Sania Mirza News

Meghann Shaughnessy defeated an erratic Sania Mirza of India 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Bangkok Open on a rainy day that forced several matches to be suspended. Shaughnessy, seeded sixth and ranked 43rd, has two WTA Tour titles this year. The American's career best was in 2001 when she rose to 11th in the rankings. ``I still believe I can get back to that level,'' ...

Third-seeded Sania Mirza of India defeated Hana Sromova 6-4, 7-5 Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Tashkent Open. Sixth-seeded Olga Poutchkova beat Olivia Sanchez 7-5, 6-1 after a two-hour rain delay to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive tournament. The 55th-ranked Mirza, who became the first female from India to win a WTA event at the Hyderabad (India) Open last year, broke for a 6-5 lead in ...

Sania Mirza of India rallied to eliminate top-seeded Martina Hingis 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 Thursday at the Korea Open. Mirza overcame a shaky start to drill precision strokes down the line and tire Hingis out with powerful ground strokes and crosscourt winners. Hingis was chasing her third season title and second in a row after claiming the Sunfeast Open in India on Sunday. Hingis beat Mirza in the Sunfeast semifinals en ...

Sania Mirza of India defeated Aravane Rezai of France 6-4, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Sunfeast Open. Qualifier Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan rallied past Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, and Olga Poutchkova of Russia defeated Alberta Brianti of Italy 7-5, 6-3. Mirza rallied from a 1-4 deficit in the second set after Rezai had trouble with her serve. Mirza drew even at 5-5 and won the ...

Fifth-seed Sania Mirza of India beat Sandra Kloesel of Germany on Thursday to move into the Sunfeast Open quarter-finals in this eastern Indian city. Mirza won 7-5, 6-3, in front of the partisan crowd of about 2,000 and will meet Aravane Rezai of France in the next round. ``I expected a tough fight. Kloesel has a big return,'' Mirza said after her victory. Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia and Alberta Brianti ...

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) _ India's Sania Mirza defeated Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the rain-interrupted DFS Classic on Tuesday. Mirza has been struggling with injuries this season _ the latest to her back and wrist _ and lost in the first round of five of her last 10 tournaments. ``I like playing on grass ...

BANGALORE, India (AP) _ Top-seeded Sania Mirza lost before her home fans Wednesday, unable to handle her opponent's off-speed game in a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 defeat to France's Camille Pin in the second round of the Bangalore Open. Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel also was ousted, beaten in the first round by Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 6-4, 6-2. Peer was coming off ...