Sania Mirza Parents: Meet Imran Mirza And Nasima Mirza

Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player.

A former doubles world No. 1, Sania Mirza has won six Grand Slam titles in her career.

Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986 in Mumbai to Hyderabadi Muslim parents Imran Mirza, a sports journalist, and his wife Naseema, who worked in a printing business.

From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, Sania Mirza was ranked by the Women’s Tennis Association as India’s No. 1 player.

Sania Mirza was named one of the “50 Heroes of Asia” by Time in October 2005.

In March 2010, The Economic Times named Sania Mirza in the list of the “33 women who made India proud”.

Sania Mirza 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 and she was named in Time magazine’s 2016 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Sania Mirza declared retirement from professional tennis in 2022.