Maria Sharapova

Tags: Tennis Player.

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova /məˈriːə ʃærəˈpoʊvə/ (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова IPA: [ˈmarija jʉrʲjɪvnə ʂarɐˈpova] ; born April 19 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player who as of April 7 2014 is ranked World No. 8 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and is the top Russian player. A United States resident since 1994 Sharapova has won 30 WTA singles titles including four Grand Slam singles titles. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004.

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height (cm)

1.88

active years start date

2001-04-19

birth date

1987-04-19

birth place

Siberia, Soviet Union, Nyagan, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

career prize money ($)

2.7126661E7

plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

residence

Bradenton Florida