Who is Maria Sharapova?

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player. A former world No. 1, she was ranked World No. 6 by the Women’s Tennis Association on September 22, 2008. To date, she has won five Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004, at the age of 17, she defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon to win the final.

What does Maria Sharapova look like in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition?

Maria Sharapova looks hot in her bikini at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition photo shoot. She looks sexy in a black-and-white polka-dotted bikini. Residence: Bradenton, Florida, U.S. Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player.

What happened to Maria Sharapova’s Bala photoshoot?

MARIA Sharapova serves up a treat in a photoshoot for Bala. The ex-tennis champ, 33, looked ace in a hot pink bikini top for a shoot with the fitness brand, but forgot to remove her blue trousers to take a dip. Game, set — but not quite match.

How many grand slams has Maria Sharapova won?

To date, she has won five Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004, at the age of 17, she defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon to win the final. She has since won the 2006 US Open, defeating Justine Henin in the final, and the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Ana Ivanović in the final.

Maria Sharapova practicing in 2006. Maria Sharapova (born 19 April 1987) is a Russian tennis player. She was born in Nyagan, Western Siberia, RSFSR. Her parents had moved from Belarus to protect themselves from the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

What is Sharapova’s real name?

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, IPA: [mɐˈrʲijə ˈjʉrʲjɪvnə ʂɐˈrapəvə] ( listen); born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player.

How many titles has Maria Sharapova won in tennis?

To date, Sharapova has won thirty six WTA singles titles including five Grand Slams, one year-ending championship, six WTA Tier I singles titles, three WTA Premier Mandatory singles titles and five WTA Premier 5 singles titles. She was also the silver medallist in singles at the 2012 London Olympics .

When did Maria Sharapova become number 1 in the world?

On August 22, 2005 Sharapova became the World No. 1 for the first time in her career, and thus became the first Russian female player to ascend to the top of the WTA Rankings. A year later, she won her second grand slam singles title at the 2006 US Open by defeating Justine Henin in the final in straight sets.