Archive for the 'Sania Mirza' Category

Mirza Watches Helplessly as the 2007 Wimbledon Championships (and Three Devastating Losses) Pass Her By

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

This past week at Wimbledon left fans of Sania Mirza frustrated and defeated, much like the Indian tennis star herself.
In her first loss on June 28, Mirza fell to Russian player Nadia Petrova in a singles match-up. Mirza believes that the strength of Petrova’s serves was the biggest obstacle that she [...]

Istanbul Serves Up Another Devastating Loss for Mirza

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Although tennis star Sania Mirza enjoyed her first doubles victory of the season at the Morocco Open earlier this week, she exited the Istanbul Cup today in the first round in a singles match-up against American Meghann Shaughnessy.
Seeded eighth in the competition, Mirza fell to Shaughnessy in two sets (4-6, 3-6) that lasted under ninety [...]

Sania Mirza’s WTA Ranking Stands at 67

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

A week off actually boosted Sania Mirza’s WTA ranking by one spot, to stand at 67th, and restored her to her former 26th place in the Doubles ranking.
The hop in the Singles ranking made back one of the seven places that Sania slipped last week, after her first-round defeat to American Meghann Shaughnessy at [...]

Sania Mirza’s Singles Ranking Climbs Back to 59, Sunfeast Win Boosts Doubles Ranking to 26

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

The Sunfeast Open, held in Kolkata, has been the needed balm to Sania Mirza’s WTA ranking, which had been suffering from early exits in recent singles competitions. Sania’s Singles ranking leapt 11 places to 59 by virtue of her appearance at the semifinals of the Sunfeast.
Her performance in doubles has been consistently strong in [...]

Sania Mirza Glides into Sunfeast Round Two

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

In Kolkata, India, only 52 minutes after Rushmi Chakravarthi’s opening serve, Sania Mirza was thanking the audience with waves and blown kisses as fans applauded her easy success. Fifth-seeded Sania breezed past her fellow Indian, qualifier Chakravarthi, in grand style, winning 6-0, 6-4.
Sania’s domination of the first set was the result of strong down-the-line [...]

Sania Out of the Open, Paes Advances to Fourth Round

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

It looks as if Sania will not even mirror last year’s singles advance to the fourth round in the doubles competition. In the second round, all looked promising as she and partner Liezel Huber of South Africa made a striking victory, 6-0 6-3, against France’s Stephanie Cohen-Aloro and Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. This success [...]

Sania Mirza Proceeds to Second Round in US Open Doubles After Varied Week

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Sania’s recent success in women’s doubles has endured, as she and Liezel Huber of South Africa stormed past Angela Haynes and Neha Uberoi, both of the United States, 6-4, 6-0 in the US Open’s first round. This win qualified the duo to continue to the next round.
This win demonstrated Sania’s ability to bounce back, [...]

Sania Mirza Clings to 44th Spot

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Sania Mirza’s most recent showing, at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada, was less than spectacular. However, her 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 defeat to Italy’s Alberta Brianti did not make this plucky teenager fall in the WTA rankings, where she maintains her standing at number 44 worldwide.
Her doubles ranking, meanwhile, actually climbed a spot to [...]

Sania Mirza to endorse Sprite, moves to second round of Bangalore Open

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Sania Mirza has proceeded to the second round of the Bangalore Open today, after decisively winning out over Martina Muller 6-2, 6-2.
This success follows swiftly on the heels of the announcement on February 11th that the tennis star has been signed on to promote Sprite. Her endorsement will kick off with a new [...]

Sania goes down to Krajicek at the Aussie Open

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

Sania, currently ranked 32 in the world, lost to 17-year-old Krajecek (Netherlands) after an exciting back-and-forth matchup.
Although she performed admirably, Sania seems a little rusty.
The Hyderabadi girl struggled to get the timing in her shots throughout and even her ever-reliable weapon of forehand kept misfiring today.
As it were, she hit [...]