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![Maria Yuryevnaborn April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player who as of January 6,
2014 is ranked World No. 5 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the top Russian
[4]
player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won twenty-nine WTA singles titles,
including four Grand Slamsingles titles. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships
in 2004. The WTA has ranked Sharapova World No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions, for a
total of 21 weeks. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005, and last held
[5][6]
the ranking for the fifth time for four weeks from June 11, 2012 to July 8, 2012.
She has been in
eight Grand Slam finals with a record of 4–4.
Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 at age 17, when she defeated two-time
defending champion and top seed Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for her first Grand
Slam singles title. She entered the top 10 of the WTA Rankings with the win. The world no. 1
ranking followed in 2005, along with subsequent major titles at the 2006 US Open and 2008
Australian Open, before she was forced out of the game for ten months by a recurring shoulder
injury, which ultimately required surgery in October 2008. Sharapova returned to the game in May
2009, returning to the top 10 in March 2011 and capturing her fourth Grand Slam title at the 2012
French Open. By doing so, she became the sixth woman in the Open Era to complete the career
Grand Slam in singles. In the same year, she won an Olympic silver medal in the London 2012
Olympics.
Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in
the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has been featured in many advertisements, including for
Nike, Prince, and Canon, and is the face of several fashion houses, most notablyColeHaan. Since
February 2007, she has been a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador,
concerned specifically with the Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme. In June 2011,
she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future"
[7]
by Time, and in March 2012 was named one of the "100 Greatest of All Time" by Tennis Channel.
Sharapova first hit the tennis scene in November 2000, when she won the Eddie Herr International
[11]
Junior Tennis Championships in the girls' 16 division at the age of just 13. She was then given a
special distinction, the Rising Star Award, which is awarded only to players of exceptional
[12]
promise. Sharapova made her professional debut in 2001 on her 14th birthday on April 19, and
played her first WTA tournament at the Pacific Life Open in 2002, winning a match before losing
to Monica Seles. Due to restrictions on how many professional events she could play, Sharapova
went to hone her game in junior tournaments, where she reached the finals of the girls' singles
events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2002. She was the youngest girl ever to reach the
[13]
final of the Australian Open junior championship at 14 years and 9 months.
Sharapova reached no. 6 in the ITF junior world singles ranking on October 21, 2002. In all, she
won three junior singles tournaments and was runner-up at five, including two junior Grand Slam
[14]
events. Herwin-loss record in junior competitionwas 47–9.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/marayrievnasharpova-140302015000-phpapp02/85/Maria-yurievna-sharapova-3-320.jpg)
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María yúrievna sharápova
Maria Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player currently ranked #5 in the world. She has won 4 Grand Slam singles titles and been ranked #1 in the world for 21 weeks total. She turned professional in 2001 at age 14 and had her breakthrough in 2004 when she defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon for her first Grand Slam title. Sharapova has struggled with injuries but returned to capture her fourth major title at the 2012 French Open, making her one of few to complete a career Grand Slam.
María yúrievna sharápova
- 1. María YúrievnaSharápova Apodo País Masha Rusia Residencia Bradenton (Florida),EE. UU. Fecha de 19 de abril de 1987(26 años) nacimiento Lugar de Niagan, Janti-Mansi,Unión nacimiento Soviética Altura 1,88 m (6 pies 2 pulg) Peso 59 kg (130 lb) Entrenador Yuri Sharápov - Thomas Hogstedt Profesional desde 19 de abril de 2001 Brazo hábil Derecho; revés a dos manos Dinero ganado $26 683 645 Individuales Récord de su carrera 514-124
- 2. Títulos de su 29 carrera Rankingactual 5 (27 de enero de 2014) Mejor ranking 1 (22 de agosto de 2005) Juegos Olímpicos Plata (2012) Dobles Récord de su 23-17 carrera Títulos de su 3 carrera Mejor ranking 41 (14 de junio de 2004) Resultados de Grand Slam Abierto de 3r (2003) Australia Roland Garros 1r (2004) Wimbledon CF (2005) Abierto de 3r (2002) EE. UU.
- 3. Maria Yuryevnaborn April19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player who as of January 6, 2014 is ranked World No. 5 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the top Russian [4] player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won twenty-nine WTA singles titles, including four Grand Slamsingles titles. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004. The WTA has ranked Sharapova World No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005, and last held [5][6] the ranking for the fifth time for four weeks from June 11, 2012 to July 8, 2012. She has been in eight Grand Slam finals with a record of 4–4. Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 at age 17, when she defeated two-time defending champion and top seed Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for her first Grand Slam singles title. She entered the top 10 of the WTA Rankings with the win. The world no. 1 ranking followed in 2005, along with subsequent major titles at the 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open, before she was forced out of the game for ten months by a recurring shoulder injury, which ultimately required surgery in October 2008. Sharapova returned to the game in May 2009, returning to the top 10 in March 2011 and capturing her fourth Grand Slam title at the 2012 French Open. By doing so, she became the sixth woman in the Open Era to complete the career Grand Slam in singles. In the same year, she won an Olympic silver medal in the London 2012 Olympics. Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has been featured in many advertisements, including for Nike, Prince, and Canon, and is the face of several fashion houses, most notablyColeHaan. Since February 2007, she has been a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, concerned specifically with the Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" [7] by Time, and in March 2012 was named one of the "100 Greatest of All Time" by Tennis Channel. Sharapova first hit the tennis scene in November 2000, when she won the Eddie Herr International [11] Junior Tennis Championships in the girls' 16 division at the age of just 13. She was then given a special distinction, the Rising Star Award, which is awarded only to players of exceptional [12] promise. Sharapova made her professional debut in 2001 on her 14th birthday on April 19, and played her first WTA tournament at the Pacific Life Open in 2002, winning a match before losing to Monica Seles. Due to restrictions on how many professional events she could play, Sharapova went to hone her game in junior tournaments, where she reached the finals of the girls' singles events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2002. She was the youngest girl ever to reach the [13] final of the Australian Open junior championship at 14 years and 9 months. Sharapova reached no. 6 in the ITF junior world singles ranking on October 21, 2002. In all, she won three junior singles tournaments and was runner-up at five, including two junior Grand Slam [14] events. Herwin-loss record in junior competitionwas 47–9.