The umpire of her match against Venus Williams awarded her an extra point in the second set tie break. 8 Venus Williams in the second round before losing to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinal. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Karolina Šprem, Croatia: She has won eight titles (seven singles, one doubles) all at the ITF level.
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However on February 4, 2008, Mirza said that she would stop appearing in tennis tournaments held in India, starting with the 2008 Bangalore Open the following month, citing the series of controversies about her tennis outfits and upon advice by her manager.
In 2006, Mirza was awarded a Padma Shri, India's fourth highest honor for her achievements as a Tennis player. In winning, with Mahesh Bhupathi, the Mixed Doubles event at the 2009 Australian Open, she became the first Indian woman to win any grand slam event. In 2004, she finished runner-up at the Asian Tennis Championship. Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. Earlier in 2005, she had become the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 U.S. She holds the distinction of being the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tennis tournament. She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 14 in doubles.
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She began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. Sun Life Stadium remains the home to the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes (NCAA).Sania Mirza, India: Mirza was brought up in Hyderabad in a religious Muslim family. The Marlins played their last game at the stadium on Septemagainst the Washington Nationals. They moved into their new ballpark, Marlins Park, in April 2012. Two HD videoboards are located atop opposite ends of the upper deck to provide fans with video replays and scores around the league.Īlthough the Marlins played at one of the worst stadiums in baseball they have had several successful teams, winning the World Series in 19. Nicknamed the teal monster, an out-of-town scoreboard was located here until 2010 when it was replaced with advertisements. The left field wall was 33 feet high as seats for football were retracted behind the fence. Built mainly for football, the outfield fence had many quirks and different angles providing for some interesting plays in the outfield. At various times throughout the Marlins tenure at Sun Life Stadium tarps have covered many of the upper decks to lessen the effect of having empty seats during the baseball season. The majority of the seats in the upper deck, except behind homeplate were closed for baseball, giving Sun Life Stadium a seating capacity of just over 36,000.
Three main levels, consisting of 75,000 orange and teal seats surrounded the playing field. On April 5, 1993, the Florida Marlins played their first game at the stadium. Retractable seating on the north side of the stadium was added, a baseball press box in the southwest corner of the facility was constructed, dugouts were built, and a hydraulic disappearing pitcher’s mound was installed. In order to accommodate baseball several changes were made at Sun Life Stadium. In 1991, Major League Baseball awarded South Florida a baseball franchise. The facility is now known as Sun Life Stadium after Sun Life Financial purchased the naming rights for $7.5 million annually for five years. In May 2009, the stadium’s naming rights were briefly bought by Land Shark Lager, a beer that Jimmy Buffett markets in a deal with Anheuser-Busch.
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Originally known as Joe Robbie Stadium, it was renamed Pro Player Stadium in 1996 and renamed Dolphin Stadium in January 2005. The stadium hosted 13 pre-season baseball games prior being award the Marlins and has had several names over the years. When the stadium was built for the Dolphins, Joe Robbie insisted on a rectangular grandstand layout that was wider than needed for football believing that baseball would possibly come to Miami. Three levels of seats enclose the entire stadium. In August 1987, the first football games was played at the stadium. After a site was selected, construction began December 1, 1985. Miami Dolphins (NFL) owner Joe Robbie first lobbied for a new stadium in 1984 for the Dolphins. Opening in 1987, Sun Life Stadium (then called Joe Robbie Stadium) was the first stadium built primarily for football, and later used permanently for baseball. The 2011 season marked the 18th and final season for the Marlins at Sun Life Stadium as they move into their new stadium in 2012.
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