Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is one of ten women, and the only Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam. She is also an Olympic medalist, having earned silver for Russia in women's singles...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 April 1987
CityNyagan, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they're wearing.
Well, fans always root for the underdog.
As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I'm going to play.
There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can't miss a ball.
Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.
When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.
I'm not a huge gym person, so I try to stay away from the gym. But I love to run on the beach or go for a walk. It's better than riding a stationary bike.
My shoulder's not where I want it to be, but I'm doing a good job of monitoring it.
I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.
Within a few years the name 'Maria Sharapova' will be a brand as universally recognized as Calvin Klein, BMW and Rolex.
I personally love Jennifer Lawrence. She's an amazing actress, but so young and fresh and youthful.
There's not many firsts in my career, as I have been a part of many tournaments and fortunate enough to win many.
I spent a whole year when I was injured just trying to get my arm back to the point where I could hit a tennis ball for more than 30 minutes a day. I'd hit for 15 minutes and it would feel as if my arm was going to fall off.
I go to yoga classes and work on my core.