Sania Mirza won the Bronze medal with Indian tennis ace Leander Paes in the mixed doubles category. As a teenager, it was her first-ever senior medal.
In Hyderabad the first afro-asian games were contested in 2003. She won four gold medals and became the athlete to win the most gold medals at the tournament.
Sania Mirza won the prestigious junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon with Russian partner Alisa Kleybanova.
Sania Mirza won her first Asian Games gold medal in 2006 in Doha. The second victory came in 2014 in Incheon.
She became the first woman to master a Grand Slam singles event. At the Australian Open 2006, she entered as the 32nd seed.
Sania Mirza won her second Grand Slam with Mahesh Bhupathi in the 2012 French Open. The Polish-Mexican was defeated.
Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares won the 2014 Open mixed doubles. She gained the third Grand Slam in the US Open.
Throughout her 20-year career, Sania Mirza won 43 WTA doubles titles and one single trophy.