Later, she earned a scholarship to train at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. Despite the loss, her performance improved her ranking inside the top 30 and being seeded for the first time since her suspension at the 2016 Australian Open. [193] Don Catlin, a long-time anti-doping expert and the scientific director of the Banned Substances Control Group (BSCG) stated that "There's really no evidence that there's any performance enhancement from meldonium – Zero percent."[195][196]. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). 1 ranked tennis player. In April, Sharapova won the Bausch & Lomb Championships, having survived her longest-ever match, at 3 hours and 26 minutes long, in the third round against Anabel Medina Garrigues. 1, Kim Clijsters, to advance to the semifinals, where she faced her compatriot, Maria Kirilenko. Sharapova achieved a rare level of longevity in tennis, with several tennis pundits and former players calling Sharapova one of tennis' best competitors.[6]. [126] She subsequently moved up to world No. [104] 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. 1 ranking on 22 August 2005. [304] After being with Prince for ten years,[305] Sharapova began endorsing Head racquets in 2011 and uses the Head YOUTEK IG Instinct. 29 in their list of 50 top-paid athletes, the only woman on the list. People born on … [111], Sharapova participated in the first Grand Slam of the season at the Australian Open, where she was the 14th seed, but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the fourth round. [92] By virtue of that result, she was the recipient of a bye at the China Open, but failed to capitalize on it, losing to Peng Shuai in the third round. She haes been ranked warld No. [295][301][302] 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. At the time, women’s tennis was shifting to a power game, which suited Sharapova’s dominating style of play and her size; she eventually reached a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 metres). Sharapova later withdrew from her match against Caroline Garcia, citing a stomach virus. She was stunned in the third round by American teenager Melanie Oudin. However, since her shoulder operation Sharapova was unable to control her serve. Sharapova faced sixth seed Caroline Garcia in the opening round but lost in three tight sets. [89] Sharapova then played at Wimbledon as the 24th seed. Italy was once called “Vitalia,” meaning what? In March 2016, Sharapova revealed she had failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open. In the third round, she played the American wildcard Sofia Kenin, an 18-year-old who was making her first main draw appearance in a major. [147] Her next tournament was Indian Wells, where she was seeded second. Later in her career, Sharapova also added drop shots to her repertoire, making for a more unpredictable game style. [239] Her aggressive, high-risk playing style meant that she typically generated high numbers of both winners and unforced errors. She was defeated by 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round. This marked her 14th win in 16 meetings with the Australian. In February, following her participation in the Fed Cup, Sharapova played in Acapulco, where she beat Shelby Rogers, Mariana Duque Mariño and Magdaléna Rybáriková to advance the semifinals. Sharapova then travelled to New York for the US Open where she was the 5th seed. There, she won two of her three round-robin matches (including a win over US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova) in order to advance to the semifinals, where she defeated Myskina. Sharapova played at the Rogers Cup and recorded straight sets wins over Sesil Karatantcheva and Daria Kasatkina. She gave the racquet she used in the 2004 Wimbledon final to Regis Philbin when taping Live with Regis and Kelly. 2. Sharapova helped to promote the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,[citation needed] and was the first torch bearer in the torch-lighting ceremony during the opening festivities. Citing the left forearm injury sustained at the start of the year, Sharapova withdrew from the Qatar Open,[168] and a week before the BNP Paribas Open, she withdrew from that for the same reason.[169]. In the opening round, Sharapova defeated Viktória Kužmová in straight sets and recorded her first grasscourt win since 2015. In 2020 she announced her retirement. Although she played under the banner of Russia with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), she has lived in and been a United States permanent resident since 1994. Sharapova claimed her first title in nine months at the Tier I tournament in Indian Wells, defeating Hingis in the semifinals and Elena Dementieva in the final. [298] In 2007, Sharapova was featured in a number of Canon USA's commercials for the PowerShot. [134] This marked the fourth time Sharapova had successfully defended a title. ", "It does not hurt that Sharapova is regarded as one of the most beautiful athletes in the world. She defeated French wildcard Caroline Garcia in the second round, despite trailing 3–6, 1–4, before winning the last 11 games of the match. Sharapova has won 23 WTA singles titles including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open, and 2008 Australian Open. Sharapova withdrew from her second round match against Daria Kasatkina. [125] In the final, she defeated fellow former world No. I make no excuses for not knowing about the ban. Facing off against rival Serena Williams, with both players looking for their first Olympic singles gold medal (and a chance to complete a career Golden Slam), Sharapova was thrashed by Williams[138] in what was to be her worst defeat to the American, winning only a single game. They were buried in newsletters, websites, or handouts (many of them technical, in small print). And though she couldn't imagine permanently relocating back in Russia, she's not 100 percent at home in America, either. After pledging $25,000 USD to Australian wildfire relief, Maria Sharapova also left 10 pairs of signed tennis sneakers at her Brisbane hotel that fans could get for a $300 donation to the Red Cross. As the fourth seed, she received a bye into the second round. Sharapova ended her three match losing streak with a straight sets win over Alison Riske in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open. [48] In her US Open title defense, Sharapova was upset in her third-round match to 30th seed Agnieszka Radwańska,[69] making it her earliest exit at a Grand Slam singles tournament since the 2004 US Open, where she lost in the same round. Following a suggestion by Navratilova, Sharapova and her father moved (1994) to Florida, where she quickly earned a scholarship to a tennis academy. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in straight sets. However, she struggled to regain her form and continued to be plagued by injuries. She made it to the quarterfinals, losing to Samantha Stosur. [58] As the third seed at the US Open, Sharapova defeated top seed Mauresmo for the first time in the semifinals,[59] and then followed up by beating second seed Justine Henin to win her second Grand Slam singles title.[60]. [74] She proceeded to the finals by defeating Jelena Janković in the semifinals, and defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final to win her third Grand Slam title, having not dropped a set all tournament. [48][50] To conclude the year, Sharapova failed to defend her title at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Los Angeles, defeating Davenport in one of her round-robin matches, but ultimately losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Amélie Mauresmo. [237] For the semifinals, she was given permission to skip the tie, with Tarpishchev announcing that she will be on the team for the final. Her first match was a three set loss to Wozniacki. She lost the match in straight sets, despite having a 5–1 lead in the second set. [24] Sharapova made her professional debut in 2001 on her 14th birthday on 19 April, and played her first WTA tournament at the Pacific Life Open in 2002, winning a match before losing to Monica Seles. ", Immediately after her win at the 2004 Wimbledon Championship, mobile phone company Motorola signed Sharapova to endorse their mobile phone line. [295] In January 2010, it was announced that Sharapova had renewed her contract with Nike, signing an 8-year deal for $70 million. She earned a lot of fame and popularity for winning in prestigious events such as the US Open, Italian Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon. Daughter of parents, Uri and Yelena Sharapova, Maria Sharapova, was born on 19 April 1987 in Nyagan, Russia, She moved to the United States with her family at the age of sixteen. She then played in the Paris, where she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. (c) USA. 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The match took just over three hours, and has been described as one of the best women's finals in recent years. In the semi finals, Sharapova faced Elina Svitolina, beating her in straight sets. This was Sharapova's tenth win over Ivanovic and by winning her 34th title, it meant that Sharapova had won at least one title every year for 13 consecutive years. Maria Sharapova was born in Nyagan, Russia. She retained it for six weeks, but after playing few tournaments while injured, she again relinquished the ranking to Davenport. [140] In the semifinals, Sharapova lost to world No. 6, Caroline Garcia. Her win also made her the No. [107] She ended the year at number 18 in the world. You will fail hundreds of times and the world will watch you. Sharapova's next tournament was the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open, where she was seeded 2nd and received a bye. 4, despite not playing the US Open Series and missing most of the Fall Asian Hardcourt season. Sharapova started her summer hard-court season at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. This was the first time since 2001 where a third set was contested in the final. [23] She was then given a special distinction, the Rising Star Award, which is awarded only to players of exceptional promise. 3 Garbiñe Muguruza in the quarterfinals. Clearing all doubts, she tells her blood is totally Russian. [264], In 2011, Sharapova was engaged to Slovenian professional basketball player Sasha Vujačić,[265][266] with whom she had been in a relationship since 2009. 1 ranking back to Azarenka. Sharapova played two exhibition matches, losing her debut to Greece's Maria Sakkari but defeating Natalia Vikhlyantseva. She was set to play the Cincinnati Open as a wildcard but pulled out to be fully fit for the US Open, which had also granted Sharapova a wildcard entry. 369, her lowest ranking since August 2002. Sharapova participated at the Kooyong Classic, where her opening match against Laura Siegemund was stopped after the second set due to heavy smoke, before being defeated by Tomljanović in the second round. In 2003 she competed in every Grand Slam event, with her best finish coming at Wimbledon, where she reached the fourth round. Sharapova would have become world No. 9 Ana Ivanovic in the semis. Sharapova kicked off her 2015 season at the Brisbane International where she was top seed and received a bye in the first round. Sharapova is known for on-court "grunting", which reached a recorded 101 decibels during a match at Wimbledon in 2005. Sharapova's run ended with a three set loss to Ashleigh Barty in the fourth round. [293] In a poll run by Britain's FHM magazine, she was voted the seventh most eligible bachelorette,[294] based on both "wealth and looks. Maria Sharapova was dating Sasha Vujacic, a basketball pro player from Slovenia, but they broke up. [171] Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has implied that Sharapova was targeted due to the political crisis in Russian-American relations. Sharapova pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships due to citing a forearm strain. But on January 1st [2016] the rules had changed and meldonium became a prohibited substance which I had not known. [254][failed verification] This improvement in serving can be seen in the 2013 Australian Open and following tournaments where Sharapova committed fewer double faults than in previous years. After reaching the final, Sharapova recaptured the world No. From 2003, Sharapova played a full season and made a rapid climb into the top 50 by the end of the year. That year she also captured a silver medal at the London Olympic Games. Maria Sharapova was born as Maria Yuryevna Sharapova in the Nyagan town of Russia and grew up in the same place. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [173] In her on-court interview Sharapova said, "The first few seconds before you enter the arena – it's been a stage of mine since I was a young girl – I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. 1. The Russian beaut possesses several properties. In the fourth round she defeated Samantha Stosur, reeling off nine straight games from a set and 3–4 down. [200] On March 11, 2016, Sharapova denied reports about the five missed warnings via Facebook: That's a distortion of the actual "communications" which were provided or simply posted onto a webpage. In the quarterfinals, she defeated 15th seed Andrea Petkovic, marking her first Grand Slam semifinal since her comeback from the career-threatening shoulder injury. 1, shoulder injury and fall from the Top 5, 2008: Australian Open champion, No. [296] She also starred in an award-winning campaign for the sports clothing brand Nike, "Pretty", in the summer of 2006. Sharapova was set to play at the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open but withdrew before the tournaments started due to a shoulder injury for which she stated she was to have minor surgery. She made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and was seeded third in the singles draw. [190] Sharapova admitted to testing positive for meldonium, an anti-ischemic drug usually prescribed for heart conditions that was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s banned substances list on 1 January 2016. 6, Karolína Plíšková in straight sets to advance to the second week of the French Open. [308], Sugarpova[309] is a range of confectionery created by Sharapova and Jeff Rubin, founder of international retailer IT'SUGAR. 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. This was her fourth consecutive loss, marking her fall out of the top 50. Maria was top seed and had a bye in the first round. It is very important for you to understand that for ten years this medicine was not on WADA's banned list and I had legally been taking the medicine for the past ten years. Maria Sharapova's stunning victory over Serena Williams (1981–) at Wimbledon in 2004 made the Russian-born player the third youngest winner in the history of the tournament. [30], Sharapova was defeated in the third round of the Australian Open by sixth seed Anastasia Myskina. But years go on. [113] Sharapova returned to the tour in March by taking part in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, where she was seeded 16th. Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Sharapova withdrew from the 2012 Brisbane International because of her ongoing ankle injury. 25, Lucie Šafářová, dropping the second set on a tiebreak, then Ana Ivanovic, then in the semifinals, she won against third seed Angelique Kerber. (a) Australia. [142] Sharapova's next tournament was the year-end championships in Istanbul, where she was seeded second. 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. There, she was beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova for the first time since 2008. [228] 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, made her selection for the Russian Fed Cup team controversial in the past. After losing the first set, Sharapova managed to claim the next two sets and her third Rome title. 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She faced Serena Williams for the 15th time, losing for the 12th consecutive time in straight sets. [132] In the final, she played world No. I don't want to be around people like him." At the US Open, Sharapova was seeded 29th. She was drawn to face Nao Hibino in the first round and won in straight sets. Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player born in Nyagan, Russian SFSR in April 19, 1987. This was Maria's 11th consecutive loss against Serena. A United States resident syne 1994, Sharapova haes competit on the WTA tour syne 2001. Answer: (b) Related facts: On 26 February, 2020, five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis. After receiving a bye in the first round of the Miami Open, Sharapova lost in the second round to fellow Russian Daria Gavrilova in straight sets, marking her earliest exit from the tournament since her first appearance in Miami in 2003. [249] Since the beginning of 2007, however, problems with her shoulder have reduced the effectiveness of her serve. [79] As a result of losing to eventual finalist Dinara Safina in the fourth round (after serving for the match),[80] she relinquished her No. 3 Lindsay Davenport in earlier rounds of the tournament. [274] However, in an interview before her 2012 Australian Open semifinal, Sharapova changed her stance, saying she intended to continue playing tennis for as long as she enjoyed playing the game. The Russian retires at the age of 32 having last won a grand slam in 2014 when she clinched the French Open for the second time. As the top seed at the US Open, Sharapova lost in the semifinals to Kim Clijsters,[49] meaning she had lost to the eventual champion in every Grand Slam of the season. And not necessarily simply the country, but the people, the mentality and the toughness and that never giving up attitude". [249] The shoulder injury resulted in not only her inconsistent first serves, but also her hitting high numbers of double faults. [242][243] Upon her return from her doping suspension, Sharapova began to attack the net more, and showed improved feel when volleying, being able to hit delicate volleys with increased regularity; this tactic was considered by some to compensate for her decreased power at the baseline as a result of her shoulder injury. Maria Sharapova retires from tennis. Reaching the final without dropping a set, Sharapova defeated world No. He belongs to Nvagan in Siberia. Trust yourself. 2. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. Early in her career, Sharapova's first and second serves were regarded as powerful,[239] and she was believed to possess one of the best deliveries on the Tour. Sharapova ended her losing streak with a straight sets win over Mihaela Buzărnescu at the Madrid Open. On 7 March 2016, Sharapova revealed that she had failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open, which she described as the result of an oversight. Sharapova defeated Silvia Soler Espinosa in the first rubber, but was unable to play her second rubber due to illness. 1 ranking because of Henin's sudden retirement from professional tennis and request to the WTA that her own ranking be removed immediately. [98] At the French Open, Sharapova's brief clay season culminated with a third-round loss to four-time champion Justine Henin. Despite taking the opening set in the semifinals, Sharapova's run in Rome ended with a three set loss to world No. [236] She won both her singles rubbers, against Tzipora Obziler and Shahar Pe'er, helping Russia to a 4–1 victory. [119] This marked her first final in over three years at a Grand Slam event. [22] Visa restrictions prevented Sharapova's mother from joining them for two years. [32], 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 Qatar Telecom German Open and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, both of which were Tier I events. Sharapova then played the Rogers Cup in Montreal where she was the fourth seed. [167] Russia lost the first three matches and chose Makarova to replace Sharapova for the dead doubles match. [19][20], In 1989, when Sharapova was three, the family moved to Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. 2 ranking to Simona Halep. [10][11] In 2018, she launched a new programme to mentor women entrepreneurs.[12]. Following the retirement of 25-year-old Justine Henin in 2008, Sharapova said, "If I [were] 25, and I'd won so many Grand Slams, I'd quit too. 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