Sania Mirza's challenge in the $170,000 WTA Tour event in Strasbourg, France, came to an end when she and partner Katarina Kachlikova of Solvakia bowed out in the second round of the doubles event.
The Indo-Slovakia pair, which had upset the top seed Australian pair of Bryanne Stewart and Samantha Stosur in the opening round, went down to Marta Domachowaska of Poland and German Marlene Weingartner 6-7 (2/7), 6-1, 6-7 (5/7) on Thursday night.
Sania and Katarina had earlier come through two tough qualifying rounds, beating France's Emile Banquet and Magda Mahalache of Romania in the first round and Kim Grant of South Africa and Israel's Yevgenia Savransky in the next.
This is the first tournament for the 18-year old Hyderabadi girl on her return from an eight-week injury lay-off.
The first Indian to win a WTA Tour title has gained a direct entry into the French Open singles main draw, beginning Monday in Paris.
