Sania (سَنِيَّة) is from the Arabic saniyya — "brilliant, splendid, exalted" — the feminine of *saniyy*. **Sania Mirza (born 1986)** — **Indian professional tennis player; the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles tournament (2005 Hyderabad Open); six Grand Slam doubles titles (three Women's Doubles, three Mixed Doubles); spent 91 weeks as World #1 in doubles, the first Indian player of any gender to be ranked World #1 in tennis**. **Padma Bhushan (2016) — India's third-highest civilian honor; Padma Shri (2006); Arjuna Award (2004); Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2015) — India's highest sporting honor**. **Mother of three (Izhaan, born 2018)** and married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik 2010-2024**. **Founded the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in Hyderabad**. **Retired from singles in 2018 and from doubles in 2023**. **Brand ambassador for over 30 corporate brands**.
Subject of her autobiography *Ace Against Odds* (2016).
Sania reduces to eight — the number of brilliant.