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Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova
Mutua Madrid Open 2015.jpg
Sharapova at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open
Full name Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
Native name Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова
Country (sports)  Russia
Residence Bradenton, Florida, United States
Born (1987-04-19) April 19, 1987 (age 29)
Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro April 19, 2001
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand), born left-handed
Coach(es) Yuri Sharapov
Michael Joyce (2008–10)
Thomas Högstedt (2010–13)
Jimmy Connors (2013)
Sven Groeneveld (2013–present)
Prize money US$ 36,484,486
Singles
Career record 592–142 (80.65%)
Career titles 35 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 1 (August 22, 2005)
Current ranking Ranking suspended until April 24, 2017.
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open W (2008)
French Open W (2012, 2014)
Wimbledon W (2004)
US Open W (2006)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W (2004)
Doubles
Career record 23–17
Career titles 3 WTA
Highest ranking No. 41 (June 14, 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2003, 2004)
US Open 2R (2003)
Mixed doubles
Career record 2–1
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open QF (2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup W (2008), Record 7–1

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова; IPA: [mɐˈrʲijə ˈjʉrʲjɪvnə ʂɐˈrapəvə]; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is one of ten women, and the only Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam. She is also an Olympic medalist, having earned silver for Russia in women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Sharapova became the world No. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005, at the age of 18, and last held the ranking for the fifth time for four weeks from June 11, 2012, to July 8, 2012. Her 35 singles titles and five Grand Slam titles—two at the French Open and one each at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open—rank third among active players, behind Serena and Venus Williams. She won the year-ending WTA Finals in her debut in 2004. She has also won three doubles titles.


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