Maria Sharapova
Personal Profile
Maria Sharapova
Birth Name:
Maria Yuryevna SharapovaNickname:
MashaDate of Birth:
April 19, 1987Zodiac Sign:
TaurusPlace of Birth:
Nyagan, RussiaHeight:
6'Weight:
59 KgsSex:
FemaleEye Color:
GreenNationality:
RussianEducation:
Keystone High SchoolLoves:
Fashion, Singing, Dancing, Going to the movies.
Family
Maria Sharapova
Father:
Yuri SharapovMother:
Yelena Sharapov
Career
Maria Sharapova
Profession:
Tennis PlayerClaim to Fame:
Champion of Wimbledon 2004
Favourites
Maria Sharapova
Food:
Russian and Thai FoodActor:
-Actress:
-Movies:
Favorites include Mona Lisa Smile, Something's Gotta Give and Love ActuallyColor:
-Destination:
-Perfumes:
-Author:
Sherlok Holmes
Awards
Maria Sharapova
2003, Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Newcomer of the Year
2004, WTA Player of the Year
2004, WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
2005, ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
2005, Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation
2005, Master of Sports of Russia
2005, Prix de Citron Roland Garros
Trivia
Maria Sharapova
- NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennis player Maria Sharapova attends the Peter Som Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Promenade, Bryant Park on September 8, 2008 in New York City.
- Car company Land Rover has signed her to a three-year deal that one source said is worth approximately $2 million a year. (April 4, 2006)
- 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.
- Sharapova has already won £300,000 from her playing career.
- 2004 - Coached by her father and Robert Lansdorp, who has also worked with Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport,Maria Sharapova goes from strength to strength, reaching the third round of the Australian Open before losing to another Russian, Anastasia Myskina.
- 2002 - Maria Sharapova reaches the final of the junior event at the Australian Open and in March enters the WTA world rankings at No 532.
- 2001 -Maria Sharapova turns professional on her 14th birthday.
- 1996 - The nine-year-old begins a two-year separation from her mother - the result of visa restrictions and the family's financial situation - as she starts intensive training at the Bollettieri academy.
- 1995 - Maria Sharapova and her father travel to Miami and arrive, uninvit ed, at Bollettieri's academy in Bradenton, Florida. One of Bollettieri's coaches agrees to take Maria Sharapova on court and with her first stroke she knocks his hat off.
- 1992 - While playing in an exhibition tournament in Moscow the five-year-old Maria Sharapova is spotted by tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who recommends Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in the United States.
Quotes
Maria Sharapova
- "I wouldn't say I'm in love with them." (about her endless legs)
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Maria Sharapova
Last Updated: Saturday, July 11, 2009Maria started hitting tennis balls at the age of four. At the age of six, Maria Sharapova participated in a exhibition in Moscow that featured Martina Navratilova. So, at the age of nine, she began training at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy located in Bradenton, Florida, USA. Therefore, during those two years, she was separated from her mother for two year due to visa restrictions and finances.
Maria occasionally travels with her father and works with tennis coach managers Michael Baroch and Robert Lansdorp. During her leisure time off court, Maria's interest includes modeling in fashion, singing, jazz dancing and movies (Pearl Harbor (2001)). Maria enjoys reading books of her interest in the "Sherlock Holmes" and "Pippi Longstocking" collection series. Basically, Maria's favorite dessert is 'anything'. Maria favors Russian music and food, but except for Italian bread.