering with [[Isha Lakhani]], the pair beat [[Chan Wing-yau]] and Zhang in three sets. With this performance, India advanced to the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I for 2013. Mirza then played at the [[2012 PTT Pattaya Open|PTT Pattaya Open]] where she won her first WTA main draw match since the 2011 French Open – coming from a set down to upset [[Ayumi Morita]] (ranked 47 spots higher). In second round she beat [[Anne Keothavong]] to enter in quarter-final, where she lost to [[Hsieh Su-wei]]. In doubles with Australian [[Anastasia Rodionova]] she won her 13th WTA title: they defeated the Taiwanese sisters [[Chan Hao-ching]] and [[Chan Yung-jan]].

Mirza then went to [[Doha]] to play at the [[2012 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Ladies Open]] where she had to withdraw from the singles qualifying event, due to playing Pattaya doubles final. She lost in the second round of doubles with Elena Vesnina. Then, in [[2012 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships|Dubai]], she was beaten by [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] in the first qualifying round. In doubles, Mirza and Vesnina were runners-up against No. 1 seeds [[Liezel Huber]] and [[Lisa Raymond]]. Mirza then lost a tough three set encounter to [[Eleni Daniilidou]] in round one of the [[2012 Malaysian Open|Malaysian Open]].

Playing doubles at the Premier-line up of [[2012 Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[2012 Miami Masters|Miami]] and [[2012 Family Circle Cup|Charleston]], Mirza reached the final, lost in round one and made the quarters, respectively. She also reached round two of singles in Indian Wells. She then would begin the European Clay Court Season at [[2012 Estoril Open|Estoril]], where she was the semifinalist in doubles (with Anastasia Rodionova). She lost in round two of doubles in [[2012 Madrid Masters|Madrid]] and also in [[2012 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]]. Mirza returned on the singles circuit in May at [[2012 Brussels Open|Brussels]] where she won three good matches – including her first 'double bagel' – in the qualifying competition, where she beat [[Lesia Tsurenko]], who was ranked 87 spots higher than her. She also won the doubles of the same event with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

At the [[2012 Aegon International]], Mirza would play the last singles tournament of her career. She defeated [[Lisa Whybourn]] in the qualifying round one, before losing to [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] in the next round. Mirza and her partner [[Yaroslava Shvedova]] crashed out of the [[2012 Aegon Classic|Aegon Classic]] with a straight-set defeat against [[Iveta Benešová]] and [[Alla Kudryavtseva]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-15/top-stories/32253865_1_aegon-classic-elena-vesnina-yaroslava-shvedova | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126040011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-15/top-stories/32253865_1_aegon-classic-elena-vesnina-yaroslava-shvedova | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sania-Shvedova pair suffers defeat at AEGON Classic| date=15 June 2012 }}</ref> Mirza then would go on to falling in the qualifying singles and first round doubles at the [[2012 Aegon International]].

Mirza and her American partner Mattek-Sands advanced to the third round of the women's doubles competition at [[2012 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], where they fell to the [[Williams sisters]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-2012/indian-challenge/Sania-Bethanie-in-second-round-of-Wimbledon/articleshow/14415962.cms | title= Sania-Bethanie in second round of Wimbledon| date=26 June 2012 | work=The Times of India}}</ref> On 26 June 2012, Sania Mirza was awarded a wild card entry hence confirming her participation in women's doubles event of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Somdev-get-wild-cards-for-London-Olympics/articleshow/14415955.cms | title= Sania, Somdev get wild cards for London Olympics | date=26 June 2012 | work=The Times of India}}</ref> On 17 July 2012, Mirza and her partner [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] were ousted in the first round of WTA Premier event in the US.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/top-stories/32713639_1_sania-mattek-wta-event-yung-jan-chan | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126045430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/top-stories/32713639_1_sania-mattek-wta-event-yung-jan-chan | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sania-Mattek bow out of WTA event in USA| date=17 July 2012 }}</ref>

Mirza, partnering [[Rushmi Chakravarthy]] in the women's doubles competition at Olympics, bowed out, losing to [[Chinese Taipei]] team in a tight match.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Sania-Rushmi-bow-out-of-Womens-doubles-event-of-Olympics/articleshow/15241559.cms |title= Sania-Rushmi bow out of Women's doubles event of Olympics | date= 29 July 2012 | work=The Times of India}}</ref> She also lost in quarterfinals of mixed doubles with [[Leander Paes]] to Belarus in a tough encounter. At the Premier Mandatory events Montréal and Cincinnati, partnering Mattek-Sands, Mirza reached the quarterfinals and lost in round one of doubles, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saniabethanie-advance-in-rogers-cup/280983-5-22.html|title= Sania-Bethanie advance in Rogers Cup |date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815164329/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saniabethanie-advance-in-rogers-cup/280983-5-22.html |archive-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2012 the prize purse for female winners of the "Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship" was increased to be equal to that of male winners at Mirza's suggestion to All India Tennis Association president Anil Khanna.<ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web|author=New Delhi, 13 October 2012 (IANS) |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/285088/national-tennis-womens-prize-money.html |title=National Tennis: Women's prize money increased on Sania's suggestion |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date=13 October 2012 |access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref> Khanna also announced that "From now on we will see to it that all national tournaments have the same prize money for both categories women and men."<ref name="deccanherald1" />

Mirza kicked off her 2013 season with a title [[Brisbane International|Brisbane]] alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first tournament itself. The pair then unexpectedly lost in the first round of [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Mirza though reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open [[Mixed doubles (tennis)|mixed doubles]] partnering [[Bob Bryan]]. Mattek-Sands and Mirza then won the doubles title at the [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]] in February. They had to retire in their round of 16 match at the French Open after having won the first set against [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] and [[Lucie Šafářová]]. They also lost in R16 at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. Mirza then formed a brief successful partnership with [[Zheng Jie]] from China winning a title at [[Connecticut Open (tennis)|New Haven]] and reaching the semis at [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] losing out to Australians [[Casey Dellacqua]] and [[Ashleigh Barty]]. Mirza then partnered [[Cara Black]] for the rest of the season and the pair won their first title in their first outing at Tokyo. They won their second title in a row as they lifted the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open trophy]] defeating top seeds and world No. 1's, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, en route. Mirza partnered different players during 2013 and won five WTA titles.

Mirza began 2014 playing with Cara Black in the [[2014 Apia International Sydney|Apia International Sydney]] where they lost in the first round to [[Ajla Tomljanović]] and [[Jarmila Gajdošová]]. Her next tournament was the [[2014 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. Seeded sixth, Mirza and Black reached the quarterfinals at the [[2014 Australian Open – Women's doubles]] before losing to top seeds and eventual champions Errani and Vinci. She was more successful in the mixed doubles event, reaching the final partnering [[Horia Tecău]] of Romania. Tecău and Mirza lost to [[Kristina Mladenovic]] and [[Daniel Nestor]] in the final.

[[File:Sania Mirza (14253458810).jpg|thumb|200px|Mirza practicing at the 2014 Aegon International]]

Mirza and Black next competed in the [[2014 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]] and lost to the pairing of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals. The pair lost in the first round of the [[2014 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]] to [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] and [[Lucie Šafářová]]. They reached their first WTA Tour doubles final of the year at the [[2014 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] but lost to [[Hsieh Su-wei]] and [[Peng Shuai]]. Mirza and Black reached the semifinals of the [[2014 Sony Open Tennis|Sony Open]] in Miami before losing to wildcards Martina Hingis and Sabine Lisicki. They finished runners-up to Errani and Vinci once again in the [[2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]]. They won their first title of the year at the [[2014 Portugal Open]], defeating [[Eva Hrdinová]] and [[Valeria Solovyeva]] in the final.

Mirza and Black recorded three consecutive quarterfinal finishes in the subsequent clay tournaments, namely the [[2014 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]], the [[2014 Italian Open (tennis)|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]], and the [[2014 French Open|French Open]]. In the mixed doubles event at the 2014 French Open, Mirza and [[Horia Tecău]] lost in the second round to [[Tímea Babos]] and [[Eric Butorac]]. Mirza began grass season playing in the Aegon Classic. She and Black lost to [[Raquel Kops-Jones]] and [[Abigail Spears]] in the semifinals. At the [[2014 Aegon International|Aegon International]], they reached the quarterfinals before losing to Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan. The pair next competed at the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] and lost in the second round to the unseeded pairing of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wimbledon 2014: serena Williams and Sania-cara ousted|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/wimbledon-2014-serena-williams-and-sania-cara-ousted/1015105 |work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707101550/http://www.patrika.com/news/wimbledon-2014-serena-williams-and-sania-cara-ousted/1015105 |archive-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mirza and Black next competed in the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]] and lost to the pairing of [[Martina Hingis]] and [[Flavia Pennetta]] in the semifinals. Mirza played the mixed doubles in the US Open pairing with [[Bruno Soares]] and went on to become the 2014 US Open mixed-doubles champions, thereby winning the third mixed doubles Grand Slam in her career.

Sania won a gold and bronze at the [[2014 Asian Games|17th Asian Games]] in Incheon, South Korea. She paired with [[Saketh Myneni]] to beat China's Hsien Yin Peng and Chan Hao-ching and win gold in the mixed doubles tournament. She also won a bronze medal in women's doubles tournament, where she paired with [[Prarthana Thombare]].

Black and Mirza won their biggest title together at the [[WTA Finals]] defeating Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in the final It was the heaviest defeat ever witnessed in the end-of-season competition's doubles final which dates back 41 years to 1973, the year the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] was founded. Black and Mirza survived matchpoints in both their previous encounters against [[Květa Peschke]]/[[Katarina Srebotnik]] and Raquel Kops-Jones/Abigail Spears coming through in third set tiebreaks. This final would be the duo's final match as a team.

Mirza participated in the [[International Premier Tennis League]] starting on 28 November 2014, playing with the Micromax Indian Aces alongside tennis legend [[Roger Federer]] countryman [[Rohan Bopanna]] top Serbian [[Ana Ivanovic]] and Frenchman [[Gaël Monfils]]. She played all the Mixed Doubles matches alongside Bopanna and partnered Federer who visited the country for his first match there in the [[New Delhi]] leg, much to her personal and fans' delight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/international-premier-tennis-league/Honoured-to-have-played-with-Federer-says-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/45412622.cms|title=Honoured to have played with Federer, says Sania Mirza|work=The Times of India |date=8 December 2014 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208215147/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/international-premier-tennis-league/Honoured-to-have-played-with-Federer-says-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/45412622.cms |archive-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mirza won the majority of her matches and played a key role for the Indian Aces to win the inaugural edition of the IPTL 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.internationalpremiertennisleague.com/p/micromax-indian-aces-an.html | title=International Premier Tennis League website | access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>

Mirza began her 2015 season ranked No. 6 in the doubles rankings. She started a new partnership with then world No. 5 Hsieh Su-wei from Chinese Taipei after Cara Black decided to go for a limited 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/230630-sania-to-split-with-cara-partner-su-wei-hsieh-in-2015|title=Sania Mirza to Split With Cara Black, Partner Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh in 2015|work=NDTVSports.com}}</ref> The pair started their season at the [[2015 Brisbane International]] as the top seeds and reached the semi-finals losing out to 4th seeds [[Caroline Garcia]] and Katarina Srebotnik in the super tie-breaker after having won the first set.

Mirza paired up with former partner and good friend American Bethanie Mattek-Sands for the [[2015 Apia International Sydney|Sydney International]] and went on to win the tournament for her 23rd career title (fifth with Mattek-Sands) beating the highly fancied second seeds Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta in the quarterfinals and top-seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in the finals,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Sania-Mirza-wins-first-title-of-season-with-Bethanie/articleshow/45912740.cms|title=Sania Mirza wins first title of season with Bethanie|work=The Times of India}}</ref> but lost in the second round at [[2015 Australian Open|Melbourne]]. She also re-entered the top 5 in the rankings. Mirza also reached the finals of [[WTA Qatar Open|Qatar Ladies Open 2015]] at Doha alongside Hsieh. The pair lost to Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennislive.net/wta/match/raquel-kops-jones-abigail-spears-VS-su-wei-hsieh-sania-mirza/qatar-total-open-doha-2015/|title=Raquel Kops-Jones/Abigail Spears vs. Su-Wei Hsieh/Sania Mirza 28.02.2015|author=eHM, s.r.o.|work=tennislive.net}}</ref>

Mirza then ended her partnership with Hsieh Su-wei and paired up with Swiss legend Martina Hingis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/238394-sania-mirza-to-team-up-with-swiss-legend-martina-hingis|title=Sania Mirza to Team up With Swiss Legend Martina Hingis|work=NDTVSports.com}}</ref> The pair entered [[2015 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] as the top seeds and went on to win the titles in their debut. They beat opponents including former world number ones [[Lisa Raymond]] and [[Samantha Stosur]]. Hingis and Mirza didn't lose more than four games in any set. After cruising through the first set of the final, they fell behind in the second set but won the next four games to beat second seeds [[Ekaterina Makarova]] and Elena Vesnina in straight sets. They also won the Miami masters event, again beating the same opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4581338/title/hingis-mirza-complete-dream-debut|title=News – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref> Mirza jumped two places on the ranking table to be ranked at her career best No. 3 in the doubles rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Sania-Mirza-is-now-world-number-three-in-doubles/articleshow/46659494.cms|title=Sania Mirza is now world number three in doubles|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

The duo then entered the [[2015 Miami Open|Miami Open]] and went to beat the same opponents in the finals making it their second title in as many tournaments. The pair did not lose a single set at the tournament, making the set score 20–0 for their newly formed partnership. Before reaching the finals at Miami the pair beat [[Elena Bogdan]] and [[Nicole Melichar]], [[Gabriela Dabrowski]] and [[Alicja Rosolska]], [[Anastasia Rodionova]] and [[Arina Rodionova]], and 7th seeds [[Tímea Babos]] and [[Kristina Mladenovic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/240128-sania-mirza-martina-hingis-reach-final-of-miami-open|title=Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis Reach Final of Miami Open|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> They overcame Vesnina and Makarova in the finals in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Sania-Mirza-Martina-Hingis-win-Miami-Open-title/articleshow/46819618.cms|title=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com is temporarily unavailable|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

Mirza and Hingis won [[2015 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]]'s double title in April 2015 defeating [[Casey Dellacqua]] and [[Darija Jurak]] and with the title win Mirza became the first Indian to be ranked world No. 1 in WTA's doubles rankings.<ref name=No1ranking /> It was Mirza and Hingis' third successive title win and they have not lost as a single match since joining forces, winning 14 matches in a row. "It's a dream for every kid to be No. 1 one day." Mirza said after her win. And on reaching No. 1 in Charleston she added "No tournament has been as special to me as the [[Family Circle Cup]] and no tournament will ever be as special to me, because I became No. 1 here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-sania-mirza-becomes-world-no-1-in-doubles-following-win-at-wta-family-circle-cup-2076961|title=Sania Mirza becomes World No 1 in doubles following win at WTA Family Circle Cup|date=12 April 2015|work=dna|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> They were routed in the first round at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. They reached the finals of [[2015 Italian Open – Women's doubles|Italian Open]] but lost to the team of Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic. They lost in the quarterfinals of [[2015 French Open|French Open]] to Mattek-Sands and Šafářová where the duo were the top seeds. Mirza was also given the top seeding with her partner Bruno Soares in the [[2015 French Open – Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] event. In spite of this, the pair lost in just 56 minutes against the unseeded [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] and [[Jean-Julien Rojer]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/242910-french-open-top-seeds-sania-mirza-bruno-soares-stunned-in-1st-round-of-mixed-doubles|title=French Open: Top Seeds Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares Stunned in 1st Round of Mixed Doubles|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

For the grass-court season, Mirza was seeded No. 1 in the [[2015 Aegon Classic – Doubles|Birmingham]] Premier level event and partnered with Casey Dellacqua. However, the team crashed out of the WTA [[Aegon Classic]] following a straight set defeat in Birmingham on 18 June 2015.<ref name="sports.ndtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/244083-sania-mirza-casey-dellacqua-ousted-from-aegon-classic|title=Sania Mirza – Casey Dellacqua Ousted from Aegon Classic|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> They lost to unseeded pair of [[Zheng Jie]] and Chan Yung-jan in the opening round.<ref name="sports.ndtv.com"/> Mirza and Hingis were beaten in the semifinals at the WTA [[Aegon International]] doubles in Eastbourne. The top seeds lost to the fourth seeded French-Slovak combine of Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik in 81 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/sania-hingis-beaten-in-aegon-semis-wimbledon/20150626.htm|title=Sania-Hingis beaten in Aegon semis|date=26 June 2015|work=Rediff|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza Won Wimbledon 2015.JPG|left|220px|thumb|Mirza won her maiden women's doubles [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] with Hingis at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships]]

Mirza and Hingis won the [[2015 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]], defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in three tough sets in the final. After splitting two very close sets against two-time Grand Slam champions Makarova and Vesnina, Hingis and Mirza – who were playing just their second Grand Slam together – fell behind in the third set were a game away from going out. But a fierce rally saw them draw level at 5-all, and after a half hour break for the Centre Court roof to be closed due to fading light, the No. 1-seeded Swiss-Indian duo came out stronger, breaking the No. 2-seeded Russians one last time and then serving it out for a gritty victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4857718/title/hingis-mirza-conquer-wimbledon|title=News – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> The win gave Mirza her first Grand Slam title in Women's Doubles and Hingis her tenth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon-2015/top-stories/Wimbledon-Sania-Mirza-Martina-Hingis-win-womens-doubles-title/articleshow/48037169.cms|title=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com is temporarily unavailable|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

En route to the final, the pair did not lose a single set against any of their opponents. In the opening two rounds the duo beat unseeded opponents, [[Zarina Diyas]] and [[Zheng Saisai]] and veteran Japanese-Italian combine of [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] and Francesca Schiavone. 16th seeded Spaniard duo of [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] and [[Arantxa Parra Santonja]] beating them in the third round, ninth seeds Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova in the quarter finals, and dominated fifth seeded Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (who beat them earlier) in the semi finals before finally overcoming Vesnina and Makarova in the marathon final. With the win Mirza and Hingis also regain the top spot in [[2015 WTA Finals|2015 Road to Singapore]] standings trading spots with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová and became the first team to qualify for [[2015 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/9471/title/sania-mirza?year=2015&tournamentExtId=all&matchType=S&playerId=9471#|title=Players – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

The pair reached two consecutive finals at the [[2015 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] and [[2015 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]] losing out to Caroline Garcia, Katarina Srebotnik and Chan Hao-ching, Chan Yung-jan respectively. At the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] the pair entered the tournament as the top seed and went on to win the title defeating Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova in the finals. They did not lose a set throughout the fortnight defeating seeded opponents [[Michaëlla Krajicek]], [[Barbora Strýcová]], Chan sisters Sara Errani, Flavia Pennetta. This was the pair's second straight Grand Slam title after [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. Their undefeated run continued through the rest of the year with titles at [[Guangzhou International Women's Open]] and Premier-level tournament [[2015 Wuhan Open]], and Premier Mandatory [[2015 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] defeating Xu Shilin and You Xiaodi, [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] and [[Monica Niculescu]], Chan sisters again respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/sania-mirza-martina-hingis-claim-china-open-doubles-title/|title=Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis claim China Open doubles title|date=10 October 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>

The pair then entered [[2015 WTA Finals]] as heavy favourites and the top seeds and lived up to the expectations as they did not lose a single set en route to the title at the Premier Event. This was Mirza's second straight title at the Finals and she remains undefeated at the year ending tournament. The pair of Hingis-Mirza topped their group and beat the Chan's in the semi-finals and [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] and [[Carla Suárez Navarro]] in the finals to win the title. The pair thus ended the year with a 22 match winning streak and Mirza secured the year ending No. 1 ranking and wrapped up her [[2015 WTA Tour|2015 season]] with ten WTA titles including two [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5110522/title/hingis-mirza-storm-to-wta-finals-title|title=News – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>

Mirza and Hingis then proceeded to the inaugural [[2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Doubles|St. Petersburg Trophy]] and won the title there, defeating [[Vera Dushevina|Dushevina]]/[[Barbora Krejčíková|Krejčíková]] in the final. They next played at the [[2016 Qatar Total Open – Doubles|Qatar Open]], where they suffered a shock loss to [[Daria Kasatkina]]/Elena Vesnina. That loss ended Hingis and Mirza's 41 match winning streak. They then played the [[2016 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Masters]], where they played their first tournament together, and surprisingly lost their 2nd round match against [[Vania King]]/[[Alla Kudryavtseva]].

They, however, managed to reach and win their third consecutive clay final in Internazionali d'Italia, by defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the deciding tie-breaker.

===2017–2019: Split with Hingis, maternity leave===

Mirza missed the first few tournaments of the [[2018 WTA Tour|2018 season]], including the [[2018 Australian Open|Australian Open]], citing a knee injury she sustained in October 2017. In early February 2018, Mirza said the same injury would keep her out of competition for a further two months.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sania-mirza-to-be-off-court-plans-a-two-month-break-after-knee-injury/articleshow/62788684.cms|title=Sania Mirza to be off court, plans a two-month break after knee injury|date=5 February 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> In April, Mirza announced on [[Instagram]] that she was pregnant with her first child, with husband Shoaib Malik.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/mirza-expecting-first-child-shoaib-malik%20|title=Mirza expecting first child with Shoaib Malik|date=23 April 2018|work=WTA|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> In late October, Mirza had delivered a baby boy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/mirza-gives-birth-baby-boy|title=Mirza gives birth to baby boy|date=30 October 2018|work=WTA|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>

In late 2018, Mirza announced she hoped to return to professional tennis in plenty time for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/mom-be-mirza-aiming-olympic-return|title=Mom-to-be Mirza aiming for Olympic return|date=7 May 2018|work=WTA|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> After having celebrated her son's first birthday and having spent more than two years off the professional circuit, she returned to the tour at the [[2020 Hobart International – Doubles|Hobart International]] in January 2020 playing alongside [[Nadiia Kichenok]]. The newly formed team won the tournament beating second seeds [[Peng Shuai]]/[[Zhang Shuai]] in the final. However, the team lost their first round match at the [[2020 Australian Open]] because of a calf injury suffered by Mirza.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/28543810/australian-open-sania-mirza-retires-doubles-first-round-calf-strain | title=Injured Sania retires in doubles | publisher=ESPN | date=22 January 2020 | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> She played at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] with [[Ankita Raina]], but lost to Ukrainian Pair of [[Lyudmyla Kichenok]] and [[Nadiia Kichenok]]  in the first round. This was Mirza's 3rd consecutive 1st round exit in women's doubles event at the [[Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-sania-mirza-ankita-raina-knocked-out-of-doubles-tennis-in-first-round-400474|title=Tokyo Olympics: Sania Mirza, Ankita Raina knocked out of doubles tennis in first round|work=Wionews|date=11 February 2022|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>

Mirza is an [[Tennis strategy|offensive baseliner]] with very powerful [[groundstroke]] and is known for setting up good attacks with the sheer velocity of her groundstrokes. Her main strength is her [[forehand]], as well as her volleying skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsrediscovered.com/2011/analysis-sanias-third-grand-slam-win|title=Analysis of Sania's Third Grand Slam Win|work=Sports Rediscovered}}</ref> Her power game has drawn comparisons to Romanian legend [[Ilie Năstase]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saniamirza.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=49|title=Saniamirza.com|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> She is also a great returner of serve finding many return winners during matches. Mirza goes for winners, which means she goes for many angles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninarota.com/tennis/sania-mirzas-fiery-forehand/|title=Sania Mirza's Fiery Forehand|work=ninarota.com}}</ref> Mirza has said that "There's no doubt that my forehand and backhand can match anyone, it's about the place that they're put in. I can hit the ball as hard as anyone can". "I'm not that fast on my feet", she added as her most evident weakness is her movement around the court, where Mirza usually struggles moving up and around the court. Mirza's second serve and relatively poor mobility are often quoted as her big weaknesses. But by 2012, a series of injuries had effectively ended her singles career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1176088|title=Sania Mirza: The forehand that brought Indian tennis back to life|author=Keshava Guha|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

* [[Arjuna Award]] (2004)<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 13, 2015 |title=Sania Mirza ranks World No. 1: Interesting facts you must know about her|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sania-mirza-ranks-world-no.-1-248322-2015-04-13|access-date=2021-07-19|magazine=India Today}}</ref>

* [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] (2015)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-for-saniamirza/ | location=Hyderabad, India | work=TNP LIVE | title=Telangana brand ambassador Makes india Proud | date=11 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 29, 2015 |title=Sania Mirza conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/sania-mirza-conferred-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-290878-2015-08-29|access-date=2021-07-19|magazine=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aug 6 |first1=TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated |title=Dhyan Chand Award: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award {{!}} India News – Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-renamed-major-dhyan-chand-khel-ratna-award/articleshow/85093875.cms |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=The Times of India }}</ref>

* BBC list of [[100 Women (BBC)|100 inspiring women]] (2015)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739|title=BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?|date=17 November 2015|publisher=BBC News|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

* [[Padma Bhushan]] (2016)<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 12, 2016 |title=Humbled, says Sania Mirza after accepting Padma Bhushan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/humbled-says-sania-mirza-after-accepting-padma-bhushan-317595-2016-04-12|access-date=2021-07-19|magazine=India Today}}</ref>

* NRI of the Year (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aishwarya wins Global Indian of the Year award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/pti-feed/story/aishwarya-wins-global-indian-of-the-year-award-588688-2016-04-12|access-date=2021-07-19|website=India Today}}</ref>

In the year 2014, the government of [[Telangana]] appointed Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of the state. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao congratulated Sania Mirza on her being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indtoday.com/kcr-congratulated-sania-mirza-on-her-being-awarded-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award-indtoday-com/|title=KCR congratulated Sania Mirza on her being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award – indtoday.com – INDToday|work=indtoday.com}}</ref> She was named in the [[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]]'s 2016 list of [[Time 100#2016|100 most influential people in the world]].<ref name="time.com"/>

In 2009, Sania Mirza became engaged to Shoaib Malik. However, the wedding was called off shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title= Sania Mirza's engagement called off|date=28 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sania Mirza's engagement called off|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-28/top-stories/28138200_1_sania-mirza-engagement-friends |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 | first1=Prajwal | last1=Hegde|work=[[The Times of India]]| date=28 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsyhands.com/2010/04/shoaib-malik-sania-mirza-photos-from-wedding-marriage-ceremony/ |title=Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza: Photos from the Wedding |publisher=artsyHANDS |date=12 May 2010 |access-date=16 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Sania Mirza weds Shoaib Malik In Hyderabad | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/sania-shoaib-wedding/Sania-Mirza-weds-Shoaib-Malik-In-Hyderabad-/articleshow/5786779.cms | work=The Times of India | date=12 April 2010}}</ref> On 12 April 2010, she married Pakistani cricketer [[Shoaib Malik]] in a traditional [[Marriage in Islam|Hyderabadi Muslim wedding ceremony]] at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India followed by [[Marriage in Pakistan|Pakistani wedding customs]] for a [[mahr]] of {{INR}} 6.1&nbsp;million (US$137,500).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.todaynews.in/national/shoaib-malik-finally-married-with-sania-mirza-on-12-apr-62985.html|title=Shoaib Malik finally married with Sania Mirza on 12 Apr|date=13 April 2010|publisher=Today News|access-date=13 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416155151/http://www.todaynews.in/national/shoaib-malik-finally-married-with-sania-mirza-on-12-apr-62985.html|archive-date=16 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article7095764.ece|title=Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza wed after controversial engagement|access-date=13 April 2010 | location=London | work=The Times | first=Jeremy | last=Page | date=13 April 2010}}</ref> Their [[Walima]] ceremony was held in [[Sialkot]], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/9062/shoania-valima-reception-held/|title=Shoania valima reception held|date=26 April 2010|website=The Express Tribune|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref>

The couple announced their first pregnancy on social media on 23 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/sania-mirza-pregnant-child-shoaib-malik-5148548/|title=Sania Mirza announces pregnancy on Twitter|date=23 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh6U0QpgLGs/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/mirzasaniar/1763813756288151980 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Sania Mirza on Instagram: "#BabyMirzaMalik 👶🏽❤️ @daaemi"|website=Instagram|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In October 2018, [[Shoaib Malik]] announced on [[Twitter]] that Mirza had delivered a baby boy and named him Izhaan Mirza Malik.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/sania-mirza-shoaib-malik-baby-boy-name-1378756-2018-10-30|title=Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik decide name of their baby boy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/sania-mirza-delivers-a-healthy-baby-boy-excited-father-shoaib-malik-expresses-joy-on-twitter-435765.html|title=Sania Mirza Delivers A Healthy Baby Boy, Excited Father Shoaib Malik Expresses Joy on Twitter|publisher=LatestLY|date=30 October 2018|access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportswallah.com/tennis/news/sania-mirza-and-shoaib-malik-welcome-baby-mirza-malik/|title=Wishes pour in as Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik welcome 'Baby Mirza Malik'|publisher=SportsWallah|date=30 October 2018|access-date=30 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indtoday.com/sania-mirza-welcomes-her-baby-boy/ |title=Sania Mirza Welcomes Her Baby Boy |date=30 October 2018 |website=IndToday.com}}</ref>

In 2014, Mirza was the [[brand ambassador]] for the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Telangana]] to promote the interests of the then newly created state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/sania-mirza-is-telangana-brand-ambassador-201319-2014-07-22|title=indtoday|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>

Mirza has established a tennis academy in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/sania-mirza-star-indian-tennis|title=Sania Mirza ~ The Glamorous Star of Indian Tennis|work=DESIblitz|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> Former world No. 1s and multiple Grand Slam winners [[Cara Black]] and [[Martina Navratilova]] have both visited the academy on different occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.firstpost.com/sports/sania-mirza-made-good-team-says-tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-2345542.html|title=Sania Mirza and I would have made a good team too, says tennis legend Martina Navratilova|work=Firstpost|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref>

Sania Mirza was announced the ''UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia''. She is the first South Asian woman to be appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/11/sania-mirza-un-women-goodwill-ambassador-for-south-asia|title=Sania Mirza announced as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia|work=headQuarters}}</ref>

In 2006, some newspapers reported that Mirza declined to play doubles with Israeli tennis player [[Shahar Pe'er]] for fear of protests from India's Muslim community.<ref name="ynet">{{cite web|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3217231,00.html|title=Sania Mirza Indian tennis star refuses to play with Israeli | access-date=27 April 2007|year=2006}}</ref>

On 4 February 2008, Mirza said that she would stop appearing in tennis tournaments held in India, starting with the [[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|2008 Bangalore Open]] the following month, citing the series of controversies and upon advice by her manager.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mirza boycotts Indian tournaments |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7227094.stm |access-date=2 April 2008 | date=4 February 2008}}</ref> But Mirza chose to participate at the [[Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]].

After both [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and [[Rohan Bopanna]] refused to play in the men's doubles event at the 2012 Olympics with [[Leander Paes]], Paes demanded that he be partnered with Mirza for the mixed doubles event. Mirza accused the [[All India Tennis Association]] (AITA) of using her as 'bait' to keep Paes happy as she wanted to play with Bhupathi, with whom she has won 2 grand slams. In the end, Mirza was paired with Paes and the pair lost in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Sania-Mirza-Humiliating-to-be-used-as-bait-for-Paes/articleshow/14418170.cms|title=Sania Mirza: Humiliating to be used as bait for Paes|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

Sania Mirza, along with [[Sunitha Rao]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/slipshod-india-cuts-a-sorry-figure-in-olympic-opening-ceremony/70713-5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730005212/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/slipshod-india-cuts-a-sorry-figure-in-olympic-opening-ceremony/70713-5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-07-30|title=Slipshod India cuts a sorry figure in Olympic opening ceremony|work=IBNLive}}</ref> was photographed violating the dress code at Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony parade in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hprakesh10.wordpress.com/tag/indian-olympics-sushil-kumar/|title=Indian Olympics Sushil Kumar – A blog by Rakesh HP|work=wordpress.com}}</ref>

In response, Mirza reaffirmed loyalty to the land of her birth—"To see the national flag go up while standing on the podium is the proudest moment in an athlete's life and I will want to experience that for myself in London."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news/32588214_1_olympic-medal-doubles-wimbledon | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103080154/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news/32588214_1_olympic-medal-doubles-wimbledon | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] |title=I'll play with anyone for my country: Sania Mirza |date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

Mirza was referred to as "Pakistan's daughter-in-law" and unfit to be a representative of an Indian state after she was appointed the [[Telangana]] state's [[brand ambassador]]. The comment referred to Mirza's husband, [[Shoaib Malik]] being a Pakistani cricketer.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistans-daughter-in-law-Sania-Mirza-lacks-credentials-to-be-Telangana-brand-ambassador-BJP/articleshow/38965740.cms | title=Pakistan's 'daughter-in-law' Sania Mirza lacks credentials to be Telangana brand ambassador: BJP | date=7 September 2014}}</ref> Telangana chief minister [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao]] presented Mirza with {{INR}}1 [[crore]] on two occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sania-mirza-nets-rs-2-crore-in-2-months-from-telangana-government/15595168|title=Sania Mirza nets Rs 2 crore in 2 months from Telangana government|date=15 September 2014|work=mid-day|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saddahaq.com/theotherside-ktr-responds-to-saina-nehwals-unpaid-prize-money-tweet|title=TheOtherSide : KTR responds to Saina Nehwal's unpaid prize money}}</ref>

She was summoned by the tax department for non-payment of service tax on the payment received, however she responded that the {{INR}}1 crore given was training incentive, and not towards becoming state's brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/no-tax-evasion-telangana-government-gave-rs-1-crore-as-incentive-sania-mirza/articleshow/57200279.cms?from=mdr| title=No tax evasion, Telangana government gave Rs 1 crore as incentive: Sania Mirza| date=17 February 2017| accessdate=14 August 2021| website=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

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| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

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| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 Australian Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

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| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2012 Australian Open – Women's doubles|SF]]

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| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2014 Australian Open – Women's doubles|QF]]

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| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2016 Australian Open – Women's doubles|W]]'''

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2020 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2022 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]]  

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| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 French Open – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 French Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 French Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 French Open – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="thistle" |[[2011 French Open – Women's doubles|F]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2012 French Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2013 French Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2014 French Open – Women's doubles|QF]]

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2015 French Open – Women's doubles|QF]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2016 French Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2017 French Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

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| align="left" |[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|QF]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|SF]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|W]]'''

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|QF]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]

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| align="left" |[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 US Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 US Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2007 US Open – Women's doubles|QF]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 US Open – Women's doubles|2R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2010 US Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2011 US Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2012 US Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2013 US Open – Women's doubles|SF]]

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2014 US Open – Women's doubles|SF]]

| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2015 US Open – Women's doubles|W]]'''

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2016 US Open – Women's doubles|QF]]

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2017 US Open – Women's doubles|SF]]

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 US Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

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|bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|F]]

|bgcolor=yellow|[[2012 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|SF]]

|bgcolor=thistle|[[2014 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|F]]

|bgcolor=yellow|[[2015 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|SF]]

|bgcolor=yellow|[[2016 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|SF]]

|bgcolor=thistle|[[2017 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|F]]

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|bgcolor=thistle|[[2016 French Open – Mixed doubles|F]]

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|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2F]]

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====Women's doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)====

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|bgcolor=#98fb98|Win||2016||Australian Open||Hard||{{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis||{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká|| 7–6⁽¹⁾, 6–3

====Mixed doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)====

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| title = [[WTA Awards#Newcomer of the Year|WTA Newcomer of the Year]]

| title = [[WTA Awards#Doubles Team of the Year|WTA Doubles Team of the Year]]<br /><small>(with {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]])</small>

{{Martina Hingis}}|title=Related to Sania Mirza}}{{Authority control}}

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