Sania Mirza: Journey from Hyderabad to becoming Indian tennis queen, in pics

Sania Mirza has announced that 2022 will be her last year on professional tennis tour. Sania began playing tennis at the age of six in Hyderabad under the tutelage of her father Imran. Mirza won 10 singles and 13 doubles titles as a junior player. (Source: Twitter)

Sania Mirza won two out of her three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Mahesh Bhupathi. The Mirza-Bhupathi pair won the 2009 Australian Open and 2012 French Open mixed doubles titles. (Source: Twitter)

Sania Mirza became world number one in doubles during her successful partnership with Swiss legend Martina Hingis. Sania was the first Indian to be ranked No. 1 doubles player in April 2015. (Source: Twitter)

Sania Mirza is a six-time Grand Slam champion, 42-time tour winner, the first Indian woman and third from the country to be the World No. 1 doubles player, the only Indian woman to break into the top 30 in singles, and a two-time Asian Games gold medallist. (Source: Twitter)

Sania Mirza reached top-30 in singles with 27 being her career best rank. Sania quit singles after a wrist injury to focus on doubles and enjoyed exceptional results. (Source: Twitter)