Sania-Hingis duo wins Singapore BNP Paribas WTA Finals

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✷ Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis has won the 2015 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Women’s double category.

✷ In the final match which was played in Singapore the Indo-Swiss duo defeated Spanish pair of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro by 6-0, 6-3 score.

✷ The Indo-Swiss pair have earlier won eight women's doubles titles this year, including two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the US Open, since joining forces in March.The Indo-Swiss pair have also secured 2015’s WTA Year-End world number one ranking in Women’s double category.

✷ The partnership between Hingis and Mirza began at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in March, where they clinched their first title as a team.

Martina Hingis :-

✷ Hingis, 35, has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame due to her 94 WTA titles over the past 20 years, which include 49 doubles titles. In 1997, Hingis became the youngest women's player to be ranked World No.1 in singles (16 years old) and the youngest-ever doubles No.1 in 1998 (17 years old).

Sania Mirza :-

✷ Mirza, 28, has also made history by becoming the first Indian woman to achieve the No.1 ranking. The Indian star has clinched 32 WTA doubles titles including two Grand Slam titles, achieved this year. In August, Sania was presented with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor.