Sania Mirza:

Sania Mirza as born 15 November 1986 is an india professional tennis player, currently ranked World No 1 in Women's doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's tennis Association as India's No 1 player, both in singles and doules. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as the most successful female India tennis player in history  and one of the highest- paid and high-profile athletes in the country.

In her singles career, Mirza has had wins over the likes of Svetlana Kuxnetsova, as well as former World No 1s Martina Azarenka. she is the highest ranked female player ever from india, pearking at World No 27 in singles in mid-2007; however, a major wrist injury forces her to give up her singles career and focus on the dobles circuit, Where she in currently ranked World No 1 she has achieved a number of firsts for her native country, including surpassing U$$1 million in career earnings (now over $5 million), Winning a pro-level title, and winning  five major titles (two in /women's doubles and tree in mixed doubles), as well as qualifying for (and eventually Winning) the WTA Finals in 2014, alongside cara Black.

In addition, she is the third indian Women in the Open Era to teature and win a round at a Grand Slam tournament (going as for as the last 16). she has also won a total of 14 medals (including 6 Gold) at tree major multi-sport events, namely the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Afro-Asian Games.

Mirza was named one of the "50 heroes of Asia" by time in October 2005. in march 2010, the list of the "33 Women who made india proud" she was appointed as the UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador to mark the Against Women on 25 th November 2013.