Sania Mirza has shot up to 128th in doubles play after a pivotal series at the Sunfeast Open.

High after becoming the first Indian sportswoman to feature in the cover page of The Time magazine, Indian Tennis icon Sania Mirza retained her 37th place in singles while moving up to her career-best 128th in doubles, according to the latest WTA rankings announced on Monday.

Sania, who has been included among the 2005 Asian heroes in the Time magazine’s latest issue, had reached her career best ranking of 34th after she made it to the pre quarter-finals in the US Open.

She clung to it even after her first round exit from the Wismilak Open in Bali, but slipped to 37th in the last rankings after she lost in second round of the Sunfeast Open in Kolkata.

Expect to see more action from Sania soon, and maybe a new career high rank, as she is seeded eighth in the $170,000 AIG Open in Tokyo which started today. Remember that Sania outperformed many of her peers even with a low seed at the US Open. More news on this as it develops.

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