Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis: World no. 1 pair notches up 37th straight win in Saint Petersburg

New Delhi: Continuing their red-hot form, doubles world number one pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis notched up their 37th straight win on Thursday at Saint Petersburg.

Competing for the first time after lifting the season opening Grand Slam title in Melbourne, the Indo-Swiss team beat Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) and Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) 7-5, 7-5 in Ladies Trophy first round.

The streak continues!@MHingis and @MirzaSania begin #LadiesTrophy with their 37th straight win! #WTA https://t.co/pWtQCoYGR2 — WTA (@WTA) February 11, 2016

Known as the 'Santina' in the tennis circles, the top seeds seemed to struggle holding their service games, like their unseeded opponents. But the experienced pair took just under one and half hour to wrap up the match in St. Petersburg.

In an incredible feat, the pair are on a title winning spree, having already captured eight titles in a row. They won five straight titles in 2015, starting from the US Open and before the Australian Open now.

They are eight matches away from equaling the all-time record of 44 set by Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova in 1990.

In the next round, they will play Russians Daria Kasatkina and Elena Vesnina.

Team #Santina getting educational inspiration at the Russian museum in St.Petersburg @MirzaSania pic.twitter.com/fsepij46OK — Martina Hingis (@mhingis) February 10, 2016

Before the tournament, Santina visited historic Russian museum in St.Petersburg.