After An 'Incredible' 2014, Sania Mirza Targets Number One Spot

HYDERABAD: Having ended a successful year with victory in the WTA Tour Finals, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has set her sights on becoming the doubles world number one next season.

"That's pretty amazing. People expect that much of me and wish so much for me. Like I said, I am getting closer to my goal which is to try and be number one in the world. I got a Slam this year, won the Championships. That's one of my goals. So, I will try and be number one. Hopefully, that will happen next year," she told reporters here.

Zimbabwe's Cara Black, left, and India's Sania Mirza celebrate after defeating Taiwain's Hsieh Su-Wei and China's Peng Shuai in the doubles final at the WTA tennis finals. AP

Zimbabwe's Cara Black, left, and India's Sania Mirza celebrate after defeating Taiwain's Hsieh Su-Wei and China's Peng Shuai in the doubles final at the WTA tennis finals. AP

Sania won the prestigious WTA Tour doubles title with Zimbabwean Cara Black in Singapore, a mixed doubles title at the U.S Open besides winning the mixed doubles gold at the Asian Games.

She said the year has been "incredible" for her.

"To finish off the season like this, it's good. Basically, I achieved what any tennis player wants to achieve in a year, win a Slam, win a gold medal and win the year-end Championships. It has been an incredible year for me. Especially, to finish off the partnership (with Black) this way, on such a high, winning the way we did in the final. It has been pretty amazing," she said.

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