After splitting two very close sets against two-time Grand Slam champions Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, Hingis and Mirza - who were playing just their second Grand Slam together - saw their hopes of a first major fading away as they fell behind 5-2 in the third set, just a game away from going out.
But a fierce rally saw them draw level at 5-all, and after a roughly half hour break for the Centre Court roof to be closed due to fading light, the No.1-seeded Swiss-Indian duo came out stronger, breaking the No.2-seeded Russians one last time then serving it out for a gritty 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 victory.
It was a milestone for both of them - Hingis won her 10th Grand Slam doubles title, and first since the 2002 Australian Open with Anna Kournikova, and Mirza won her very first Grand Slam doubles title.
Mirza is now the first Indian ever to win a Grand Slam women's doubles title.
Hingis and Mirza, already the No.1-ranked team in the world, will now return to No.1 on the Road To Singapore doubles leaderboard, the journey to the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
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