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Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (: Мари?я Ю?рьевна Шара?пова; IPA:  ( ); born 19 April 1987) is a
professional
player, who is ranked world No. 2 by the
since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked
in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005 at the age of 18, and last held the ranking for the fifth time for four weeks from June 11, 2012 to July 8, 2012. She is the reigning champion in singles at the .
Sharapova’s 35 singles titles and five
titles — two at the
and one each at the ,
— rank third amongst active players, behind
and . She won the year-ending
in her debut in 2004. In 2012 she won an
for Russia at the . She has also won three doubles titles.
Despite an injury-prone career, Sharapova has achieved a rare level of longevity in the women’s game. She has won at least one singles title a year from 2003 until 2015, a streak only bested by ,
and . With her victory at the , Sharapova became only the sixth woman in the
(tenth all-time) to complete a . Sharapova’s trademark is her unyielding fighting spirit and will to win. Several tennis pundits and former players have called Sharapova one of tennis’s best competitors, with
calling her one of the best the sport has ever seen.
Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in the . She has been featured in many advertisements, including for Nike, Prince, and Canon, being the face of several , most notably . Since February 2007, she has been a , concerned specifically with the . In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by , and in March 2012 was named one of the "" by .
Maria Sharapova was born on 19 April 1987 in , . Her parents, Yuri and Yelena, are from , . Concerned about the regional effects of the 1986 , they left their homeland shortly before Sharapova was born.
In 1989, when Sharapova was two, the family moved to , , . There her father Yuri befriended Aleksandr Kafelnikov, whose son
would go on to win two Grand Slam singles titles and become Russia's first world No. 1 ranked tennis player. Aleksandr gave Sharapova her first tennis racquet in 1991 when she was four, whereupon she began practicing regularly with her father at a local park. Maria took her first tennis lessons with veteran Russian coach Yuri Yutkin, who was instantly impressed when he saw her play, noting her "exceptional ".
In 1993, at the age of six, Sharapova attended a tennis clinic in Moscow run by , who recommended professional training at the
in , which had previously trained players such as , , and . With money tight, Yuri Sharapov borrowed the sum that would enable him and his daughter, neither of whom could speak English, to travel to the United States of America, which they finally did in 1994. Visa restrictions prevented Sharapova's mother from joining them for two years. Arriving in Florida with savings of US$700, Sharapova's father took various low-paying jobs, including dishwashing, to fund her lessons until she was old enough to be admitted to the academy. Before she entered the IMG business, she trained with Rick Macci, in the Rick Macci Tennis Academy. She then was offered a deal from IMG which forced her to change academies. Originally, she did train with Rick Macci, but after the deal with IMG, she could not see Rick Macci anymore. In 1995, she was signed by , who agreed to pay the annual tuition fee of $35,000 for Sharapova to stay at the Academy, allowing her to finally enroll at the age of 9.
Sharapova first hit the tennis scene in November 2000, when she won the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in the girls' 16 division at the age of just 13. She was then given a special distinction, the Rising Star Award, which is awarded only to players of exceptional promise. Sharapova made her professional debut in 2001 on her 14th birthday on April 19, and played her first WTA tournament at the
in 2002, winning a match before losing to . Due to restrictions on how many professional events she could play, Sharapova went to hone her game in junior tournaments, where she reached the finals of the girls' singles events at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2002. She was the youngest girl ever to reach the final of the Australian Open junior championship at 14 years and 9 months.
Sharapova reached No. 6 in the
junior world singles ranking on October 21, 2002. In all, she won three junior singles tournaments and was runner-up at five, including two junior Grand Slam events. Her win-loss record in junior competition was 47–9.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: F ()
French Open: 3R ()
Wimbledon: F ()
US Open: 2R ()
Championship
0–6, 5–7
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
From 2003, Sharapova played a full season and made a rapid climb into the top 50 by the end of the year. She made her debuts at both the
and the , but failed to win a match in either. Then, as a wildcard at , she defeated 11th seed , her first win over a top-20 player, to reach the fourth round, where she lost in three sets to . By the end of September, Sharapova had already captured her first WTA title at a smaller event, the , before winning her second in her final tournament of the season, the . To cap off her first full season as a professional, she was awarded the WTA Newcomer of the Year honor.
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Sharapova was defeated in the third round of the
by sixth seed . She later reached the semifinals at the , where she lost to eventual champion .
During the spring clay-court season, Sharapova entered the top 20 on the WTA world rankings as a result of reaching the third round of the
and the , both of which were Tier I events. At the latter event, she defeated a player ranked in the top 10 for the first time with a straight-sets win over world No. 10 and
finalist . Later that clay-court season, she went on to make the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time at the , losing there to .
Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004
Sharapova won the third title of her career at the
warm-up , defeating
in the final. Seeded 13th and aged 17 at Wimbledon, she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by defeating . There, she defeated fifth seed and former champion . In the final, Sharapova upset top seed and defending champion
to win her first Grand Slam singles title, and become the third-youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title, behind only
and . Sharapova also became the second Russian woman (after
had won the year's previous major at ) to win a Grand Slam singles title. The victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory", with other writers commenting on her arrival as a serious challenger to the
dominance at Wimbledon. She entered the top 10 in the rankings for the first time as a result of the win.
Following her Wimbledon win, attention and interest in Sharapova in the media greatly increased, a rise in popularity dubbed "Maria Mania." She won three of six matches in her preparations for the . At the US Open itself, she reached the third round, before being eliminated by . In order to regain confidence, Sharapova played and won consecutive titles in Asia in the fall, the
In October, Sharapova defeated
en route to making the final of a Tier I event for the first time at the , losing in the final to . She then made her debut at the year-ending . There, she won two of her three round-robin matches (including a win over US Open champion ) in order to advance to the semifinals, where she defeated Myskina. In the final, she defeated Serena Williams, after trailing 4–0 in the final set.
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Sharapova started the year at the , where she defeated fifth seed
to reach the second Grand Slam semifinal of her career. Sharapova held match points in the third set of her semifinal match, before losing to eventual champion . In February, Sharapova won back-to-back tournaments, the
and the , allowing her to reach number 3 in the world rankings for the first time.
In the semifinals of the Tier I , Sharapova was defeated by , the first time she had failed to win a game in a match. She defeated former world No. 1 players
to reach the final at the Tier I , where she lost to .
Sharapova made the semifinals of a clay-court tournament for the first time at the , where she lost to . Sharapova would have become world No. 1 for the first time had she won the tournament. Sharapova then reached the quarterfinals of the
for the second consecutive year, before losing to eventual champion Henin. On grass, Sharapova won her third title of the year when she successfully defended her title at the , defeating
in the final. As the defending champion at , Sharapova reached the semifinals without dropping a set and losing a service game just once, extending her winning streak on grass to 24 matches. However, she was then beaten by eventual champion .
Sharapova had far fewer points to defend, and so she became the first Russian woman to hold the world No. 1 ranking on August 22, 2005. Her reign lasted only one week, however, as Davenport reclaimed the top ranking after winning the
tournament.
As the top seed at the , Sharapova lost in the semifinals to , meaning she had lost to the eventual champion in every Grand Slam of the season. However, she once again leapfrogged Davenport to take the world No. 1 ranking on September 12, 2005. She retained it for six weeks, but after playing few tournaments while injured, she again relinquished the ranking to Davenport. To conclude the year, Sharapova failed to defend her title at the year-end
in Los Angeles, defeating Davenport in one of her round-robin matches, but ultimately losing in the semifinals to eventual champion .
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Sharapova celebrating after winning the
Sharapova started 2006 by losing in the semifinals of the
in three sets to Henin, also losing a rematch several weeks later at the , having defeated former world No. 1
and world No. 3
in earlier rounds of the tournament. Sharapova claimed her first title in nine months at the Tier I tournament in Indian Wells, defeating Hingis in the semifinals and
in the final. She reached the final in
before losing to Kuznetsova.
Sharapova returned for the . There, after saving match points in defeating
in the first round, she was eliminated by
in the fourth round. On grass, Sharapova was unsuccessful in her attempt to win in Birmingham for the third consecutive year, losing in the semifinals to . Despite that, she was among the title favorites at , where the eventual champion Mauresmo ended up beating her in the semifinals.
Sharapova claimed her second title of the year at the Tier I , defeating Clijsters for the first time in the final. As the third seed at the , Sharapova defeated top seed Mauresmo for the first time in the semifinals, and then followed up by beating second seed
to win her second Grand Slam singles title.
That autumn, Sharapova won titles in back-to-back weeks at the
and the . By winning all three of her round-robin matches at the , she extended her win streak to 19 matches, before it was snapped in the semifinals by eventual champion Henin. Sharapova would have finished the season as world No. 1 had she won the event. As it was, she finished ranked world No. 2, her best year-end finish yet.
Sharapova was the top seed at the
due to top-ranked 's withdrawal. After being two points away from defeat in the first round against , she went on to reach the final of the tournament for the first time, but was routed there by
who was ranked world No. 81 at the time. After reaching the final, Sharapova recaptured the world No. 1 ranking. She held it for seven weeks, surrendering it back to Henin after failing to defend her title at the , instead losing in the fourth round to
after struggling with a hamstring injury. The following fortnight, she defeated
in the third round of the , before being beaten again by Serena Williams.
A shoulder injury forced Sharapova to miss most of the clay-court season for the second consecutive year, resulting in her only tune-up for the
being the , where she lost in the semifinals to . She reached the semifinals of the French Open for the first time in her career, before losing to . On grass, Sharapova was runner-up to
at the . Following that, she experienced her earliest Wimbledon loss since 2003 by losing in the fourth round to eventual champion Venus Williams.
Sharapova clinched the
by defending her title at the , her only championship of the year, and reaching the semifinals in Los Angeles. In her
title defense, Sharapova was upset in her third-round match to 30th seed , making it her earliest exit at a Grand Slam singles tournament since the , where she lost in the same round.
Following the US Open loss, Sharapova did not play again until the
in October, where she lost her opening match to . Shortly after this, she fell out of the top 5 in the world rankings for the first time since 2004. She qualified for the eight-woman year-end
because of a withdrawal by Venus Williams before the start of the tournament. Despite having not previously won a match in two months, Sharapova topped her round-robin group at the tournament, after winning all three of her matches, defeating , Ana Ivanovic, and . She then defeated
in the semifinals. In the final, she lost to world No. 1 Henin in a match that lasted 3 hours and 24 minutes. Sharapova reached the top five again to end the year.
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Sharapova was seeded fifth at the , but was not considered a favorite. Nevertheless, she defeated former world No. 1
in the second round, and then world No. 1 Henin in the quarterfinals, ending the latter's 32-match winning streak. She proceeded to the finals by defeating
in the semifinals, and defeated
in the final to win her third Grand Slam title, having not dropped a set all tournament.
After the Australian Open, Sharapova extended her winning streak to 18 matches. This run encompassed two wins including at the Tier I . Her winning streak was ended in the semifinals of the
by Kuznetsova. In April, Sharapova won the , having survived her longest-ever match, at 3 hours and 26 minutes long, in the third round against . The following week, at the , she lost in the quarterfinals to , her fourth consecutive loss to the American.
In May, Sharapova regained the world No. 1 ranking because of Henin's sudden retirement from professional tennis and request to the
that her own ranking be removed immediately. As the top-seeded player at the
Sharapova was within two points of being knocked out by
in the first round, before eventually winning. As a result of losing to eventual finalist
in the fourth round (after serving for the match), she relinquished her No. 1 ranking. Her dip in form continued at , where she lost in the second round to world No. 154 . This was her earliest loss at Wimbledon, and at any Grand Slam in almost five years.
Sharapova withdrew from the
tournament in August following a shoulder injury. An
scan revealed that she had been suffering from a
since April, forcing her out of all tournaments for the rest of the season, including the , the , and the . In spite of that, she still finished the year ranked world No. 9. In October, after a failed attempt to rehabilitate the shoulder, Sharapova had surgery to repair the tear.
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Sharapova did not attempt to defend her
title, as she continued to recover from surgery. She returned to the sport in March, in the doubles tournament at the , but she and partner
lost in the first round. After this, Sharapova withdrew from further singles tournaments, resulting in her standing in the world rankings being severely affected. She dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in six years in May, the nadir being world No. 126.
Sharapova made the quarterfinals of the , her best Grand Slam performance of 2009
Playing her first singles tournament in nearly ten months, Sharapova made the quarterfinals of the clay-court
in May, losing to finalist . The following week, in her first Grand Slam appearance since her surgery, she reached the quarterfinals of the , before her run was ended by .
During the summer grass-court season, Sharapova played in , losing in the semifinals to Li Na. Sharapova then played at
as the 24th seed. She was upset in the second round by
in three sets.
Sharapova enjoyed considerable success in the summer months, reaching the quarterfinals at the , the semifinals at the , and finishing runner-up at the
to . At the , Sharapova was seeded 29th. She found her way into the third round, defeating
all in straight sets. She was stunned in the third round by American teenager . It was the second time in Sharapova's career that she lost to a teenager at a , having lost to
during the same event in 2007. The loss made Sharapova's ranking go down to No. 32.
The final stretch of the season brought Sharapova her first title of the year in , after opponent
retired after being down 2–5 to Sharapova in the final. By virtue of that result, she was the recipient of a bye at the , but failed to capitalize on it, losing to
in the third round. She ultimately finished the season at world No. 14, having improved from No. 126 when she started her comeback from injury.
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After playing two exhibition tournaments in Asia, Sharapova officially began her season at the , where she was upset in her first-round match against . The loss meant that for the first time since 2003, Sharapova had lost her opening match at a Grand Slam event. She then rebounded by winning a smaller American event, the , her 21st career WTA title and first of the year.
At the , Sharapova lost in the third round to , aggravating a bruised bone on her right elbow in the process, which resulted in her eventual withdrawal from the
Returning at the , Sharapova lost in the first round to . She continued her French Open preparation at the
as a wildcard, advancing to the final, where she beat . This was her first title on red clay and 22nd overall title. At the , Sharapova's brief clay season culminated with a third-round loss to four-time champion .
Sharapova began her preparations for Wimbledon at the . She advanced to the final for the fourth time, where she lost to . As the 16th seed at , Sharapova lost in the fourth round to world No. 1 and eventual champion , despite having three set points in the opening set. The match was seen as another encouraging performance for Sharapova, with some stating their belief that she was approaching the form that would see her contending for Grand Slams once more, and Sharapova herself stating that she felt that she was "in a much better spot than I was last year."
During the , Sharapova made two straight finals, losing to
at the , and to
at the . In the latter match, Sharapova held three match points while leading 5–3 on Clijsters's serve late in the second set, but could not convert them. At the , Sharapova was the 14th seed. She made it to the fourth round, where she played top seed and 2009 finalist
Sharapova's last two tournaments of the season ended in disappointment. She played in the
in Tokyo, where she was upset in the first round by 39-year-old . Her last tournament of the year was the , where she lost in the second round to fellow Russian . She ended the year at number 18 in the world.
It was announced that Sharapova would bring in
as a coach for the 2011 season, joining . On December 5, Sharapova won an exhibition match against world No. 2
in Monterrey, Mexico. In Sharapova's first official Australian Open warm-up tournament at the
in Auckland, New Zealand, she was seeded first. She lost to the Hungarian veteran and eventual champion
in the quarterfinals. After the ASB Classic, Sharapova decided to split up with Joyce, ending a successful cooperation that has brought her two Grand Slam victories and the World No. 1 ranking.
Sharapova participated in the first Grand Slam of the season at the , where she was the 14th seed, but lost to
in the fourth round. She also had to pull out of the
because of an ear infection. Sharapova returned to the tour in March by taking part in the , where she was seeded 16th. She defeated former world No. 1 , in the fourth round en route to the semifinal, where she lost to world No. 1 . At the
in Key Biscayne, Sharapova defeated 26th seed
in the quarterfinals, in a match lasting 3 hours and 28 minutes. In the semifinals, Sharapova took her
reprisal on Germany's
by defeating her. In the final, she was defeated by , despite a late comeback in the second set. With this result, Sharapova returned to the top 10 for the first time since February 2009.
During the clay-court season, Sharapova participated in , where she lost to
in the third round, and the , where she was seeded seventh. She defeated top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals and sixth seed Samantha Stosur in the final to take home the title, marking her biggest clay-court victory to date. At the , Sharapova was seeded seventh. She defeated French wildcard
in the second round, despite trailing 3–6, 1–4, before winning the last 11 games of the match. In the quarterfinals, she defeated 15th seed , marking her first Grand Slam semifinal since her comeback from the career-threatening shoulder injury. She then lost to sixth seed and eventual champion , in the semifinals, ending her clay season with a win-loss record of 12–2.
At the , Sharapova had not dropped a set entering the final, before losing to eighth seed
in straight sets. This marked her first final in over three years at a Grand Slam event. Sharapova started her summer hard-court season at the
in . In a highly anticipated match, Sharapova lost to the eventual champion
in the quarterfinals. In her next event at the
in Toronto, Canada, Sharapova lost to
in the third round, marking her 100th career loss.
Sharapova at the , August 2011
Sharapova then contested the
in , Ohio. As the fourth seed, she received a bye into the second round. On the way to her fourth final of the year, she beat , 14th seed , tenth seed Samantha Stosur, and 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva. In the final, she defeated fellow former world No. 1 , in 2 hours and 49 minutes, making it the longest WTA tour final of the year. She subsequently moved up to world No. 4, her highest ranking since August 2008 and the highest since her comeback from her shoulder injury.
Sharapova entered the , where she was seeded third. She beat , and , to reach the third round. She was then upset by . However, because of the fall of
and Vera Zvonareva in the rankings, Sharapova climbed to world No. 2. Sharapova's next tournament was the
in Tokyo, Japan. As second seed, she received a bye into the second round, where she beat . She then beat 13th seed , before retiring against Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinal, 3–4, after slipping on the baseline, suffering an ankle injury. This also forced her to withdraw from the
the following week. Sharapova then flew to Istanbul to prepare for the , her first time qualifying since 2007. During the WTA Tour Championships, Sharapova withdrew during the round-robin stage after defeats against Samantha Stosur and , as a result of the ankle injury she had suffered in Tokyo. Sharapova ended the year as No. 4 in the world, her first top-10 finish since 2008 and first top-5 finish since 2007.
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Sharapova withdrew from the
because of her ongoing ankle injury. Her first tournament of the season was the , where she was seeded fourth. Sharapova advanced to the final round conceding five games, defeating , , and 30th seed , compatriot
and world No. 2 . She lost to
in two sets. As a result her ranking improved to world No. 3. She then played in the , where she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. As a result her ranking improved to world No. 2.
Sharapova at the 2012 Summer Olympics, July 2012
At the , after battling for over three hours, Sharapova defeated compatriot
to set up a semifinal meeting with . Sharapova advanced to the final after Ivanovic retired due to a hip injury. In the final, she played world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of the Australian Open final, but lost again in straight sets. Sharapova's next tournament was the , where she was seeded 2nd and received a bye. In the final, Sharapova lost in straight sets to 5th seeded . This was her third loss of the year in finals out of four tournaments played so far. In the
in Stuttgart, Sharapova was seeded second. She had a bye in the first round, and advanced to the third round after
retired in the second set. She won her first title of the year in Stuttgart after defeating world number one Victoria Azarenka. In doing so, Sharapova defeated three current Grand Slam title holders to win the tournament. Sharapova then played on the , a premier mandatory event. In the third round, Sharapova's opponent
was unable to compete and withdrew from the tournament, earning Sharapova a walkover into the quarterfinals. She was then beaten by eventual champion
in straight sets.
As the defending champion and second seed at the , Sharapova had a bye in the first round. In the semifinals, Sharapova defeated Angelique Kerber to advance to the final for the second year in a row. In the final, Sharapova saved match point for a 2-hour 52 minute win over
for her 26th career title. This marked the fourth time Sharapova had successfully defended a title.
Sharapova was seeded second at the , where she defeated ,
on her way to the finals, allowing her to regain the world No. 1 ranking. In the final, she defeated
for her first French Open title. Sharapova became only the tenth woman to complete a Career Grand Slam with the French Open victory. During the tournament, Sharapova was also asked by the
in the , making her the first female flag bearer for Russia in Olympic history.
Sharapova then extended her win streak to 15 matches when she competed in the
as the top seed there for the first time in her career. However, she was upset in the fourth round by 15th-seeded , whom she beat in last year's semifinals. As a result, she lost her No. 1 ranking to Victoria Azarenka.
She played in the
in London, her first Olympics. In the quarterfinals, Sharapova defeated fellow former No. 1
to advance to the semifinals, where she faced her compatriot, . Sharapova defeated Kirilenko to reach the Olympic final, where she lost to Serena Williams, marking her worst defeat by the American. With this performance, Sharapova overtook Agnieszka Radwańska as world No. 2.
Sharapova was seeded third at the , but had no hard-court tune-ups after the Olympics due to a stomach virus. In the fourth round,
took it to a third set and was winning until a rain delay. After the delay, Sharapova came back to win. In the quarterfinals she faced , who was 4–0 up before a rain delay, which delayed the match a whole day. Sharapova then came back from a set down to win. In the semifinals Sharapova lost to world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka.
Sharapova's next tournament was the
in Tokyo. She made it to the quarterfinals, losing to . At the
she was seeded second. In the finals she was again defeated by Azarenka. Sharapova's next tournament was the
in Istanbul, where she was seeded . She defeated , , and
in the round-robin matches. In the semifinals, Sharapova beat Azarenka, bringing their head-to-head meetings to 7–5 in Azarenka's favour. Although Sharapova made it to the final, Azarenka clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking with her two round-robin wins. She lost to Serena Williams for the 13th consecutive time in the final.
Sharapova's first scheduled tournament of the
was the , where she was seeded second. However, she withdrew from the tournament before it began, citing a collarbone injury. She started her season at the
seeded second. She defeated
in the first two rounds without losing a game in either match, the first time a player has won in back-to-back
at a Grand Slam tournament since the . Sharapova then defeated , , and , where in losing only nine games she broke ' record of fewest games dropped heading into a Grand Slam semifinal. She lost to
in the semifinals.
Sharapova at the French Open, May 2013
She reached the semifinals at the , losing to
for the 10th straight time in her career. Her next tournament was , where she was seeded second. She received a bye into the second round and successfully reached the final without dropping a set, where she faced 2011 Indian wells champion and former world No. 1 . After an hour and twenty-one minutes, Sharapova won the tournament. This was Maria's 28th career title and second at Indian Wells. Her win also made her the No. 2 player in the world behind .
Maria then competed at the . Once again she reached the final without dropping a set and faced world No. 1 . Maria started the match strong, winning the first set. However, Serena won the second and dominated the third set. This was Maria's 11th consecutive loss against Serena.
Next, she played at the indoor clay event in Stuttgart, where she was the defending champion. Maria was top seed and had a bye in the first round. Her first three matches were long three-setters: she first beat world No. 25 , dropping the second set on a tiebreak, then , then in the semifinals she won against third seed . In the final, in what was her ninth victory against the Chinese out of 14 matches, she beat second seed world No. 5
in straight sets to win her 29th career title.
A week later, she competed at the , reaching the final, again without dropping a set. She faced
for the 15th time, losing for the 12th consecutive time in straight sets.
Next, she played in Rome, where she was seeded second and had a bye in the first round. She beat 16th seed
in straight sets (with the loss of just three games) in the third round, but then did not play her quarterfinal match against seventh seed
and retired from the tournament due to a viral illness.
At the , Sharapova reached the final again, beating Azarenka in three sets in the semifinals, but there she lost in straight sets to . At
she was comprehensively beaten in the second round by qualifier . Sharapova then returned to the tour at the , where she lost her opening match to Sloane Stephens in three sets. A week later Sharapova withdrew from the U.S. Open citing a shoulder injury, which prematurely ended her season.
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Sharapova had not played since August 2013 due to a recurring shoulder injury and made her comeback at the . Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals where she was beaten in straight sets by . At the
Sharapova, ranked 3rd, was knocked out of the tournament in the 4th round by the 20th seed, and eventual finalist, . Sharapova lost the match in 3 sets. Sharapova then participated in
where she was upset in the semifinals to fellow Russian and eventual tournament winner
in three sets.
In March, playing in the , she was beaten by 22-year-old Italian
in the third round, in three sets. Therefore, due to the WTA ranking system, this would mean another drop in ranking, bringing her to world No. 7. In April, she won , her first title of the year and 30th of her career by defeating
in three sets. Stuttgart is the only tournament Sharapova has won three times. In May, Maria won the , her second title of the year and first in , defeating
in three sets. With nine clay titles, she joins Venus Williams as the third most successful active player on the surface. Sharapova then competed in the
in Rome, where she made the third round. She lost to
in straight sets.
Sharapova was seeded 7th at 2014 French Open and defeated Ksenia Pervak, Tsvetana Pironkova, and Paula Ormaechea in the first 3 rounds, all in straight sets. In the fourth round she defeated Samantha Stosur, reeling off nine straight games from a set and 3–4 down. This marked her 14th win in 16 meetings with the Australian. In the quarters, she defeated , again coming back from a set down, to reach the semifinals at the French for the fourth consecutive year. In the semi-finals, she defeated , once again coming back from a set down, to reach her third consecutive
final. In the final, she defeated
in three sets to win her second French Open title and fifth overall Major title. This was the first time since 2001 where a third set was contested in the final. The match took just over three hours, and has been described as one of the best women's finals in recent years.
will be her next tournament as Sharapova chose not to play a warm-up event before the third Grand Slam of the season gets underway. At the , Sharapova reached the fourth round, where she lost to German , the ninth seed, in three sets.
Sharapova then played the
where she was the 4th seed. She received a first round bye and faced
in her opener, she won in 3 sets. In the following round she lost in 3 sets to Muguruza's compatriot, . At the , Sharapova was seeded 5th and defeated
after having a first round bye. She then went on to defeat Pavlyuchenkova and newly crowned world no.2
to reach the last four. She faced Ivanovic again but lost in a roller coaster three-setter despite having two match points. Sharapova then travelled to New York for the
where she was the 5th seed. She defeated compatriot
and Romanian
before overcoming 26th seeded German
in round 3 to set up a clash with
in the round of 16. Sharapova lost to the Dane in 3 sets.
Sharapova next played the inaugural 2014 Wuhan open where she was seeded 4th. After receiving a first round bye she defeated compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in 3 sets and next faced . Although Sharapova won their 2 previous encounters she was stunned by Timea in 2 tight sets thus ending her campaign at the premier 5 tournament.
The following week Sharapova played the China Open in Beijing a Premier Mandatory-level tournament. Reaching the final without dropping a set, Sharapova defeated world No. 9 Ana Ivanovic in the semis. In the final Sharapova met reigning Wimbledon champion and world No. 3 Petra Kvitova. Sharapova won the match in 2 hours 30 minutes, defeating the Czech in three sets. By virtue of the win, Sharapova's ranking rose from No. 4 to No. 2 in the world and she secured herself the second seeding for the WTA year end Championship. Also, Sharapova closed in on the year end number one ranking spot, being just 467 points behind Williams.
Maria was ranked No. 2 heading into the WTA Tour Championships, with a chance of overtaking
as world No. 1. She was drawn in the white group, with ,
and . Her first match was a three set loss to Wozniacki. Maria also lost her 2nd round robin match to Kvit her first loss to Petra since 2011. Maria still had a chance of making the Semis, however she needed to beat Radwanska in two sets, and Wozniacki needed to beat Petra in straight sets as well. She ended her year with a win against Radwanska in three sets, finishing 3rd overall in the White group. She ended the year as world No. 2, behind .
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Sharapova kicked off her 2015 season at the Brisbane International where she was top seed and received a bye in the first round. Sharapova defeated Yaroslava Shvedova and Carla Suarez Navarro. In the semi finals Sharapova faced Elina Svitolina, beating her in straight sets. Reaching the final without dropping a set, Sharapova played an intense match against second seed Ana Ivanovic but came through in three sets. This was Sharapova's 10th win over Ivanovic and by winning her 34th title, it meant that Sharapova has won at least one title every year for 13 consecutive years. Also, it was just her second title in Australia so far, and for both she beat Ivanovic. Sharapova's next tournament was the 2015 Australian Open, where she beat
and fellow countrywoman
(despite having two match points against her) in the first two rounds, before beating
in straight sets. There, she beat seventh-seeded
and fellow Russian
in straight sets to make her fourth Australian Open final, where she lost to
in straight sets, worsening her record against her to 2–17. In February, following her participation in the , Sharapova played in , where she beat ,
to advance the semifinals. Sharapova later withdrew from her match against , citing a stomach virus. Next, in , she beat
in straight sets, before losing to defending champion
in the fourth round in three sets. After receiving a bye in the first round of the , Sharapova lost in the second round to fellow Russian
in straight sets, marking her earliest exit from the tournament since her first appearance in Miami in 2003.
Sharapova began her clay season in
where she was the three time defending champion. After receiving a first round bye, she lost in the second round to
in three sets, snapping Sharapova's win streak at the tournament and marking her first ever loss at the tournament having won it three times in a row (, , & ). The loss also snapped a 64 match win streak on clay where Sharapova won the first set and went on to win the match. The last time Sharapova lost a match on clay after winning the first set was against
in the fourth round at the . As a result of the loss Sharapova lost the No. 2 ranking to . Sharapova's next clay court tournament was the Madrid Open where she was the defending champion. She advanced to the semifinals. There, she was beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova for the first time since 2008. Sharapova's next tournament was be the Italian Open in Rome where she was seeded 3rd. She beat
in the quarterfinals in straight sets to set up a re-match with . She beat Gavrilova in straight sets to advance to the final, where she faced . After losing the first set, Sharapova managed to claim the next two sets and her third
title. By winning Rome, Sharapova reclaimed the No. 2 ranking over Halep.
Sharapova has lived in the United States since moving there at the age of seven, but retains her Russian citizenship, and is therefore eligible to play in the
for Russia. However, the behavior of Sharapova's father during her matches on the WTA Tour, combined with a perceived lack of commitment by her to the Fed Cup, has made her selection for the
cause controversy in the past.
After Sharapova had beaten fellow Russian
at the , Myskina criticized Sharapova's father, saying: "He was just yelling and screaming instructions to her and I thought he just might jump right on the court at one point in the match." At the Fed Cup semifinals two weeks later, Myskina stated she would stop playing for Russia if Sharapova joined the Russian team the following season: "If she joins our team next season you won't see me there for sure. His behaviour is totally incorrect, simply rude. I don't want to be around people like him." , assistant to Russia Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpishchev, added: "Her father's behaviour (at the WTA Tour Championships) was simply outrageous. I just don't see how he could work with the rest of us." However Tarpishchev himself played down the problem, insisting: "I feel that things will calm down soon and we'll have Myskina, Sharapova, Kuznetsova and everyone else playing for Russia."
At the end of 2005, Sharapova stated she was now keen to make her Fed Cup debut and was set to play against Belgium in April 2006, but withdrew. She later withdrew from ties against Spain in April 2007 and against the United States in July 2007 because of injuries. The latter withdrawal led to Russia's captain saying she would be "ineligible for selection" for the Fed Cup final in September. However, Sharapova attended the final, cheering from the sidelines and acting as a "hitting partner" in practices, resulting in some of her Russian teammates implying that she was attending only to enable her to play at the
(rules state that players must have "shown commitment" to Fed Cup in order to play).
said, "She said she wanted to be our practice partner but if you can't play how then can you practice?"
Sharapova finally made her Fed Cup debut in February 2008, in Russia's quarterfinal tie against . She won both her singles rubbers, against
and , helping Russia to a 4–1 victory. For the semifinals, she was given permission to skip the tie, with Tarpishchev announcing that she will be on the team for the final. However, the date of the final coincided with the lay-off from her shoulder injury, and thus she did not play.
In the 2011 first-round tie, Sharapova played
of France and lost. Sharapova was supposed to play
but she was suffering from a viral illness. Teammate
played and defeated Cornet to secure the 3–2 win for Russia against France. Sharapova continued to participate in 2012 and helped Russia to a 3–2 win against Spain in the first-round tie. Sharapova defeated
in the first rubber, but was unable to play her second rubber due to illness. In 2015, Sharapova helped Russia earn a place in the semifinals after beating Pole
in the first tie and her sister
in the second tie.
Sharapova is an aggressive baseliner with power, depth, and angles on her forehand and backhand. She is one of the few players on the WTA tour who often uses the reverse forehand. Instead of using a traditional
or overhead , she prefers to hit a powerful "swinging" volley when approaching the net or attacking . Sharapova is thought to have good speed around the court, especially considering her height. At the beginning of 2008, some observers noted that Sharapova had developed her game, showing improved movement and footwork and the addition of a
and sliced backhand to her repertoire of shots. Despite her powerful game, Sharapova's greatest asset is considered to be her mental toughness and competitive spirit, with Nick Bollettieri stating that she is "tough as nails". Hall-of-famer
said of Sharapova, "she's one of the best competitors in the history of the sport." Sharapova is known for on-court "", which reached a recorded 101
during a match at . During her second round match in Birmingham in 2003, Sharapova was asked to tone down the level of her grunt after opponent
complained to the umpire, with Sharapova's response saying that her grunting was "a natural instinct."
suggested that grunting is involuntary and a part of tennis. When questioned by the media about her grunting, Sharapova urged the media to "just watch the match." Her defensive game has been worked on by her new coach, and this has reflected in her results, making consecutive semi-finals at premier mandatory events on the tour. Later in her career, Sharapova also added drop shots to her repertoire, making for a more unpredictable game style.
Sharapova at The Championships, Wimbledon in 2009.
Early in her career Sharapova's first and second serves were regarded as powerful, and she was believed to possess one of the best deliveries on the Tour. Since the beginning of 2007, however, problems with her shoulder have reduced the effectiveness of her serve. The shoulder injury not only resulted in her inconsistent first serves, but also her hitting high numbers of double faults. Two-time US Open singles champion
believes that Sharapova often loses confidence in the rest of her game when she experiences problems with her serve and consequently produces more unforced errors and generally plays more tentatively, while tennis writer Joel Drucker remarked that her serve was the "catalyst for her entire game", and that her struggles with it left her "unmasked."
In her return from layoff in 2008 to 2009, she used an abbreviated motion, which was somewhat less powerful, and though producing aces also gave a very high number of double faults. After her early loss at the , Sharapova returned to a more elongated motion, similar to her pre-surgery serve. She has since been able to produce speeds greater than before, including a 121 mph serve hit at the Birmingham tournament in 2010 – the fastest serve of her career.
However since her shoulder operation Sharapova has been unable to control her serve. This has led to numerous faults, as she is unable to feel how much power she is generating. The new action led to an elbow injury, but under Thomas H?gstedt it has improved but can still be erratic. This improvement in serving can be seen in the 2013 Australian Open and following tournaments where Maria Sharapova committed fewer double faults than in previous years.
Because she predicates her game on power, Sharapova's preferred surfaces early in her career were the fast-playing hard and grass courts, as evident through her 25 victories on hard court and grass court. This is most notable when she won the ,
crowns, where she had her career breakthrough and played her peak tennis level, respectively.
Sharapova initially was not as well-suited to the slower clay courts as she is on hard and grass courts. Sharapova admitted in 2007 that she was not as comfortable with her movement on clay compared with other court surfaces and once described herself as like a "cow on ice" after a match on clay, due to her inability to slide. Later in her career, she showed improvement on this surface with respect to experience, as evidenced with her first WTA red clay title at the , 7 years since playing on the WTA circuit. She won her first French Open title and captured the career grand slam at the
and as of 2014 leads the WTA tour of active players with the highest winning percentage on clay, with an 84.25% winning rate. Since her shoulder injury, her best surface has become clay over grass & hard courts, and with her victory at the , she has now won the French Open twice, which is more times than she has won any other slam, and her last 3 Grand Slam Finals have all been at the French Open (3 consecutive finals from ).
Sharapova was dating
singer . The couple dated for a short time in 2005 after meeting at Sharapova's 18th birthday party. However, the couple broke up soon. In 2008, Sharapova briefly dated American television producer
but the pair split soon after. In 2011, Sharapova was engaged to Slovenian professional basketball player . The two had been dating since 2009. On August 31, 2012, Sharapova confirmed that the pair had ended the engagement and separated during early 2012. Later that year, she began dating Bulgarian tennis player . The two confirmed their relationship after the 2013 Madrid Open.
Sharapova has lived in the United States since moving there at the age of seven. Besides a home in , Florida, she also has a residence in . From 2005 to 2011, Sharapova was named to the , which attempts to compile the top 100 most powerful celebrities of that year. Sharapova has made varying remarks on how long she intends to maintain her tennis career. Following the retirement of 25-year-old
in 2008, Sharapova said, "If I was 25 and I'd won so many Grand Slams, I'd quit too." In an interview after the , she balked at the idea of playing for another ten years, saying that she hoped to have a "nice husband and a few kids" by then. However in an interview before her
semifinal, Sharapova changed her stance, saying she intended to continue playing tennis for as long as she enjoyed playing the game. Sharapova stated "I'm sure when I was 17 years old and someone said, you'll be playing for another eight years, it would be like, you're not going to see me at a press conference at 25 years old. But years go on. I missed a year in my career—I didn't play that year. I've said this, just before the tournament, a few weeks before, I woke up and I was just so happy to be going back on the court. I felt so fresh, full of energy, just with a really good perspective. Times change, obviously. I see myself playing this sport for many more years because it's something that gives me the most pleasure in my life. I think it helps when you know you're good at something, and you can always improve it. It obviously helps with the encouragement."
At the , Sharapova, along with several other Russian female tennis players, wore a black ribbon in observance of the tragedy after the , which took place only days before. In 2005, she donated around US$50,000 to those affected by the crisis. On February 14, 2007, Sharapova was appointed a
(UNDP) and donated US$210,000 to . She stated at the time that she was planning to travel back to the area after Wimbledon in 2008, though it didn't happen, as she had to travel back to the US because of shoulder injury. She fulfilled the trip in late June – early July 2010. Sharapova has helped to promote the
in , Russia, and was the first torch bearer in the torch-lighting ceremony during the opening festivities. In addition, with , , , , Governor
and , Sharapova participated in an exhibition in Tampa in December 2004, raising money for the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund. In July 2008, Sharapova sent a message on DVD to the memorial service of cancer victim Emily Bailes, who had performed the coin toss ahead of the
that Sharapova had gone on to win.
Sharapova at official unveiling of her
Diamond lineup
Sharapova's tennis success and appearance have enabled her to secure commercial endorsements that greatly exceed the value of her tournament winnings. In March 2006, Forbes magazine listed her as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, with annual earnings of over US $18 million, the majority of which was from endorsements and sponsorships. She has topped that list every year since, even after her 2007 shoulder injury. In 2011, Forbes listed Sharapova as No. 29 in their list of 50 top-paid athletes, the only woman on the list. In 2012, she was listed as No. 15, and was joined in the top 20 by
at No. 16 and
at No. 17. In April 2005,
named her one of the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world. In 2006,
ranked Sharapova the hottest athlete in the world for the fourth consecutive year. She posed in a six-page bikini photoshoot spread in the 2006
issue of the , alongside 25 supermodels. In a poll run by Britain's
magazine, she was voted the seventh most eligible bachelorette, based on both "wealth and looks."
Immediately after her win at the 2004 Wimbledon Championship, mobile phone company
signed Sharapova to endorse their mobile phone line. Additionally, she appeared in commercials for
and , as well as approved of namesake items by watch brand
and jeweller . Tiffany also provides Sharapova with earrings from the "Tiffany for Maria Sharapova" collection at the four major events, that are also retailed globally. She also starred in an award winning campaign for the sports clothing brand Nike, "", in the summer of 2006. She signed a sponsorship deal in January 2007 with
and , which ended in 2009. In 2007, Sharapova was featured in a number of Canon USA's commercials for the PowerShot. Sharapova has also been depicted in many tennis-related video games. Some of the titles include the ,
series, and
series. During the layoff due to her shoulder surgery, sensing the fleeting nature of a professional athlete's career, Sharapova decided to focus on developing her name as a brand, beginning with meeting with her sponsors more extensively to further her brand. In January 2010, it was announced that Sharapova had renewed her contract with Nike, signing an 8-year deal for $70 million. This is the most lucrative deal ever for a sportswoman, dwarfing the previous record, which was Venus Williams' $43 million deal with Reebok.
Following in the footsteps of tennis players who started clothing lines such as
and , Sharapova launched her own tennis apparel line, the "Nike Maria Sharapova Collection", in 2010. The collection includes dresses that she designed for all the major tournaments, in collaboration with Nike and . She had previously found that the outfits given to her by Nike did not suit her frame and were worn by too many other players. She comes up with design ideas and sketches in a process that begins 18 months before the event and receives royalties from the sale of the collection, of which the corresponding dresses are coordinated to be available simultaneously with the corresponding major tournament. The collection is worn by other WTA players, including , , , , ,
as well as junior players such as . Sharapova had earlier collaborated with Nike on the "little black dress" that she wore for her night matches at the 2006 US Open. The dress featured a round crystal studded collar and was inspired by . The dress was well publicized and received but was not mass-produced. Additionally, she designs shoes and handbags for Cole Haan, for which her signature ballerina flats are one of the biggest sellers of the entire brand.
Sharapova used the
Triple Threat Hornet for part of 2003 and then used several different Prince racquets until the . She gave the racquet she used in the
when taping . Sharapova began using the Prince Shark OS at that tournament specially designed for her. She then switched to the Prince O3 White racquet in January 2006. She switched to the Prince O3 Speedport Black in July 2008. After being with Prince for ten years, Sharapova began endorsing
racquets in 2011 and uses the Head YOUTEK IG Instinct.
Sharapova signed a three-year deal to be brand ambassador for
Sugarpova is a
line created by Maria Sharapova and candy veteran Jeff Rubin, founder of international retailer IT'SUGAR. According to the Sugarpova website, "Sugarpova is a premium candy line that reflects the fun, fashionable, sweet side of international tennis sensation Maria Sharapova." The line currently consists of 12 different flavors that range from Flirty, to Smitten Sour, to Splashy. A portion of all proceeds goes to the Maria Sharapova Foundation, Sharapova's charity. Sugarpova was launched worldwide in 2013 through IT'SUGAR and
According to her agent, Sharapova seriously considered changing her last name to "Sugarpova" for the , but ultimately decided against it. However, some reports suggest that she made an application to a Florida Court to that effect.
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W or reached F S Quarter- Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round R lost in Qualification R absent f played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play- won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the O a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Tournament
Win %
Note: At the
and , Sharapova won three qualifying round matches at each tournament in order to enter the main draw.
Championship
6–1, 6–4
6–4, 6–4
Serena Williams
1–6, 2–6
Australian Open
7–5, 6–3
3–6, 4–6
Australian Open (2)
3–6, 0–6
6–3, 6–2
Serena Williams
4–6, 4–6
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Australian Open (3)
Serena Williams
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Tournament
Win %
Championship
Los Angeles
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
4–6, 3–6
(i) = Indoor
Championship
0–6, 5–7
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Newcomer of the Year
WTA Player of the Year
WTA Most Improved Player of the Year
Best Female Tennis Player
Prix de Citron Roland Garros
Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
ESPY Best International Female Athlete
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
WTA Fan Favorite Singles Player
WTA Humanitarian of the Year
WTA Most Fashionable Player (On Court)
WTA Most Fashionable Player (Off Court)
WTA Most Dramatic Expression
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
2nd Class (April 28, 2012) – for her philanthropic activity
1st Class (August 13, 2012) – for her outstanding contribution to the development of physical cultures and sports at the XXX Olympic Games in 2012 in London (Great Britain)
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