Sania Mirza Comeback (2020-22). Retired 2023

[PKBasu]

Dabrowski is still ranked 10th in the live WTA Doubles rankings. That is a stunning pair of wins for Sania.
Next up is a semifinal against second-seeded Demi Schuurs and Nicole Melichar, who are respectively 11th and 12th in the doubles live rankings.

[sameerph]

Sania-Klepac lost 57 62 5-10 in the SF against the second seeds. Still, great comeback week for Sania.

On to Dubai next week.

[jaydeep]

Yes, a positive week for Sania.

[PKBasu]

WTA1000 Dubai Duty Free Championships 2021

[R1] Sania Mirza/Andreja Klepac (IND/SLO) d. Zheng Saisai/Shelby Rogers (CHN, 27 / USA, 48s) 61 63

[prasen9]

That is a good win. Yeh dil maange more.

[PKBasu]

Sania/Andreja lost in the last-16 to the 7th seeds 36 36 . That is a pretty bad loss. Sania is already 157 in the live doubles rankings, though, and hence already India #2.

[suresh]

Sania's partner Kim Clijster's has got injured and Sania is not playing at Miami and Charleston.

[Dinesh]

That was rather an odd choice to depend on a wildcard situation with Kim Clijsters when she hasn’t picked up a racquet since the USO first round match last year. There were rumors about her playing with Vesnina. Seems the Russian decided not to come to the US while being a mother of a young child herself.

[vparam]

Anyone have an update as to when Sania will play next. She was supposed to play Miami back in March but her partner was injured. As far as I know, Sania is healthy so was wondering why she hasn't played in over 2 months.

[PKBasu]

Sania was supposed to play doubles this week with Bethanie Mattek-Sands at Nottingham, but they aren't in the draw. I presume Bethanie wanted to rest after playing the women's doubles final on Sunday at the French Open. They should be playing together next week at Birmingham, and then at Wimbledon.

[jayakris]

Sania plays doubles R1 today with Ons Jabeur at the WTA 250 Cincinnati Open. They play by late afternoon, after a singles match for Jabeur and some rest.

[R1] Sania Mirza (IND)/ Ons Jabeur (TUN) vs Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)/ Elena Rybakina (KAZ)

Further Updates from Cincinnati will be in the pre-USO US ATP/WTA thread.

[iShUuU]

At Ostrava Open -

[R1] (2) Mirza/Zhang d. Moore/Bektas 67 75 [10-7]

[PKBasu]

Sania is still struggling with fitness/stamina issues, clearly. Last week and this, she is partnering Shuai Zhang, who won the US Open doubles title (partnering Samantha Stosur, beating Gauff/McNally in the final). Last week, they lost in the QF (after winning a round) to Minnen/Van Uytvank. This week, they struggled to a victory in an STB in R1 at the Ostrava Open. QF against Danilina/Marozava later today. This is the sort of match that Sania would normally win with ease, but she is still a bit low on confidence and match fitness (quite different from her dramatic return to the circuit in Jan 2020, with a title win at Hobart).

But that R1 win at Ostrava takes Sania back into the top-100 of the live WTA doubles rankings -- to 99 (and hence India #1), just ahead of Ankita Raina (who hasn't played the last few weeks, and is now ranked 101).

[suresh]

A win is a win is a win. Go Sania.

[QF] (2) Mirza/Zhang d. Danilina/Marozava 6-3 3-6 10-6

[Omkara]

A win is a win is a win. Go Sania.

[QF] (2) Mirza/Zhang d. Danilina/Marozava 6-3 3-6 10-6

Why is this bad?