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'Ace Against Odds' is the autobiography of:
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Answer: Option B — Sania Mirza
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"Ace Against Odds" is the autobiography of the Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, written with her father, Imran Mirza, and published in July 2016. It was launched by the actor Shah Rukh Khan.
About the book:
- It describes her childhood in Hyderabad, where she started playing tennis at the age of six, and the difficulties her family faced in supporting her career.
- It covers her success as a junior, including the Wimbledon girls' doubles title in 2003, and her rise in professional tennis.
- It discusses the controversies she faced, such as criticism of her dress, religious objections, and debates over her choice of partners, as well as her many injuries.
- It describes her achievement of becoming world number one in women's doubles in April 2015.
About Sania Mirza:
- She was born in 1986 in Mumbai and grew up in Hyderabad.
- In 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title (Hyderabad Open).
- She reached a career-high singles ranking of 27 in 2007, the highest for an Indian woman.
She won six Grand Slam titles: three in women's doubles (Wimbledon 2015, US Open 2015 and Australian Open 2016, all with Martina Hingis) and three in mixed doubles (Australian Open 2009 with Mahesh Bhupathi, French Open 2012 with Bhupathi, and US Open 2014 with Bruno Soares).
She won many Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medals.
She received the Arjuna Award (2004), the Padma Shri (2006), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2015) and the Padma Bhushan (2016).
She retired from professional tennis in February 2023.
Autobiographies of other Indian sportswomen:
- Saina Nehwal: "Playing to Win" (2012).
- Mary Kom: "Unbreakable" (2013).
- T. Usha: "Golden Girl" (1987).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Saina Nehwal's autobiography is "Playing to Win".
- ✗V. Sindhu has not written an autobiography of this name.
- ✗Ankita Raina is an Indian tennis player but did not write this book.
Quick tip
Remember: "Ace Against Odds" = Sania Mirza (2016, with her father Imran Mirza); 6 Grand Slam titles; first Indian woman WTA singles title (2005); "Playing to Win" = Saina Nehwal.
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