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Maria Sharapova


Country :  Russia
Born April :19, 1987 (1987-04-19) (age 24)
Age : 24 years
Famous as : Tennis player
Residence  : Bradenton, Florida, USA
Place of birth :  Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height  : 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Turned pro : April 19, 2001
Plays : Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money :  $15,150,304
Singles Career record  :395–97(80.25%)
Career titles : 23 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking :  No. 1 (August 22, 2005)
Current ranking :   No. 6 (June 6, 2011)

Grand Slam  results

Australian Open W (2008)
French Open SF (2007, 2011)
Wimbledon W (2004)
US Open W (2006)

Other tournaments

Championships W (2004)
Doubles Career record 23–17
Career titles 3 WTA
Highest ranking 41 (June 14, 2004)
Grand Slam
Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2003, 2004)
US Open 2R (2003)

Other Information:
Coached by her father and Michael Joyce…Started hitting tennis balls at age four; at six, participated in exhibition in Moscow that featured Martina Navratilova; began training at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA, at age nine (which required a two-year separation from mother due to visa restrictions and finances)…Off-court interests include fashion, singing, jazz dancing and movies (favorite is Pearl Harbor)…Featured as On the Move by People Magazine in its September 1, 2003, issue…In second year of high school and studies via an internet school…Enjoys reading books in the Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking series…Favors Russian music and food, Russian food (except for Italian bread)…Says favorite dessert is ‘anything.’


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