Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came up with another wonderful performance on November 1 to win the women’s doubles title of the prestigious $7 million WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and comprehensively underline that they were the best women’s tennis pair of the year. Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis crowned WTA Finals 2015 champions and secures No. 1 in doubles ranking presented by Dubai Duty Free.
The Indo-Swiss pair brushed aside Spaniards Gabrine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-3 to capture the WTA doubles title. The top-seeded pair took a little over an hour to win their ninth title of the year.
Recent Titles won by Sania and Hingis:-
- Hingis and Mirza are 9-1 in finals this season, with two Grand Slam titles (Wimbledon, US Open)
- Five WTA Premier titles (BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells, Miami Open, Family Circle Cup – Charleston, Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, China Open – Beijing)
- One WTA International title (Guangzhou International Women’s Open). They have now stretched their unbeaten streak to 22 matches.
About WTA:-
The WTA Finals is an annual event played by the top-8 players/pairs of the year who are divided into two round robin groups — red and white. The top-2 of each group progresses to the semi-finals and the winners to the finals. The championship is generally considered the fifth most prestigious event on the women’s tour after the four Grand Slam tournaments. It also has the largest prize money and ranking points after the Grand Slams.
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Who is the second sports person to conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015- the country’s highest sporting award?
