Qatar Open: Sania Mirza, Andreja Klepac eliminated from tournament in semi-final defeat
Sania and her Slovenian partner lost 5-7, 6-2, 5-10 to America's Nicole Melichar and Dutch player Demi Schuurs in one hour and 28 minutes.
File image of Sania Mirza. Reuters
Doha: Sania Mirza's first tournament in more than a year ended with a semi-final defeat as she was ousted from the Qatar Total Open along with her partner Andreja Klepac, on Thursday.
Sania and her Slovenian partner lost 5-7, 6-2, 5-10 to America's Nicole Melichar and Dutch player Demi Schuurs in one hour and 28 minutes.
Playing against players, who are ranked 11 and 12 in the world was tough but it was a decent outing for Sania, who recovered from COVID-19
recently, and her partner.
It was the first tournament for the Indian since last February.
Sania and Klepac split USD 10000 and earned 185 ranking points each. Since Sania was not defending many points, it will help her improve her ranking.
Sania will break back into top-200 and is expected to climb to the 177th spot from the current 254.
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