Maria Sharapova
Biography for Maria Sharapova
Date of Birth
19 April 1987, Nyagan, USSR [now Russia]
Birth Name
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
Nickname
Masha
The Siberian Siren
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Mini Biography

Maria started hitting tennis balls at the age of four. At the age of six, Maria Sharapova participated in a exhibition in Moscow that featured Martina Navratilova. So, at the age of nine, she began training at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy located in Bradenton, Florida, USA. Therefore, during those two years, she was separated from her mother for two year due to visa restrictions and finances. Maria occasionally travels with her father and works with tennis coach managers Michael Baroch and Robert Lansdorp. During her leisure time off court, Maria's interest includes modeling in fashion, singing, jazz dancing and movies (Pearl Harbor (2001)). Maria enjoys reading books of her interest in the "Sherlock Holmes" and "Pippi Longstocking" collection series. Basically, Maria's favorite dessert is 'anything'. Maria favors Russian music and food, but except for Italian bread.Read More
Sharapova Rolls Dementieva for Indian Wells
TitleElena Dementieva's weak serve again proved her undoing as Russian countrywoman Maria Sharapova won the battle of the blondes 6-1, 6-2 Saturday in the final at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.