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Biography

Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, a town in the Siberian region of Russia. In 1989, the family moved to the Black Sea resort town of Sochi.

When she was 4 years old, a chance encounter changed her life. She met with the father of tennis champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and the man gave her a racket. From that moment, she started hitting tennis balls, and the game soon became a passion for her.

Two years later, she was performing at a tennis clinic when another tennis champion changed her life: Martina Navratilova was in the building and she was flabbergasted by the talent of the 6-year-old. She went to her father, Yuri, and recommended that he take his daughter to the world-famous Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.

At the age of six, Maria Sharapova participated in an exhibition in Moscow that featured Martina Navratilova. So, at the age of nine, she began training at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy located in Bradenton, Florida, USA. Therefore, during those two years, she was separated from her mother for two year due to visa restrictions and finances. Maria occasionally travels with her father and works with tennis coach managers Michael Baroch and Robert Lansdorp.

Birth Name Maria Yuryevna Sharapova

Nickname Masha (The Siberian Siren)

Country Russia

Residence Bradenton, Florida, U.S.

Date of birth April 19, 1987

Place of birth Nyagan, Soviet Union

Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight 59.1 kg (130 lb/9.31 st)

Turned Pro April 19, 2001

Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand

Career Prize Money US$11,992,028

Plays right -handed

2 handed backhand

Grunts loudly when striking the ball

Personal Quotes

"I wouldn't say I'm in love with them." (about her endless legs)

"I've always just wanted to be me and people can say whatever they want to say."

* Born in Siberia, Russia, and raised in the United States since age seven. Father Yuri brought her to the U.S. in 1994, but mother Yelena didn't join them until two years later due to visa problems.

* She was (and still is) so ambidextrous that she almost became a left-handed tennis player.

* Became number 1 in the world in August 2005 & is the first Russian player to become the best player in the world

* Very close friends with fellow tennis player Maria Kirilenko.

* During her leisure time off court, Maria's interest includes modeling in fashion, singing, jazz dancing and movies (Pearl Harbor (2001)).

* Maria enjoys reading books of her interest in the "Sherlock Holmes" and "Pippi Longstocking" collection series.

* Maria favors Russian music and food, but except for Italian bread.

Tiffany & Co. recently announced that Maria Sharapova, will wear Tiffany designer Elsa Peretti’s Wave earrings in 18K gold at the French Open, May 25-June 8, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.

In addition to the jewelry, Tiffany will accessorize Ms. Sharapova’s custom French Open tennis dress. The “Paris dress,” by Nike is a 1920s-inspired design that reflects her dynamic sense of style. Designed in collaboration with Sharapova, the performance Dri-Fit dress is dark obsidian blue with contrasting chalk white satin ribbons and double layered pleated skirt. The elegant, ultra-light creation is finished with a luminous Tiffany pearl button closure that fastens at the back of the dress.