Sania Mirza

We wish the Indian Tennis sensation Sania Mirza a very happy birthday as she turns 23. Hot and talented tennis star was born in Mumbai on November 15, 1986 and brought up in Hyderabad in a religious Muslim family. She started her tennis career in 2003.

Sania was unanimously chosen as the 'Newcomer of the Year' in 2006 in the presence of world's greatest WTA and ATP tennis players .

Famous for being the youngest teenage tennis sensation, Sania Mirza started playing tennis at the age of six. She plays right handed and played her first ITF junior event abroad Lahore, Pakistan. If we talk about her playing style she has powerful ground strokes, mainly forehand. (REUTERS)

In 2004, Sania Mirza was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government. Sania Mirza was also awarded the prestigious Padma Shri on 26th January, 2006.  (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)

Sania Mirza was the first woman from India to capture a WTA Tour title. Sh was paired with Lizel Huber of South Africa to win the Hyderabad Open doubles title. She was also the first-ever Indian girl to have won a Grand Slam title when she triumphed in the girls' doubles event at Wimbledon partnering Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.  (REUTERS)

Tennis star, Sania Mirza is all set to marry a Hyderabad businessman Mohammed Sohrab Mirza Shakeebai whom she has been friends with since long.

Friends since childhood, Sania Mirza and Sohrab got engaged on July 10, 2009 at her hometown. Her fiance is the son of Kamran Mirza who owns Universal Bakers at Hyderabad. Both the families have had friendly ties for several decades.

Sania is the only Indian playing on the international tennis horizon who has brought honours for the game in our country. She has done the nation proud.  (REUTERS/Arko Datta)

After her link-ups with many people, one of them being Shahid Kapoor, talks regarding Sania Mirza's marriage to Sohrab Mirza, a famous business person in India has now reached a fruitful stage.

Sania Mirza poses for fiance Sohrab Mirza during a practice session at the L B Stadium in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Sania Mirza with her father Imran Mirza and fiance Sohrab Mirza during a practice session at the L B Stadium in Hyderabad. (PTI)

The winning pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza return home amid a rousing welcome at the Mumbai Airport. (PTI Photo/Shirish Shete)

Sania watches the Ranaji match between Karnataka and Uttara Pradesh at the Chinnaswami stadium in Bangalore. (Photo/Chethan Shivakumar)  (BCCL)

Sania Mirza at a press conference after reaching quaterfinals of the Mixed-doubles, with Mahesh Bhupati, at the US open Tennis 2007. (PTI Photo)

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza gestures during a media conference at her residence in Hyderabad on February 4, 2008. (AFP Photo/ Noah Seelam)

Sania Mirza gestures as she addresses a press conference at her residence. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)

Sania Mirza interacts with hometown media at her Jubilee Hills residence. (Photo/Ramoorthy P) (BCCL)

Sania Mirza puts her feet up as she watches her doubles partner Rohan Bopanna playing in Hopman Cup in Perth on Friday, January 01 '08. An advocate has filed a case against her for allegedly showing disrespect to the national flag. ( AFP Photo/Tony Ashby )

Sania Mirza,the Brand Ambassador of Adidas in Mumbai on Monday, December 24, 2007. (Photo/Santosh Bane) (BCCL)

Sania Mirza interacts with hometown media at her Jubilee Hills residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. (Photo/Ramoorthy P) (BCCL)

Sania Mirza interacts with hometown media at her Jubilee Hills residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. (Photo/Ramoorthy P) (BCCL)

Sania Mirza interacts with hometown media at her Jubilee Hills residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. (Photo/Ramoorthy P) (BCCL)

Tennis star Sania Mirza addresses the media persons in Hyderabad (PTI Photo)

Tennis Player Sania Mirza arrives at Bangalore Airport for the WTA opean in Bangalore. (Photo/Syed Asif)  (BCCL)

Tennis player Sania Mirza in action against Slovakian Martina Sucha, at the WTA Tour Tennis in Bangalore. (Photo/K Sunil Prasad) (BCCL)

Tennis player and Hyundai Getz brand ambassador Sania Mirza addresses the media at the launch of new Hyundai Getz Prime in New Delhi, April 02, 2007. (Photo/Amrendra Jha) (BCCL)

Sania Mirza of India reacts to a point in match against Laura Granville of USA during the US Open Tennis Championship, at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, on August 30, 2007. (AFP Photo/Stan Honda)

Sania Mirza at the Sunfeast event in Mumbai. (Photo/Pravin K) (BCCL)