Lights, Camera, Action !!
Mumbai, November 15, 1986, a beautiful girl child was born to Imran and Nasima Mirza.

The Game
-As a Hobby
Sania started playing tennis at the age of six. She started playing lawn tennis at the Nizam Club in Hyderabad and was into the game mould soon and started practicing under CK Bhupati who happens to be India's top tennis star Mahesh Bhupati's father.

- Going Professional
She learnt the professional game at Sinnet Tennis Academy in Secunderabad before finally moving to Ace Tennis Academy in the USA.

-Going International
Miss Mirza played her first international tournament in 1999 when she represented India at the World junior Championship at Jakarta. She has also appeared till the semifinal round of the French Open girls' doubles and in the girls' singles at Wimbledon where she suffered a second round defeat.

Her dad Imran Mirza and mom Nasima were watching a Steffi Graf and Conchita Martinez battle, when they decided to make their daughter a Tennis star.

Her family's financial conditions were not that good for the girl to lift her game. She was highly encouraged by the Andhra Pradesh government who sponsored all her events.

Education
Sania managed to score 63 per cent marks in Class X despite her hectic training schedule. She wants to complete her graduation and embark on professional tennis further.

Workouts
She begins her workout sessions at 5:30 and extending up to 7 pm.

Likes
Sania is like anyother girl.... She likes listening to Rap and Hindi remix.

Interesting to Note
Sania's mom travels with her in every tour and checks her daughter health and hygiene factor.
A Telugu film producer had planned to make a movie, with Sania playing the lead actress but Sania's mom is strict about it.

Doubles Victory
Back in 2003, Sania defeated Katerina Bohmova of the Czech Republic and Michaela Krajicek of the Netherlands 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the junior girls' doubles to become the first Indian to win a women's Grand Slam title. Sania partnered 13-year-old Russian Alisa Kleybanova.
It was after 51 years that an Indian girl figured in the final of a Grand Slam, the last being Rita Dabur, who had finished runner-up in the singles event in 1952.

Nations Favourite
In 2003, the then Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sushma Swaraj, announced the appointment of teenager Sania Mirza, as the brand Ambassador for the Government's 'Save the Girl Child' campaign.
Sania hit to fame when she entered the third round of the Australian Open Tennis woman's tournament and went down to Serena Williams, but only after a spirited tennis court match. Sania has emerged not just a superb sportsperson, but a youth icon.