Sania Mirza is an Indian former professional tennis player, a former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles

She 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, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as the No. 1 Indian in singles\

Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as one of the most known, highest-paid, and influential athletes in India

In singles, Mirza had wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, and Marion Bartoli, as well as former world-number-ones Martina Hingis, Dinara Safina, and Victoria Azarenka

She is the highest-ranked Indian female player ever, peaking at world No. 27 in mid-2007 however, a major wrist injury caused her to shift to doubles

Mirza has achieved a number of firsts for women's tennis in India, including reaching the one million-US$ mark in career earnings , winning a singles WTA Tour title, and winning a major title

Sania Mirza retired from professional tennis in February 2023

She is one of only two Indian women to win a WTA Tour title, and the only one to be ranked within the top 100 in singles

Mirza was named one of the "50 Heroes of Asia" by Time in October 2005, In 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in its list of the "33 women who made India proud"

In 2009, she got engaged to Sohrab Mirza however, the engagement was called off shortly after

On 12 April 2010, she married Shoaib Malik in a traditional Hyderabadi Muslim wedding ceremony at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad

In 2024, Sania and Shoaib officially announced their divorce whereas Shoaib got married Sana Javed after few months of divorce 

The couple also got blessed by a baby boy in year 2018 and named him Izhaan Mirza Malik