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Sania Mirza is a ____ player.
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Football

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Hint: Sania Mirza is one of the most famous players of India. She took birth on 15th November, 1986 in Mumbai city. After her birth, her family moved to Hyderabad. She belongs to a sunni muslim family.

Complete answer:
Sania Mirza is a professional tennis player in India. Sania won six Grand slam titles in her tennis career. Sania Mirza started his tennis practice at the age when she was only 6 years old. Her father trained her. She turned into a professional tennis player in the year 203. In the starting she won 10 singles and 13 doubles titles as a junior player. She also first won the 2003 Wimbledon Championship Girl’s doubles title, her partner is Alisa Kleybanova.

In 2004, at her hometown, Mirza was granted entry by wild card. She lost in three sets. She also won her first WTA double title at the same event and her partner was Liezel Huber.

In 2015-2016, Sania Mirza rose to World No. 1 tennis player. In August 2016, Sania Mirza and Hingis announced that they split as a team and also they cite their last performance with 2016 WTA finals that was the last event they attended together.

Additional information: In the year 2009, Sania Mirza got engaged with her childhood friend Sohrab Mirza, but their wedding was called off. Later, on 12 April 2010, she got married to famous Pakistani Cricketer Sohaib Malik. Their wedding ceremony was organized at Hotel Taj Krishna in Hyderabad and their Walima ceremony was held in Sialkot, Pakistan. Both of them announced that Sania gave birth to a baby boy in October, 2018.

Thus, the correct answer is option A i.e, Tennis.

Note: In the late 2018, Sania Mirza announced that she may be returned to professional tennis for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Then later, she returned to the tour at Hobart International in January 2020. The team won the tournament by beating Peeng Shuai and Zhang Shuai in the final.