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Sania Imran Mirza • Born : 15th November, 1986 • Birth Place : Mumbai |
- Began playing Tennis at the age of six.
- Is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India - ranked 31 in singles and 109 in doubles by mid-October, 2005.
- As of October, 2005 she ranked 2nd among Asian Female Tennis Players.
- Became the first Indian woman to reach the 4th round of a 'Grand Slam Tournament' at the '2005 US Open'.
- Won the 'Wimbledon Championships' Girls' Doubles title in 2003 and became the youngest Indian and the first Indian woman to win a Junior Grand Slam title.
- Was the first Indian Sportswoman to feature on the cover of 'Time Magazine' (South Asian edition) and was included in its 2005 list of Asia's 50 heroes.
- Received Padma Shri in 2006.
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