Take A Look At Sania Mirza's Remarkable Tennis Debuts!

Written By Abirath EV

Sania Mirza is India's best woman tennis player of all time. She has done many firsts in Indian tennis.

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Sania Mirza made her Olympic debut in women's singles on August 11, 2008, three months after wrist surgery. She faced higher-ranked Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova.

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The 2005 Australian Open was Sania Mirza's debut Grand Slam match. Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the second round of a Grand Slam tournament.

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Sania Mirza stepped onto the hallowed clay of Roland Garros for the 2005 French Open. In the first round, she played Gisela Dulko, who was ranked 32 at the time.

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The Indian ace faced Akiko Morigami in the first round of her senior Wimbledon debut. On a signature forehand return, the younger Sania Mirza won the decisive 8-6 and the match.

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Sania Mirza had her best Grand Slam run at her first US Open in 2005. In her debut match, Sania Mirza faced American Mashona Washington.

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Sania Mirza made it to the 4th round of the US Open by beating Maria Elena Camerin of Italy and Marion Bartoli of France. She then lost to Maria Sharapova.

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"She's a great asset to the sport. Sharapova said of 18-year-old Sania Mirza after their match, "She has a great future ahead of her and a big game."

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Asian Games debut – 2002 The Asian Games are likely Sania Mirza's favourite place to win medals. The Indian tennis player has won eight medals at the Asian Games.

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Her maiden Commonwealth Games match was against Brittany Teei of Cook Islands in New Delhi in 2010. The second-seeded Indian won silver with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph.

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