Sania Mirza confirms her retirement from tennis, Dubai Championships to be her last outing

Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza has anunced that she will take retirement from game at next month’s Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships. Mirza was due to hang up her boots at end of last year's season. However, an untimely injury forced her to change her retirement plans, which she h even anunced on her official Instagram handle. Mirza has w said that she likes to do things on her own terms and that is why she didn't want to be forced out by injury. 

"I was going to stop right after WTA Finals, because we were going to make WTA Finals, but I tore my tendon in my elbow right before US Open so I h to pull out of everything. And honestly, person that I am, I like to do things on my own terms. So I don’t want to be forced out by injury. So I’ve been training," Mirza told wtatennis.com.

" plan is to try and retire in Dubai during Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships. I’m 36, and honestly my body is beaten, that is main reason for it. And I really don’t have capacity in my mind to emotionally push that much anymore. I turned pro in 2003. Priorities change, and w my priority is t to push my body to limit every single day," she ded.

Mirza's career

Mirza, who me her professional debut in 2003, has been face of India's women's tennis for past 19 years. Besides winning six Grand Slam doubles titles in her illustrious career, Mirza climbed to a career-high ranking of 27th in WTA singles rankings in 2007, making her first female Indian singles player to reach top 100. In doubles, Mirza became World . 1 in April 2015, becoming female Indian tennis player to reach summit. However, Indian star could only keep hold of top spot for 21 months before dropping down in rankings tally in January 2017.

Im: WTA