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  1. • After Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi declined to play in the men's doubles event at the 2012 Olympics with Leander Paes, Paes demanded Mirza to be his partner for the mixed doubles event. However, Sania wanted to play with Mahesh Bhupathi and accused the All India Tennis Association (AITA) of using her as 'bait' to keep Paes happy.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sania_MirzaSania Mirza - Wikipedia

    Sania Mirza ( ˈsaːnijaː ˈmirzaː; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles.

  3. Feb 21, 2023 · Sania Mirza is, quite simply, India's first female tennis superstar. While Leander Paes, with his 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze and many accolades, guided Indian tennis into the new millennium, tennis fans around the country were pining for someone to champion the tricolour on the women’s arena.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leander_PaesLeander Paes - Wikipedia

    Leander Adrian Paes OLY [3] ( / peɪs / PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. [4] Paes won eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.

  5. Aug 2, 2012 · London - Champion shuttler Saina Nehwal rewrote history by becoming the first Indian to cruise into the Olympics badminton semi-final while the crack mixed doubles tennis combination of...

  6. With 18 Grand Slam titles, Leander Paes is India’s most successful tennis player and is regarded as one of the best doubles players of all time. Mahesh Bhupati was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam while Sania Mirza is the only Indian woman to win a Grand Slam.

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  8. Leander Paes. The name most synonymous with Indian tennis, Olympic bronze medallist Leander Paes has four Australian Open doubles titles – one men’s doubles and three mixed doubles - in his almost three-decade-long career. It has made him the most successful Indian at the Grand Slam.