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Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza with Rohan Bopanna at the 2007 Hopman Cup
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Mirza was the third Indian woman in the Open era to participate and win a round in a Grand Slam. She became the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam event when she was awarded the 32nd seed at the 2006 Australian Open.
Mirza then broke into the top 30 in 2007 with strong performances during the summer hard court season.
In her singles career she has beaten quite a number of top 10 players, including Martina Hingis, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Marion Bartoli.
The recent past has witnessed Mirza focusing on doubles, having retired from singles with a respectable 271-161 record. The move has paid off as she is currently ranked no.9 on the WTA doubles circuit, having reached a personal best of world no. 7 in 2012.
She has also won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, both with Mahesh Bhupathi.
