HYDERABAD: India's tennis ace Sania Mirza, who rose to dizzy heights of the game during the year, will spend a quiet "closed door" birthday with her family here on Tuesday, her mother said.Though career-wise it has been a successful year - with her WTA ranking lifted from 170 to a record 31 - the family has decided to opt for simple celebrations at home instead of a public extravaganza. Sania will celebrate her 19th birthday with father Imran Mirza, mother Naseema and younger sister Anam at their residence in Jubilee Hills neighbourhood.
"It will be a quiet birthday," Naseema told IANS. "It will be a closed-door family affair.
"There are no plans to have any sponsorship announcement on that day," said Naseema, who along with Imran played a key role in shaping their daughter's career...
Top-10 ranking by 2006 end a realistic target for Sania
From wild card to draw card, the year gone by has truly been one of fairy tale success for Sania Mirza who celebrates her 19th birthday tomorrow.
It was around this time last year that the teenager earned a wild card entry into the main draw of the Australian Open. Twelve months from then, she is not just ensured of a direct entry but would also be a major crowd puller at the first Grand Slam on the calendar.
The Cindrella of Indian tennis, however, has no grandiose ambitions for the new year.
"It has been a great year for me. I hope the new one also turns out to be similarly good, if not better," Sania told PTI.
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