Sania Mirza announces retirement  : Her top achievements

Lets look at the top achievements of veteran tennis star

Three Grand Slam titles in Women’s Doubles

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Three Grand Slam titles in Mixed Doubles

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WTA Finals Title

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National Awards

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Medals in multi-sports events

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Fed Cup record for India

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BBC's list of inspiring women

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Sania’s announcement of retirement came after her first-round loss in women’s doubles

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Lets look at the top achievements of veteran tennis star

Sania Mirza announces retirement

Three Grand Slam titles in Women’s Doubles

The pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the 2015 Wimbledon , 2015 US Open titles and 2016 Australian Open

Three Grand Slam titles in Mixed Doubles

The Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupati and Sania Mirza won the 2009 Australian Open, French Open in 2012 and 2014 US Open with Bruno Soares

WTA Finals Title

She is also the only female Indian player to win a WTA title of any kind. Sania Mirza and Cara Black won the WTA Finals in 2014 after a successful year

National Awards

She has been honored with the Arjuna Award in 2004 , Padma Shri in 2006 , Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2015 and Padma Bhushan in 2016

Medals in multi-sports events

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

Fed Cup record for India

Sania Mirza has been in the 11 editions since 2003 and sports an impressive 27 wins 10 losses record in the prestigious tournament

BBC's list of inspiring women

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

Sania’s announcement of retirement came after her first-round loss in women’s doubles