Sania is now fourth Indian player from the current lot to feature in the doubles top-10.
Veteran stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi and ever-improving Rohan Bopanna figure in the top-10 in the ATP doubles ranking chart.
Sania won three doubles title in the current calender to take the overall number to 12 trophies. She triumphed at Indian Wells and Charleston with Vesnina and at College Park with Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova.
"Woke up to find out I cracked the top 10 in the world:) thanks each and everyone of you for the support and love all these years," Sania wrote on her twitter page.
"Needed some good news to lift up spirits after this silly knee injury...hope to recover soon," her next tweet read. More
(Published 12 September 2011, 11:30 IST)
JOIN US