Sania Mirza (born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player who is currently ranked no.1 in the women’s doubles ranking 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 doubles. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as the most successful female Indian Tennis Player ever and one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in the country. Sania celebrating her 30th birthday in full swing She is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, peaking at world No. 27 in singles in mid-2007n addition, she is the third Indian woman in the Opera Era to feature and win a round at a Grand Slam Tournament going as far as the last 16). She has also won a total of 14 medals (including 6 Gold) at three major multi-sport events, namely the Asian Games the Common Wealth 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 Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the “33 women who made India proud”. She was appointed as the UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia during the event held to mark the International Day To End Violence Against Women on 25 November 2013. She was named in Time Magazine 2016 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.