| Bio | |
| Real Name | Maria Yuryevna Sharapova |
| Nickname | The Siberian Siren |
| Profession | Tennis player |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in feet- 6′ 1″ |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 68 kg (in 2015) in Pounds- 150 lbs (Approx.) |
| Measurements | 34-24-36 |
| Eye Colour | Green |
| Hair Colour | Blonde |
| Tennis | |
| International Debut | Turned pro in 2001 |
| Coach/Mentor | Sven Groenveld |
| Nature on field | Cool |
| Favourite Shot | Forehand |
| Achievements (main ones) | • Winner of 5 Grand Slams. • 35 singles WTA titles, 4 ITF titles. • She achieved the No. 1 ranking in August 2005. • She has won 592 games in her career while losing only 142. |
| Career Turning Point | After achieving the No.1 ranking in 2005, it was difficult for the opponents to move past Maria. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 19 April 1987 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 29 Years |
| Birth Place | Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Hometown | Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| School | Keystone National High School, Pennsylvania (Distance Education) |
| College | N/A |
| Educational Qualifications | N/A |
| Family | Father– Yuri Sharapova Mother– Yelena Sharapova  |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christian |
| Ethnicity | Russian |
| Hobbies | Singing, Dancing, Watching Movies, Modeling |
| Controversies | • Tested positive for doping, traces of Meldonium found in blood samples; the drug was banned recently. As a result, WTA has suspended Maria for 2 years. She says that she had a prescription for it and was using it to deal with Magnesium deficiency and her family’s history of Diabetes. • Sharapova once said that she didn’t know who Sachin Tendulkar was; she was criticized for such a statement especially by people from the Indian sub-continent. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Russian & Thai Cuisines |
| Favourite Film | Titanic |
| Favourite Singer | Madonna, Adele |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Sasha Vujacic (2008-2010) Grigor Dimitrov (2013-2015) 
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| Husband | N/A |
| Children | N/A |
| Style Quotient | |
| Cars Collection | Range Rover, Porsche 911 Carrera |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth | $125 Million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Maria Sharapova
- Does Maria Sharapova smoke: No
- Does Maria Sharapova drink alcohol: Yes
- Sharapova’s parents fled their home in Gomel, Belarus following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Sharapova has thus donated heavily to Chernobyl related projects.
- When Maria and her father moved to the US, they couldn’t speak English and had only $700 in pocket. Since Maria was too young to enroll in a Tennis academy, her father worked odd jobs and coached Maria himself on public Tennis courts.
- Maria signed her first deal with Nike at the age of 11.
- At the age of 15, she became the youngest player ever to reach the finals of the Australian Open junior tournament in 2002.
- Maria Sharapova is the most searched athlete on Yahoo in the years 2005 and 2008.
- Sharapova became the UN Goodwill Ambassador in the year 2007.
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