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Maria Sharapova
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Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and the current World No. 1.As of 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.
Personal life
Sharapova's parents moved from Homyel, Belarus, to Siberia, Russia, in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. She was born the following year in Nyagan, Russia.
At seven, Sharapova was brought to the United States by her father, Yuri Sharapov, to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her mother, Y... more Maria Sharapova biography
Nickname: Masha
Country: Russia
Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Date of birth: April 19, 1987
Place of birth: Nyagan, Siberia, Russia
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 59kg
Awards:
2003
-Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Newcomer of the Year
-Hottest female athlete of the year (Maxim)
2004
-WTA Player of the Year
-WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
-WTA Player Service
-Hottest female athlete of the year (Maxim)
2005
-ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
-Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation
-Master of Sports of Russia
-Hottest female athlete of the year (Maxim)
-Prix de Citron Roland Garros
2006
-Hottest female athlete of the year (Maxim)
-Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation
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