Sania Mirza sailed through first two rounds of qualifying and is now set to meet Israel's Shahar Peer in the final round in the $585,000 WTA tennis tournament in Stanford, USA, the second event in her build-up to the US Open Grand Slam.
The Indian, who climbed up to six places to 64th in the latest WTA rankings after her quarterfinal appearance in Cincinnati last week, pulled off facile victories in the first two qualifying rounds of the tough Tier II event.
Fifth seed Sania defeated Lindsey Lee-Waters of USA, ranked 95, 6-1 6-3 in the second round after a 6-3 6-3 win over Maureen Drake of Canada, ranked 260th, according to information received here today.
Earlier, in the day American-born Indian Shikha Uberoi, and her younger sister Neha Uberoi, who is representing USA, also entered the final qualifying round.
Shikha, ranked 131, upset second seed Jill Craybas of USA, ranked 56, 6-4 6-4 in the second round after her hard fought first round win against Shenay Perry of USA 1-6 7-6 (5) 6-2. She next plays Marissa Irvin of USA.
The 19-year-old Neha, also in top form, defeated her higher rated compatriots Teryn Ashley 6-3 4-6 6-2 and Meilen Tu 7-6 (4) 6-2 to reach the third and final round in the qualifying.
Neha now faces the seventh seed Alina Jidkova Russia, ranked 79.
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