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By The Numbers: Hingis & Mirza

By The Numbers: Hingis & Mirza

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Defending champions Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza became the first players to qualify for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. The Co-No.1s started the year with their third straight Grand Slam title and have been all but invincible since, capturing a total of five titles in the first six months of the 2016 season.

Want more Santina stats? We’ve compiled the most important numbers behind Hingis and Mirza’s superb doubles careers – together and apart.

92 – Hingis (55) and Mirza (37) have won a total of 92 doubles titles throughout their careers.

41 – Hingis and Mirza went undefeated from the US Open to Qatar Total Open, the longest winning streak since 1990.

9 – The pair earned nine titles during their streak, including two Grand Slams and the WTA Finals crown.

14 – As a team, Santina has won 14 titles together and will look to defend their doubles title in Singapore at the WTA Finals this year.

3 – Mirza is returning to the WTA Finals for the third consecutive year.

2 – Mirza is a perfect 8-0 in doubles matches at the WTA Finals winning the title in 2014 with Cara Black and 2015 with Hingis.

1661 – Throughout their careers, Hingis (960) and Mirza (701) have combined to win 1,661 matches in singles and doubles matches combined.

111 – Mirza (63) and Hingis (58) have combined to spend 111 weeks at the top of the WTA Doubles Rankings, including 23 weeks as Co-No.1s.

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  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Former World No.1 Maria Sharapova has picked up one of the wildcards for May’s Mutua Madrid Open as she plans her WTA comeback.

“Sharapova requested an invitation to play in the tournament and after considering it, we decided to give her a wildcard,” said Manolo Santana, the tournament director, in a statement.

“Maria is one of the best players of the last 15 years and also a past winner of our tournament. In Madrid she always plays well and I’m sure she will come back to the courts highly motivated and hoping to do well in her first tournaments.”

Sharapova, 29, last won the event in 2014, beating Simona Halep, 1-6 6-2 6-3, in the final.

“Sharapova is one of those players that all tennis fans want to see,” added Mutua Madrid Open CEO and President Gerard Tsobanian. “Her presence in the Caja Mágica is great news for the tournament, for the fans and also for the city of Madrid.”

The Russian makes her return to the tour in Stuttgart in April following her positive test for a banned substance in 2016.

Tickets and season tickets for the Mutua Madrid Open can be purchased at www.madrid-open.com and entradas.com.

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