Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sania Mirza Personal Life & Biography


Country India
Residence Hyderabad, India
Date of birth November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) (age 22)
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57 kg (130 lb; 9.0 st)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$ 1,361,015

Mirza was born to a sports journalist, Imran Mirza and her mother Nasima in Mumbai. She was brought up in Hyderabad in a devout Muslim family.Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father, as well as her other family members. She went to Nasr school in Hyderabad and later graduated from St. Mary's College.