Maria Sharapova Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Boyfriend(s), Bio & More

Maria Sharapova was one of the best Russian professional tennis players. Since 1994 she was a United States resident. After the Tracy Austin and Monica Seles, she was the youngest player who won the WTA Championships. In total 21 weeks, on five separate occasions, she was ranked at world's no. 1 in a single by the WTA. On August 22, 2005, she got world's no. position for the first time when she was 18 and later she last ranked for the fifth time was held for the four weeks that was from June 11, 2012, to July 8, 2012. She was also included in many modeling assignments. On January 26, 2016, at 2016 Australian Open she failed the drug test and found a meldonium, in her which was banned on January 1, 2016y the World Anti-Doping Agency.

She was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Russian SFSR. Her parents move to the Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. There her father gave her first racquet when she was 4 years old and from that day she starts practicing for tennis daily with her father in their local park. She was sent to Moscow run by Martina Navratilova when she was 6 for the training and they suggest her to go IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for the training. At the age of 9, she was signed by the IMG and to stay in Academy they were ready to pay her annual tuition fee of $35,000 for Sharapova.

At the age of 12, she won her first the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in girls. On April 19 at his 14th birthday, she enters in the WTA tournament at the Pacific Life Open before losing to Monica Seles she wins the match. On October 21, 2002, at ITF junior world singles she was ranked at no.6. In junior competition, her win loss record was 47?9.

On both Australian Open and the French Open, she plays debut but not succeeded to win the match either. Before winning the title in the Bell Challenge tournament she won the title at the smaller event Japan Open Tennis Championships. She was appeared in many ads like of Nike and also was the face of several fashion houses.

She was awarded the Rising Star award which was only given to the players of exceptional promise and also got many awards in her life.