Sania Mirza wins Lexington Challenger

Competing in only her second Challenger event, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza [ Images ] clinched the USD 50,000 ITF title in Lexington, USA after an upset win over top seed Julie Coin.

The Indian, who was seeded second in the event, defeated France's [ Images ] Coin 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday.

The last time Sania competed in a Challenger event was way back in 2003.

There was more good news for Sania, who recently got engaged. The 22-year-old rose three places to 80th in this week's WTA singles rankings.

However, she dropped 10 spots to 49th in the WTA doubles list. In the ATP rankings, Leander Paes [ Images ] and Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] held on to their sixth and eighth spot respectively in the doubles list.