Sania Mirza’s first tournament in more than a year ended with a semi-final defeat as she was ousted from the Qatar Open along with her partner Andreja Klepac, here on Thursday.

Sania and her Slovenian partner lost 5-7, 6-2, 5-10 to America’s Nicole Melichar and Dutch player Demi Schuurs in one hour and 28 minutes.