New Delhi: Tennis players Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are reuniting to defend their WTA Finals title in Singapore this week. The Indo-Swiss pair had parted ways in August.

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis became the world's No. 1 doubles team after winning 41 matches on-the-trot. They won three grand Slam titles and 11 WTA titles since teaming up in 2015 at Indian Wells.

Sania and Hingis have been seeded second behind the French pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. They are in the bottom half of the draw and will face Chinese Taipei team of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan in their opening match, a quarterfinal.

After splitting with Martina, Sania teamed up with world number 21 Barbora Strycova from the Czech Republic. Martina chose Coco Vandeweghe of the United States of America as her new partner.