Records Created By Indian Tennis Legend Player Sania Mirza 

Australian Open 2009 mixed doubles The maiden triumph came in 2009, as she partnered Mahesh Bhupathi to clinch the Australian Open mixed doubles title

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French Open 2012 mixed doubles The duo would pair up to do India proud yet again three years later, this time on the hallowed clay of Roland Garros

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US Open 2014 mixed doubles Her third mixed doubles title at the Slams was at the 2014 US Open, partnering Brazilian player Bruno Soares

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Doubles treble with Martina Hingis In 2015 Sania Mirza partnered up with Swiss legend Martina Hingis, with whom she won three back-to-back Grand Slam doubles titles

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Sania Mirza has a staggering eight medals at the Asian Games, bagging at least one in each of the editions she took part in

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Her first big achievement representing India at a big global event, perhaps, came in the 2002 Asian Games

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From 2002 to 2014 she has won several gold, bronze and silver medals in mixed doubles, women singles, women's team and women's double

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Due to her accomplishments in tennis, Sania Mirza has also been conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2004, Padma Shri in 2006, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2015 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016

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She has also featured in BBC’s list of 100 most inspiring women in the world in 2015

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