Sania Mirza completes 80 consecutive weeks as World No. 1 doubles player Tuesday Oct 18,2016

Sania Mirza has completed 80 consecutive weeks as the World No. 1 doubles player.

Sania Mirza, who has been in sublime form in the last few years, took to social micro-blogging site Twitter to confirm the news.

Today I complete 80 consecutive weeks as the number 1 player in d world its been an amazing journey and just inspires me to work harder @WTA pic.twitter.com/BsHoeU0YAT

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) October 18, 2016

Sania Mirza created history last season where she became the first Indian woman to hold the No.1 ranking after winning the Volvo Car Open in Charleston with her former partner Martina Hingis

 

Sania Mirza is behind the trio of Martina Navratilova (181 weeks), Cara Black (145)and Liezel Huber (134) in the list of players having spent the most number of consecutive weeks as the top doubles tennis player in the world.

Sania Mirza has won 40 career doubles titles which includes three Grand Slams