Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is a professional tennis player who became the world´s highest-paid female athlete in 2008. She was born in Russia in April 19, 1987 in the town of Nyagan in western Siberia. At the age of 2 Maria and her parents moved to the town of Sochi where her interest for tennis started while watching her father playing on the courts. Sharapova is the winner of 3 Grand Slam titles: Wimbledon (2004), US Open (2006) and Australia Open (2008). It was announced that Sharapova would bring in Thomas Hogstedt as a coach for the 2011 season, joining Michael Joyce. On December 5, Maria played an exhibition match against World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva in Monterrey, Mexico. She would go on to win that match, 6–1, 7–5.

Also Known As: Maria Yuryevna Sharapova