Sania Mirza and
Martina Hingis Crowned World Champions in a Phenomenal Year
Sania Mirza and Martina
Hingis dominated the women's doubles in 2015 winning Wimbledon and US Open's
and seven other Grand Prix events to cap a super year
Sania and Martina teamed
up as a pair only in March this year and quickly proved a force to be
reckoned with in 2015, winning two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the US Open, and seven Grand Prix tournaments.
Thus making the women’s doubles events very much their own.
They won their last 22
matches from the start of the US Open through wins in Asia at Guangzhou, Wuhan,
Beijing and the WTA Finals, ending the year with a 55-7 record. It is a phenomenal record
for the pair and justified their top rankings.
“I am very honoured to
receive this award from the ITF after what has been a great year for me and
Martina. It is incredible that we have achieved so much in such a short time
playing together. I am grateful to everyone that has helped me throughout my
career and I hope that my success can inspire other girls in India” Sania said.
Martina said, “It is a great honour to be named ITF
Women’s Doubles World Champions. Sania and I have enjoyed every minute of the
season and we hope to continue in 2016 in the same fashion. We are set to join
a long list of champions and it is a privilege to be recognised alongside
them.”
The ITF also announced
American Serena Williams and Serbian Novak
Djokovic as the 2015 ITF World Champions.
Williams is named Women”s World Champion for the sixth
time, while this is the fifth occasion that Djokovic has received the honour.
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