Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Santiago Gonzalez to win their second Grand Slam title together
Partnering Mahesh Bhupathi, Sania Mirza reached the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open, where she lost 6-7, 4-6 to the Serb/Sino pair of Nenad Zimonjic and Sun Tiantian
Sania Mirza was just 18 when she was conferred the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2004. Two years ater, she was given the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.
Sania Mirza won her first Grand Slam title by winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title alongside Mahesh Bhupathi. The duo beat Andy Ram (Israel) and Nathalie Dechy (France) 6-3, 6-1 in the final.
Sania best-ever performance in a Grand Slam came at Flushing Meadows in 2005. She reached the fourth round, beating the likes of Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli on the way
Sania Mirza won the WTA Newcomer of the Year award in 2006, for her achievements in 2005. She finished the year ranked 31. Her achievements in 2005 included winning her first WTA title in Hyderabad and reaching the fourth round of the U.S Open.
Sania Mirza won the bronze medal after losing to Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.
Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles gold partnering Leander Paes, and two silver medals in the singles and team events.
Sania Mirza became the first Indian lady to win a WTA title when she defeated Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Hyderabad Open
In one of the biggest wins of her career, Sania Mirza defeated Martina Hingis at the Korea Open in 2006.
Thanks to her steady rise in the WTA rankings (she was ranked as high as 27 in singles, and 18 in doubles), it came as no surprise when she became the first Indian woman to be the seeded in a Grand Slam.