Six-time Grand slam winner, Sania Mirza has achieved another wonderful feat of staying at the top in women’s doubles world rankings for the 74th consecutive week.
According to her father-cum-coach Imran Mirza, the 29-year-old doubles' expert has now broken the Spanish star Arantxa Sanchez's record in being the proud achiever of the fourth longest streak in the all-time list for women’s doubles' tennis.
For the record, Imran reminds that only three greats of women’s tennis Martina Navratilova, Cara Black and Liezel Huber are ahead of Sania now for the longer streaks at the top of world rankings.
The top three with the longest stay at the top in world rankings are Martina Navratilova (181 weeks), Cara Black (145) and Liezel Huber (134).
This achievement comes in the wake of her two back-to-back title-triumphs in Cincinnati and the Connecticut Opens – the first with new partner Barbora Strycova and the second one with Romanian partner Monica Niculescu.
In 2016 so far, Sania has won seven WTA doubles titles.
It may be mentioned here that Sania has won two back-to-back tournaments with a new partner and will be heading now to the US Open, where she will be partnering Strycova.
“It is a great honour to be in that exalted company! Also, having reigned as the numero uno in the women's doubles for 74 weeks," Imran commented.
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