After not even losing a set in their first two tournaments together in Indian Wells and Miami, Hingis and Mirza were certainly tested in Charleston - they lost sets in their quarterfinal and semifinal matches, even facing match point against Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova in the semis.
But the No.1-seeded Swiss-Indian duo beat Casey Dellacqua and Darija Jurak in straight sets for the title, 6-0, 6-4, missing two match points at 5-3 in the second set but closing it out a game later.
"It's a dream for every kid to be No.1 one day," Mirza said to the crowd at the trophy ceremony.
"I can't think of a better person to do it with. When we came here we had one thing in mind, to get No.1, and she really helped me get there.
She helped me through some tough moments this week. She's just a great person and a great player. We also become the No.1 team in the world today with this.
"I hope we have many, many more tournaments and end the year on a high as well." Mirza kept the smiles coming as she kept praising Hingis, a former World No.1 herself.
"I don't want to make you feel old, but I did watch you as a kid!" she said, drawing laughter from Hingis and the crowd.
"You were an idol to most young girls at the time. You made it when you were 15!"
But the No.1-seeded Swiss-Indian duo beat Casey Dellacqua and Darija Jurak in straight sets for the title, 6-0, 6-4, missing two match points at 5-3 in the second set but closing it out a game later.
"It's a dream for every kid to be No.1 one day," Mirza said to the crowd at the trophy ceremony.
"I can't think of a better person to do it with. When we came here we had one thing in mind, to get No.1, and she really helped me get there.
She helped me through some tough moments this week. She's just a great person and a great player. We also become the No.1 team in the world today with this.
"I hope we have many, many more tournaments and end the year on a high as well." Mirza kept the smiles coming as she kept praising Hingis, a former World No.1 herself.
"I don't want to make you feel old, but I did watch you as a kid!" she said, drawing laughter from Hingis and the crowd.
"You were an idol to most young girls at the time. You made it when you were 15!"
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