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<html> <head> <title>Maria Sharapova</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/434/000051281/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Maria Sharapova</b></font><p><img src="sharapova.jpg" height=257 width=230 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Maria Sharapova"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/627/000106309/" class=proflink>19-Apr</a>-<a href="/lists/986/000105671/" class=proflink>1987</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Nyagan, Siberia, Russia<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Female<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Tennis<p><b>Nationality:</b> Russia<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles<p>Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player, who won the singles championship at Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006, and the Australian Open in 2008. Because she is blond and beautiful, Sharapova is often called "<a href="/people/217/000023148/">Anna Kournikova</a> with a game", which is an important distinction for true tennis fans. Even before winning Wimbledon at 17, Sharapova had already won three Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and four International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles titles.<p> Sharapova's family lived near the oil refineries of Nyagan, but when she was two years old the family moved to Sechi, a city on the shores of the Black Sea, to escape fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. At 4, the father of tennis champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov -- a beer buddy of Sharapova's father -- gave her a tennis racket, and she started bashing balls against walls. At age 6, she attended a tennis clinic in Moscow, and met and played a game with <a href="/people/227/000023158/">Martina Navratilova</a>, who was impressed. Navratilova told Sharapova's father he had a prodigy on his hands, and the family began saving for a move to America.<p> Accompanied by her father, Sharapova moved to Florida when she was 7 (say some reports) or 9 (say others), to be coached by Nick Bollettieri, formerly coach to <a href="/people/203/000023134/">Andre Agassi</a>, <a href="/people/225/000023156/">Monica Seles</a>, Kournikova, and others. At the time, she spoke no English and owned only two tennis rackets. Her mother was unable to get a visa, and remained in Russia for two more years. At Bollettieri's tennis academy, Sharapova was usually pitted against older players, and shared a dormitory with older girls. She has often said she felt like an outsider, but "I learned to be a better fighter, and I never cried."<p> Sharapova has endorsement deals with Nike, NEC, and Prince, and has signed with IMG Models, the firm that employs <a href="/people/757/000025682/">Tyra Banks</a> and <a href="/people/987/000024915/">Heidi Klum</a>.<p><b>Father:</b> Uri Sharapov (tennis coach)<br><b>Mother:</b> Yelena Sharapova<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Sasha Vujacic (pro basketball player, b. 8-Mar-1984, fiancé 2010)<br><p> High School: Keystone National High School (online)<br><p> <a href="/sports/232/000206611/">Winner, Wimbledon (women's singles)</a> 2004<br> <a href="/sports/228/000206607/">Winner, US Open (women's singles)</a> 2006<br> <a href="/sports/260/000206639/">Champion, US Open Series (female)</a> 2007<br> <a href="/sports/220/000206599/">Winner, Australian Open (women's singles)</a> 2008<br> <a href="/event/297/000113955/">Surgery</a> Oct-2008 (right shoulder)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/017/000046876/">Nike</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/118/000172599/">Canon</a> 2008<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/500/000210867/">TAG Heuer</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/155/000403940/">Ocean's Eight (5-Jun-2018)</a> <br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.mariasharapova.com/" target=_blank>http://www.mariasharapova.com/</a><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=51281" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>