Sania also advanced in the mixed doubles third round along with compatriot Rohan Bopanna.

Sania and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina, seeded fourth in the tournament, came from behind to beat unseeded Spanish pair of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the women's doubles quarter—final. Later in the day, Sania and Bopanna scored a 7-5, 6-2 win over Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia in the second round. After winning the first set in tie-break, the Indian duo broke its opponents in the second game of the second set to take a 3-0 lead. Sania and Bopanna were then up 5-2 before breaking their opponents' serve once again to take the second set 6-2 and seal a place in the third round.