Friday, November 20, 2009

About Maria Sharapova

Athlete - Tennis Player
Name : Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
Born : April 19, 1987
Country : Nyagan, Russia
Height : 6'2 (1.88 m)
Weight : 130 lbs. (59 kg)
Plays : Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career Prize Money : $898,619 $13,067,900
Best Known As : 17-year-old singles champion of Wimbledon 2004
2006 - Champion of Us Open
2008 - Champion of Australian Open
Lives : USA (currently)
Claim to fame : The 2nd youngest Wimbledon women's champion in the Open Era (2004)

In spite of her young age, Maria Sharapova has reached superb accomplishments in her profession as a tennis player. Throughout her career, she has collected a series of titles: one in Grand Slam, WTA Championships, Tier I Event, and 7 in WTA Tour Tournaments. Furthermore, she also has received four WTA Awards that were WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2003, WTA Player of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, and Player Service which were all honored in 2004. she is indeed the mixture of incredible skills and unusual beauty that brought a kind of phenomenon in sports world, especially tennis. With her excellent technique and talent, she undoubtedly has the potentiality to become the best tennis player in the world.

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