Sania Mirza dedicated her win at Wimbledon to India and all her supporters worldwide.

Sania and Martina Hingis beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the women's doubles final this weekend.

She told reporters in Hyderabad, "As a child, I always wanted to play in Wimbledon. I am fortunate enough to win four Grand Slams.

"I am honoured to come from a country which has such a passion for sport. This win is for India and all the people who supported me."

"This is a great time for Indian tennis - we've returned with three Wimbledon titles. (But) We are not the most tennis-friendly nation. We lack a system. I think we need that."

Swiss Hingis, now 34, was a singles champion at the age of 16 in 1997 at the All England Club and won doubles titles in 1996 and 1998, since when she has retired twice but been tempted back.

She and Indian Mirza struck up a strong doubles partnership that has taken them to the top of the world rankings.

It seemed Makarova and Vesnina would come through with comfort when they led 5-2 in the deciding set, after Hingis dropped serve, but they did not win another game.

Three break points had been spurned by the Swiss-Indian combination in the seventh game, and another three slid by in the ninth, but a fourth in the same game was seized upon.

Mirza, 28, has given up singles - as Hingis has - to focus on doubles.

She agreed the crowd support had inspired the comeback.

"To come out here at Wimbledon, this is something we dream of as kids," Mirza said. "I always say this. Every kid that picks up a tennis racquet, this is about winning Wimbledon or playing at Wimbledon one day. I think I'm speaking for both of us, we feel privileged to be here.

"When we came out at five-all, we had goosebumps. The energy on the court, we were getting a standing ovation, it was unbelievable. We both came out and I said, 'This is what we play for, this is what we work for, this energy'."