Sania out of Hobart International Tournament

India's Sania Mirza lost the Semi-Final to Russian top seed Anna Chakvetadze 6-4, 6-1 in the Hobart International Tennis Tournament on Thursday January 11, 2007 in Hobart, Tasmania.

Mirza entered the Semis by defeating Australia's Alicia Molik with 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday. She had ended last year with a splendid show at the Doha Asian Games. This year, she almost made it to the finals of Hopman Cup along with Rohan Bopanna

This was her first semi-final in an Australian WTA event. In the earlier rounds, Sania beat Maria Kirilenko and Romina Oprandi, both ranked higher than her.