Sania Mirza is an Indian Tennis Player. She is the recipient of Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. She is one of the highest-paid and high profile athletes of India.
Sania Mirza Bio/Wiki
| Name | Sania Mirza Malik |
| Nickname | Sam |
| Profession | Tennis Player |
| Date of Birth | 15 November 1986 |
| Age (as in 2019) | 33 Years |
| Zodiac/Sun Sign | Scorpio |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, India |
| Home town | Hyderabad, India |
| Mother Tongue | Not Known |
| Parents/ Father | Imran Mirza (a sports journalist) |
| Mother | Nasima Mirza |
| Brother | None |
| Sister | Anam Mirza |
Personal Life
| School | Nasr School (a private school chain in Khairatabad, Hyderabad) |
| College/University | St. Mary’s College, Hyderabad |
| Education Qualification | Graduate |
| Contact number | Not Known |
| Address | She resides in a house in Hyderabad’s Film Nagar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Caste | Sunni Muslim |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Car | Fiat Palio (signed by Sachin Tendulkar) Toyota Supra BMW Porsche Range Rover |
| Hobbies | Swimming, Listening to Music, Travelling |
| Debut | Not Known |
Marital Status/Affairs
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 12 April 2010 |
| Marriage Place | The Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Shoaib Malik |
| Husband/Spouse | Shoaib Malik (Cricketer) |
| Children | Son- Izhaan Mirza Malik |
Salary/Networth
| Salary | Not Known |
| Networth | Not Known |
Physical Status
| Height | In Centimeters- 173 cm In Meters- 1.73 m In Feet inches- 5’ 8” |
| Weight | In Kilograms- 60 kg In Pounds- 132 lbs |
| Figure | 38-26-36 |
| Shoe size | 10 |
| Hair color | Dark Brown |
| Eyes color | Dark Brown |
| Skin color | Fair |
Tennis
| Turned pro | February 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Imran Mirza (her father) and Roger Anderson |
| Career Titles (Singles) | 1 WTA, 14 ITF |
| Career Titles (Doubles) | 41 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Career Titles (Mixed Doubles) | 3 |
| Highest Ranking (Singles) | No. 27 (27 August 2007) |
| Highest Ranking (Doubles) | No. 1 (13 April 2015) |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | 2004: Arjuna Award, 2005: WTA Newcomer of the Year, 2006: Padma Shri, 2015: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 2016: Padma Bhushan, 2016: Global Icon of the Year at 2016 NRI of the Year Awards, New Delhi |
Sania Mirza Favorites
| Favorite food | Biryani |
| Favorite Song | Not Known |
| Favorite Actor | Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar |
| Favorite Actress | Madhuri Dixit |
| Favorite Sport | Cricket and Swimming |
| Favorite Place | Not Known |
| Favorite Movie | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| Favorite Colours | Not Known |
Social Media Accounts
| https://www.instagram.com/mirzasaniar/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/sania.mirza | |
| https://twitter.com/mirzasania |
Sania Mirza Some Lesser Known Facts
- Does Sania Mirza Drink Alcohol?: Not Known
- Does Sania Mirza Malik Smoke?: Yes
- She is a Tennis Player by Profession
- Sania Mirza was born in2 a Hyderabadi Muslim Family in Bombay ( now, Mumbai).
- The Mirza Family had migrated to the US in 1990 and returned within 2 years.
- Sania In an interview, Sania’s father, Imran Mirza, who had also played tennis in his college days, revealed that they were more of a cricketing family, where everyone had played cricket at some levels at some point in their lives.
- Sania’s father has been a sports journalist who also ran a sports magazine called “Sports Call” in Hyderabad.
- Therefore, her father ventured into the printing press business and finally became a builder.
- Sania Mirza grew up in Hyderabad along with her younger sister Anam.
- She passed her SSC examination with first division; securing 63% marks from Nasr School Khairatabad.
- It was her father, Imran Mirza, who had drawn Sania to Lawn Tennis, and she started playing tennis at the tender age of six at Nizam Club Hyderabad.
- Sania received her initial training in tennis by CK Bhupathi, father of Mahesh Bhupathi.
- When her father was unable to bear the expenses of her training, he approached some business houses for help; thereafter, GVK industries and Adidas started to sponsor her from the age of 12 years.
- Later on, Sania’s father took over as her coach and started grooming her to make her a player of international level.
- After learning the professional tennis at Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad, Sania moved to the Ace Tennis Academy in the United States.
- She won 10 singles and 13 doubles titles as a junior player.
- Partnering Alisa Kleybanova, Sania Won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls’ Doubles title.
- On the senior circuit, the 15-year-old Sania had some significant wins such as in Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, and in Manila, Philippines.