Sania Mirza was born on 15 November 1986 in Mumbai to Muslim parents Imran Mirza, a sports journalist, and his wife Naseema, who worked in a printing business. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Hyderabad where she and younger sister Anam were raised in a religious Sunni Muslim family. She is an Indian professional tennis player. A former world Number 1 in the doubles discipline, she has won 6 Grand Slam titles in her career, From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the WTA as India's Number 1 player in both the categories. 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. Show less «