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Career
highlights:
2005 Japan Open: Reached the semi-finals of women's singles and doubles.
Shahar Peer of Israel was her partner in doubles. Also reached her
highest doubles ranking -- 114.
2005 US Open: Lost in 4th round to top seed Maria Sharapova. Voted 'Best
Player of the day' on the 3rd day for winning her 2nd round match
despite bleeding toes.
2005 Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic, New York: Reached second WTA
final but lost.
2005 Acura Classic: Lost in the third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan.
By beating 8th-ranked Petrova, she broke into the WTA top 50 for the
first time.
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships: Upset reigning US Open champion
Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2nd round to reach the quarter-finals.
2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona
Bondarenko of Ukraine in the final and became the first Indian woman to
capture a WTA singles title.
2005 Australian Open singles: Became first Indian woman to reach the 3rd
round of a Grand Slam tournament.
2004 Hyderabad Open doubles: Won the tournament partnering with Liezel
Huber to become the youngest Indian to win a WTA or ATP tour title and
the first Indian woman to capture a WTA tour title. Entered the singles
as wild card but lost in the first round to the eventual winner, Nicole
Pratt.
2003 Wimbledon Championships Juniors doubles: Won the tournament
partnering with Alisa Kleybanova to become the youngest Indian and the
first Indian woman to win a junior Grand Slam title.
2003 Afro-Asian Games: won four gold medals - Women's singles, Mixed
doubles (with Mahesh Bhupathi), Women's doubles and Women's team events
(the last two golds in partnership with Rushmi Chakravarthy) [5]
Sania Mirza enters top-50
Radwanska sisters stop Sania-Chan
Sania to take on Alberta Brianti in French
Open 1st round
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