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Sania Mirza's ப்ரோபிலே
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1986 Birth Place: Mumbai, India Residence: Hydrabad, India Nationality: INDIA Height: 5'7 1/2" (1.53m) Weight: 130 lbs. (59kg)Plays: Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) Favourite Surface: Hard Coach: C.G.K. BhupathiAge Began Tennis: 6 Personal Interests: Swimming, Music Other Information: Ambition in tennis: To be in the Top 20 of the World.Favourite player: Steffi Graf
Career Highlights
- 2005 US Open: reaches 4th round by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6(4), 6-4); 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: reaches her second WTA final but fails to win- 2005 Acura Classic: upsets Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in the third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks into top 50 in world rankings for the first time ever.
- 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships: 2nd Round: Upset reigning US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals- 2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the final and became the first Indian woman to capture a WTA singles title.- 2005 Australian Open singles: 3rd round: 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.- 2003 Junior Wimbledon Championships doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Alisa Kleybanova) to become the youngest Indian and the first Indian w
oman to win a junior Grand Slam title
- 2005 US Open: reaches 4th round by defeating Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets (7-6(4), 6-4); 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: reaches her second WTA final but fails to win- 2005 Acura Classic: upsets Nadia Petrova in 2nd round but loses in the third round to Akiko Morigami of Japan (2-6,6-4,4-6). By beating the 8th-ranked Petrova, she breaks into top 50 in world rankings for the first time ever.
- 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships: 2nd Round: Upset reigning US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals- 2005 Hyderabad Open singles: Won the tournament defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the final and became the first Indian woman to capture a WTA singles title.- 2005 Australian Open singles: 3rd round: 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.- 2003 Junior Wimbledon Championships doubles: Won the tournament (partnering with Alisa Kleybanova) to become the youngest Indian and the first Indian w
oman to win a junior Grand Slam titleSaina Nehwal's Profile
Name - Saina Nehwal
Date of birth : March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17) (age 18)
Place of birth : Hisar, Haryana, India
Handedness : Right
Coach: Pullela Gopichand
Highest Ranking : 10 (December 5, 2008)
Current Ranking : 10 (December 5, 2008)
Weight : 132 lbs (60 kg)
Height : 5’5” (1.67 m)
Date of birth : March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17) (age 18)
Place of birth : Hisar, Haryana, India
Handedness : Right
Coach: Pullela Gopichand
Highest Ranking : 10 (December 5, 2008)
Current Ranking : 10 (December 5, 2008)
Weight : 132 lbs (60 kg)
Height : 5’5” (1.67 m)
Prize acquired
Czechoslovakia Junior Open Tournament - 2003
Silver in Commonwealth Young Game in Australia - 2004
Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament - 2004
Runner up in World Junior Badminton Championship - 2006
Bronze medal in Commonwealth Young Game - 2006
Philippines Open Grand Prix - 2006
Reach to Quarter Final in Beijing Olympic 2008
Winner of Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Open Badminton Tournament - 2008
Czechoslovakia Junior Open Tournament - 2003
Silver in Commonwealth Young Game in Australia - 2004
Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament - 2004
Runner up in World Junior Badminton Championship - 2006
Bronze medal in Commonwealth Young Game - 2006
Philippines Open Grand Prix - 2006
Reach to Quarter Final in Beijing Olympic 2008
Winner of Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Open Badminton Tournament - 2008
Whos best?
Dr Abdul Kalam frisked at Delhi airport
In what is seen as a clear violation of protocol, former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is exempt from security checks, was treated like
an ordinary passenger and frisked by the ground staff of American airliner Continental Airlines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on April 24, 2009 at the insistence of the company's American boss. The former President was on his way to Newark on Continental Airlines Flight CO 083. ( Watch ) Kalam was reportedly forced to wait on the aerobridge even as the airlines security personnel debated whether to put him under the security scanner or not. Kalam was asked to surrender before the security officials for a complete body check and remove his footwear as well. However, the Continental Airlines defended the same saying that it was a regular security check as the policy of the company is to frisk everyone. They also went on to add that there is no special rule for VIP or VVIPs. "He had to go through the entire security check because it is our policy to frisk everyone. This is the policy Continental Airlines follows over the world. There is no special rule for VIP or VVIP. In fact, Kalam was very cooperative and underwent the entire process which happened over a month ago," said the public relations officer of Continental Airlines. The civil aviation ministry has ordered a probe into the incident. Minister Praful Patel said that corrective measures will be taken if anyone is found wrong. He added, "We will ask for correction action from the airline and in case they are proven wrong, we will ask them to tender and apology." Any airline operating in India is given a set of guidelines, which includes the point that our presidents and former presidents are on the VIP list and are exempted from security checks-let alone frisking. This kind of an incident is not one of a kind. There have been instances where Indian VIPs have been treated shabbily at foreign airports. Earlier, Pranab Mukherjee was forced to undergo security checks at the ceremonial lounge in the Moscow airport in 2008, while he was on his way back to India.
an ordinary passenger and frisked by the ground staff of American airliner Continental Airlines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on April 24, 2009 at the insistence of the company's American boss. The former President was on his way to Newark on Continental Airlines Flight CO 083. ( Watch ) Kalam was reportedly forced to wait on the aerobridge even as the airlines security personnel debated whether to put him under the security scanner or not. Kalam was asked to surrender before the security officials for a complete body check and remove his footwear as well. However, the Continental Airlines defended the same saying that it was a regular security check as the policy of the company is to frisk everyone. They also went on to add that there is no special rule for VIP or VVIPs. "He had to go through the entire security check because it is our policy to frisk everyone. This is the policy Continental Airlines follows over the world. There is no special rule for VIP or VVIP. In fact, Kalam was very cooperative and underwent the entire process which happened over a month ago," said the public relations officer of Continental Airlines. The civil aviation ministry has ordered a probe into the incident. Minister Praful Patel said that corrective measures will be taken if anyone is found wrong. He added, "We will ask for correction action from the airline and in case they are proven wrong, we will ask them to tender and apology." Any airline operating in India is given a set of guidelines, which includes the point that our presidents and former presidents are on the VIP list and are exempted from security checks-let alone frisking. This kind of an incident is not one of a kind. There have been instances where Indian VIPs have been treated shabbily at foreign airports. Earlier, Pranab Mukherjee was forced to undergo security checks at the ceremonial lounge in the Moscow airport in 2008, while he was on his way back to India.
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