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Sania records 500th pro win at Brussels Open

Source: PTI
May 23, 2012 16:06 IST
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Sania Mirza recorded the 500th win of her professional career when she, along with American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands, advanced to the doubles quarter-finals of the WTA Brussels Open in Brussels, Belgium.

The fourth seed Indo-American pair got the better of Mervana Jugic-Salkic and Sandra Klemenschits 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the $637,400 clay court premier event.

Sania MirzaThey took an hour and five minutes to dispatch their rivals and now face wild cards Elena Bovina and Alison Van Uytvanck.

It was Sania's 230th win in doubles. She has 270 singles victories to her credit.

However, in the singles event of the same tournament, Sania fell in the first round after she lost 1-6, 5-7 to Monica Niculescu of Romania.

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