Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, born April 19, 1987 is a formerly World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion. She is currently ranked World No. 61.
The 14 year-old Sharapova became the youngest female to reach the final of the junior Australian Open, before reaching the final of the junior Wimbledon Championships later in the year.She also won three titles on the International Tennis Federation Circuit and played her first matches on the main Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, winning a match at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, a Tier I event, before losing to former World No. 1 Monica Seles in the second round.
Sharapova won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2004 at the age of 17. In the two years that followed, Sharapova won eight titles on the WTA Tour and had two brief stints as the World No. 1, but was defeated in all five Grand Slam semifinals she competed in during this period. She eventually won her second Grand Slam title at the 2006 US Open.
The 14 year-old Sharapova became the youngest female to reach the final of the junior Australian Open, before reaching the final of the junior Wimbledon Championships later in the year.She also won three titles on the International Tennis Federation Circuit and played her first matches on the main Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, winning a match at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, a Tier I event, before losing to former World No. 1 Monica Seles in the second round.
Sharapova won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2004 at the age of 17. In the two years that followed, Sharapova won eight titles on the WTA Tour and had two brief stints as the World No. 1, but was defeated in all five Grand Slam semifinals she competed in during this period. She eventually won her second Grand Slam title at the 2006 US Open.
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