Maria Sharapova

Country: Russia
Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Date of birth: April 19, 1987 (1987-04-19) (age 20)
Place of birth: Nyagan, Siberia, Russia (Soviet Union at birth)
Height: 6'2 (1.88 m)
Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
Turned Pro: 2001
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money: US$9,113,352

Singles
Career record: 252-61
Career titles: 15
Highest ranking: 1 (August 22, 2005)

Grand Slam results
Australian Open F (2007)
French Open SF (2007)
Wimbledon W (2004)
U.S. Open W (2006)

Doubles
Career record: 23-16
Career titles: 3
Highest ranking: 41 (June 14, 2004)

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова) is a Russian professional tennis player.
At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.

Sharapova has won two Grand Slam singles titles.
She is the reigning U.S. Open champion, having defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open.
Two years earlier, she defeated Serena Williams in the final at Wimbledon.

Candids and appearances