The Resume

(November 15, 1986- )
Resides in Hydrabad, India
5'7
Highest ranking: 42 (August 2005)
Won Arjuna award (2004)
With Alisa Kleybanova of Russia, won Wimbledon Girls' Doubles Championship (2003)
First Indian woman to rank in the top 50
First Indian woman to reach the 3rd round of a grand slam (Australian Open - January 2005)
First Indian woman to reach the 4th round of a grand slam (U.S. Open - September 2005)
First Indian woman to win a WTA singles championship (Hyderabad Open Finals-February 12, 2005)

Why she might be annoying:

She is hairy.
She felt the need to have two bodyguards with her during the 2005 US Open.
Some Muslims are upset with her short tennis outfits, believing a woman needs to dress modestly.
She uses the goofy double handed backhand.
She doesn't like apples and bananas.
She enjoys rap music.

Why she might not be annoying:

She answered her Muslim critics by saying she is not perfect and that Muslims are forgiving and they should forgive her.
She had to learn tennis without a coach and playing on cobblestone.
She moved up from ranking 206th at the start of the 2005 season to as high as 42.
She has defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova.
She is a devout Muslim, who prays five times a day.
She has powerful legs.
She likes to surf the internet.
Adidas has sponsored her since she was twelve.
She does three hours of fitness daily.
She is pleased that a number of Indians selected her as their favorite athlete over cricket players.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• FHM-India's 100 Sexiest Women [2008] (Ranked: 82)
• FHM-India's 100 Sexiest Women [2009] (Ranked: 38)
• I am East Indian
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm a Woman in Shades
• Muslim Sports Heroes
• Oddjack.com's 10 Sexiest Women of Tennis [February 2006] (Ranked: 7)
• Profiles 15751-16000 (Ranked: 15751)
• Tennis Stars
• Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential of 2016 [April 2016]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 62 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 23.81% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 230 Votes: 59.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 62 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 67 Votes: 40.30% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 129 Votes: 60.47% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 54.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 287 Votes: 58.54% Annoying