Perth:After a commendable show on debut in Hopman Cup, India's star tennis player Sania Mirza has suggested that her country be allowed to compete in the mixed team tennis competition without having to go through the qualifiers next year.

Sania and Rohan Bopanna staged upset wins against Czech Republic and Croatia before going down to second seed Spain yesterday and miss out on a final berth.

The 20-year-old Hyderabad girl also sought to underline the fact that Bopanna and she remained an undefeated mixed doubles pair against quality opponents.

"It was great fun. I would like to thank my partner for playing. He played great. We still have an undefeated mixed doubles record. We had great fun. It was a great event to be in," she said.

"One request to (tournament director) Paul (McNamee) is, maybe we shouldn't play qualifying next year," Sania added.

India booked a berth in the competition after winning the Asian Hopman Cup in Hyderabad late last year.

Sania enjoyed a fine run in the tournament, winning her first two singles tie before losing in the third against Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues who is going to partner the Indian at the Australian Open.