Teen tennis sensation Sania Mirza [ Images ] touched a career-high ranking of 72, climbing one spot, in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday.

The Indian ace, who has received a wild card to play in the French Open [ Images ], is recovering from an ankle injury which forced her to miss India's [ Images ] campaign in the recent Fed Cup tennis tournament.

The 18-year-old, who turned professional in 2003, is fast catching up with Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn [ Images ], who is ranked 68.

Sania has a win-loss record of 10-4 this year, with career prize-money earnings of US $129,109.

Despite the nagging injury which troubled her, the year saw Sania win her first WTA title in Hyderabad after putting up a brave fight against eventual winner Serena Williams [ Images ] in the third round of the Australian Open [ Images ].

In March, she upset of No.4 seed Svetlena Kuznetsova in the Dubai [ Images ] Open. Her last tournament was as a wild card in Miami [ Images ], where she lost to Sanchez Lorenzo in the first round.