Maria Sharapova was born in Russia in 1987 and showed early tennis talent from a young age. Her family moved to the United States when she was 7 so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. She turned pro in 2001 and won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2004, becoming the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam. Sharapova has won 4 Grand Slam singles titles total and spent 21 weeks ranked as the world's number 1 player. However, shoulder injuries forced her to take time away from tennis in 2008 and 2009 before returning to success, winning her fourth Grand Slam title at the 2012 French Open.