Mariya Yurevna Sharapova Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Template:Eastern Slavic nameMaria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова; IPA: [mˠɐˈrʲijə jʉrʲjɪvnə ʂɐˈrapəvə] (13px ); born 19 April 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player who as of October 6, 2014 is ranked world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the top Russian player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 33 WTA singles titles, including five Grand Slam singles titles. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004. The WTA has ranked Sharapova world No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005, and last held the ranking for the fifth time for four weeks from June 11, 2012 to July 8, 2012. She has been in nine Grand Slam finals with a record of 5–4 with her most recent Grand Slam coming at the 2014 French Open where she won her second French Open title and fifth Grand Slam title overall.Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 at age 17, when she defeated two-time defending champion and top seed Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for her first Grand Slam singles title. She entered the top 10 of the WTA Rankings with the win. The world No. 1 ranking followed in 2005, along with subsequent major titles at the 2006 US Open, 2008 Australian Open, 2012 French Open and 2014 French Open.By winning the 2012 French Open, she became the sixth woman in the Open Era to complete the career Grand Slam in singles. In the same year, she won an Olympic silver medal in the London 2012 Olympics. Also, by winning her second French Open title at the 2014 French Open, she became only the 12th woman in the Open Era to win 5 or more grand slam singles titles, and she is now tied with Martina Hingis with 5 grand slam singles titles in the Open Era.Sharapova has been forced out of the game twice due to shoulder injuries. In late 2008, she was forced out of the game until May 2009 due to shoulder injuries, and rebounded by winning the 2012 French Open, and again in mid 2013, her shoulder flared up once and she was forced out of the game until early 2014. She once again rebounded by winning the 2014 French Open.Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has been featured in many advertisements, including for Nike, Prince, and Canon, and is the face of several fashion houses, most notably Cole Haan. Since February 2007, she has been a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, concerned specifically with the Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time, and in March 2012 was named one of the "100 Greatest of All Time" by Tennis Channel.
Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Athlete
Nominations
Best Female Athlete ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year, Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award, Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year
Star Sign
Aries
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Trademark
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Sexy voice
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Towering height.
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Grunts loudly when striking the ball
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2 handed backhand
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Plays right -handed
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Quote
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Rivalries are exciting for me and for the sport. That's what women's tennis really needs and men's tennis doesn't lack.
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Of course, because another three Slam titles will bring a lot more than $25 million, they would be worth even more [than $100 million]. (On whether she would give up her millions for more slam titles)
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"I wouldn't say I'm in love with them." (about her endless legs)
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Fact
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October 2009, won the "Pan Pacific Open" in Tokyo.
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Wears a size 10 shoe.
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In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $23 million.
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Ranked #17 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
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Named #8 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
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She defeated world #1 Amélie Mauresmo (6-0, 4-6, 6-0) in the semifinals and world #2 Justine Henin 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the 2006 US Open to win the title and $1.7 million in prize money.
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Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2005.
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Very close friends with fellow tennis player Maria Kirilenko.
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Named #19 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
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On the Forbes 2006 Richest Young Celebrities List, it is reported she earned $18.2 million in 2005. She was the highest-paid female athlete of the year.
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Became number 1 in the world in August 2005 & is the first Russian player to become the best player in the world
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According to the LA Times and Orange County Register, Maria said at a press conference she has grown a few cm this year and is now 6' 2". She's been having back pains and has had to pull out of some tournaments due to the pain which she thinks is from a growth spurt.
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Her loudest grunt was measured at 101.2 decibels (louder than a motorcycle or a lawnmower) on 21 June 2005 at Wimbledon Centre Court. Previously the loudest grunt was by Monica Seles at 93.2 decibels.
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She won the 2004 WTA Championships, defeating Serena Williams 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the final to pocket one million dollars and win a new Porsche Cayenne to donate to a charity of her choice.
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She was (and still is) so ambidextrous that she almost became a left-handed tennis player.
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Born in Siberia, Russia, and raised in the United States since age seven. Father Yuri brought her to the U.S. in 1994, but mother Yelena didn't join them until two years later due to visa problems.
$14 Million
