Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have won their 3rd Grand Slam title and 36th match on the trot. The top seeds were challenged in the opening set by the seventh seed pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka but sealed the second in emphatic fashion to win 7-6, 6-3. The top seeds are just nine matches away from equalling the all-time record of 44 set by Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova in 1990.

Recognised as the WTA’s ‘Doubles Team of the Year’ last December, the pair began their career together flawlessly, winning the first three tournaments they played early in 2015. India and Switzerland may seem like worlds apart, but as the home countries of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza, the pairing proves to be nothing less than a beautiful harmony.

It was third career Grand Slam women’s doubles title for Sania, 29, who has also won Wimbledon (2015) and US Open (2015) crowns. It was the 12th doubles title for 35-year-old Martina, who has five Australian Opens (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002), two French Opens (1998, 2000), three at Wimbledon (1996, 1998, 2015) and two US Open (1998, 2015) titles.