Maria Sharapova
Full name | Maria Yuryevna Sharapova | |||||||||||
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Native name | Мария Юрьевна Шарапова | |||||||||||
Country (sports) | Russia | |||||||||||
Residence | Bradenton, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||
Born | Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 19 April 1987|||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 19 April 2001[1] | |||||||||||
Retired | 26 February 2020[2] | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand), born left-handed | |||||||||||
Prize money | $38,777,962 | |||||||||||
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Career record | 645–171 (79.0%) Fed Cup W (2008) | | ||||||||||
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Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (
Sharapova became the world No. 1 for the first time on 22 August 2005 at the age of 18, becoming the first Russian woman to top the singles rankings, and last held the position on 8 July 2012.
Sharapova failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open, testing positive for meldonium, a substance that had been banned (effective 1 January 2016) by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). On 8 June 2016, she was suspended from playing tennis for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).[7][8][9] On 4 October 2016, the suspension was reduced to 15 months, starting from the date of the failed test, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport found that she had committed "no significant fault" and that she had taken the substance "based on a doctor's recommendation… with good faith belief that it was appropriate and compliant with the relevant rules".[10][11][12] She returned to the WTA Tour on 26 April 2017 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in the
Early life
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova was born on 19 April 1987, in Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her parents, Yuri Sharapov and Yelena, are from Gomel, Byelorussian SSR. Concerned about the regional effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, they left their homeland shortly before Maria was born.[17][18]
Introduction to tennis
In 1990, when Sharapova was three, the family moved to
Start of professional training
In 1993, at the age of six, Sharapova attended a tennis clinic in Moscow run by
Tennis career
Junior and early career
Sharapova first hit tennis fame in November 2000, when she won the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in the girls' 16 division at the age of just 13.
Sharapova reached No. 6 in the ITF junior world singles ranking on 21 October 2002. In all, she won three junior singles tournaments and was runner-up at five, including two junior Grand Slam events. Her win–loss record in junior competition was 47–9.[24] Her best results in the Junior Grand Slam tournaments were the finals of the 2002 Australian Open, finals of the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, third round of the 2002 French Open, and second round of the 2001 US Open.
2003: First tournament titles
From 2003, Sharapova played a full season and made a rapid climb into the top 50 by the end of the year.
2004: Wimbledon glory and rise to fame
Sharapova was defeated in the third round of the Australian Open by sixth seed Anastasia Myskina.[29] She later reached the semifinals at the Cellular South Cup, where she lost to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva.[30]
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
Sharapova won the third title of her career at the
Following her Wimbledon win, attention and interest in Sharapova in the media greatly increased, a rise in popularity dubbed "Maria Mania."
In October, Sharapova defeated Venus Williams en route to making the final of a Tier I event for the first time at the
2005: World No. 1
Sharapova started the year at the
In the semifinals of the Tier I
Sharapova made the semifinals of a clay-court tournament for the first time at the
Sharapova had far fewer points to defend, and so she became the first Asian and Russian woman to hold the world No. 1 ranking on 22 August 2005.
As the top seed at the US Open, Sharapova lost in the semifinals to Kim Clijsters,[48] meaning she had lost to the eventual champion in every Grand Slam of the season. However, she once again leapfrogged Davenport to take the world No. 1 ranking on 12 September 2005. She retained it for six weeks, but after playing few tournaments while injured, she again relinquished the ranking to Davenport.[46][49]
2006: US Open champion
Sharapova started 2006 by losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open in three sets to Henin,[50] also losing a rematch several weeks later at the Dubai Tennis Championships, having defeated former world No. 1 Martina Hingis and world No. 3 Lindsay Davenport in earlier rounds of the tournament. 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.[51][52] She reached the final in Miami before losing to Kuznetsova.[53]
Sharapova returned for the
Sharapova claimed her second title of the year at the Tier I
That autumn, Sharapova won titles in back-to-back weeks at the
2007: Return to No. 1, shoulder injury and fall from the Top 5
Sharapova was the top seed at the
A shoulder injury forced Sharapova to miss most of the clay-court season for the second consecutive year, resulting in her only tune-up for the
Sharapova clinched the
Following the US Open loss, Sharapova did not play again until the Kremlin Cup in October, where she lost her opening match to Victoria Azarenka.[69] Shortly after this, she fell out of the top 5 in the world rankings for the first time since 2004. She qualified for the eight-woman year-end Sony Ericsson Championships because of a withdrawal by Venus Williams before the start of the tournament.[46] Despite having not previously won a match in two months, Sharapova topped her round-robin group at the tournament, after winning all three of her matches, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, and Daniela Hantuchová. She then defeated Anna Chakvetadze in the semifinals.[70] In the final, she lost to world No. 1 Henin in a match that lasted 3 hours and 24 minutes. Sharapova reached the top 5 again to end the year.[71]
2008: Australian Open champion, No. 1 and second shoulder injury
Sharapova was seeded fifth at the Australian Open, but was not considered a favorite. Nevertheless, she defeated former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport in the second round, and then world No. 1 Henin in the quarterfinals,[72] ending the latter's 32-match winning streak.[73] 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.
After the Australian Open, Sharapova extended her winning streak to 18 matches. This run encompassed two wins including at the Tier I
In May, Sharapova regained the world No. 1 ranking because of Henin's sudden retirement from professional tennis and request to the
Sharapova withdrew from the
2009–2010: Shoulder surgery, rehabilitation, comeback and struggles with form
Sharapova did not attempt to defend her Australian Open title, as she continued to recover from surgery.[85] She returned to the sport in March, in the doubles tournament at the Indian Wells Open, but she and partner Elena Vesnina lost in the first round. After this, Sharapova withdrew from further singles tournaments, resulting in her standing in the world rankings being severely affected. She dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in six years in May, the nadir being world No. 126.[1]
Playing her first singles tournament in nearly ten months, Sharapova made the quarterfinals of the clay-court Warsaw Open in May, losing to finalist Alona Bondarenko.[86] The following week, in her first Grand Slam appearance since her surgery, she reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, before her run was ended by Dominika Cibulková.[87]
During the summer grass-court season, Sharapova played in Birmingham, losing in the semifinals to Li Na.[88] Sharapova then played at Wimbledon as the 24th seed. She was upset in the second round by Gisela Dulko in three sets.[89]
Sharapova enjoyed considerable success in the summer months, reaching the quarterfinals at the Bank of the West Classic, the semifinals at the LA Women's Championships, and finishing runner-up at the Rogers Cup to Elena Dementieva. At the US Open, Sharapova was seeded 29th. She found her way into the third round, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova and Christina McHale, all in straight sets. She was stunned in the third round by American teenager Melanie Oudin.[90] It was the second time in Sharapova's career that she lost to a teenager at a Grand Slam tournament, having lost to Agnieszka Radwańska during the same event in 2007. The loss made Sharapova's ranking go down to No. 32.[1]
The final stretch of the season brought Sharapova her first title of the year in Tokyo, after opponent Jelena Janković retired after being down 2–5 to Sharapova in the final.[91] 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.[92] She ultimately finished the season at world No. 14, having improved from No. 126 when she started her comeback from injury.[1]
After playing two exhibition tournaments in Asia, Sharapova officially began her season at the Australian Open, where she was upset in her first-round match against Maria Kirilenko. The loss meant that for the first time since 2003, Sharapova had lost her opening match at a Grand Slam event.[93] She then rebounded by winning a smaller American event, the Cellular South Cup, her 21st career WTA title and first of the year.[94]
At the Indian Wells Open, Sharapova lost in the third round to Zheng Jie, aggravating a bruised bone on her right elbow in the process, which resulted in her eventual withdrawal from the Sony Ericsson Open[95] and the Family Circle Cup.[96]
Returning at the Madrid Open, Sharapova lost in the first round to Lucie Šafářová. She continued her French Open preparation at the Internationaux de Strasbourg as a wildcard, advancing to the final, where she beat Kristina Barrois. This was her first title on red clay and 22nd overall title.[97] At the French Open, Sharapova's brief clay season culminated with a third-round loss to four-time champion Justine Henin.[98]
Sharapova began her preparations for Wimbledon at the Aegon Classic. She advanced to the final for the fourth time, where she lost to Li Na. As the 16th seed at Wimbledon, Sharapova lost in the fourth round to world No. 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams, despite having three set points in the opening set.[99] The match was seen as another encouraging performance for Sharapova, with some stating their belief that she was approaching the form that would see her contending for Grand Slams once more,[100] and Sharapova herself stating that she felt that she was "in a much better spot than I was last year."[101]
During the US Open Series, Sharapova made two straight finals, losing to Victoria Azarenka at the Bank of the West Classic,[102] and to Kim Clijsters at the Western & Southern Open.[103] 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. At the US Open, Sharapova was the 14th seed. She made it to the fourth round, where she played top seed and 2009 finalist Caroline Wozniacki and lost.[104]
Sharapova's last two tournaments of the season ended in disappointment. She played in the
2011: Return to the top 10
It was announced that Sharapova would bring in Thomas Högstedt as a coach for the 2011 season, joining Michael Joyce.[108] On 5 December, Sharapova won an exhibition match against world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva in Monterrey, Mexico.[109] In Sharapova's first official Australian Open warm-up tournament at the Auckland Open, she was top-seeded. She lost to the Hungarian veteran and eventual champion, Gréta Arn, in the quarterfinals. After that, Sharapova decided to split up with Joyce, ending a successful cooperation that brought her two Grand Slam victories and the world No. 1 ranking.[110]
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.[citation needed] She also had to pull out of the Dubai Championships and the Qatar Open because of an ear infection.[111] Sharapova returned to the tour in March by taking part in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, where she was seeded 16th. She defeated former world No. 1, Dinara Safina, in the fourth round en route to the semifinal, where she lost to world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki.[112] At Key Biscayne, Sharapova defeated 26th seed Alexandra Dulgheru in the quarterfinals, in a match lasting 3 hours and 28 minutes.[citation needed] In the semifinals, Sharapova took her Australian Open reprisal on Andrea Petkovic by defeating her. In the final, she was defeated by Victoria Azarenka, despite a late comeback in the second set.[113] With this result, Sharapova returned to the top 10 for the first time since February 2009.[1]
During the clay-court season, Sharapova participated in the
At the Wimbledon Championships, Sharapova had not dropped a set entering the final, before losing to eighth seed Petra Kvitová, in straight sets.[116] This marked her first final in over three years at a Grand Slam event. Sharapova started her summer hard-court season at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. In a highly anticipated match, Sharapova lost to the eventual champion Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.[117] In her next event at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Sharapova lost to Galina Voskoboeva in the third round, marking her 100th career loss.[118]
Sharapova then contested the Cincinnati Open. As the fourth seed, she received a bye into the second round. On the way to her fourth final of the year, she beat Anastasia Rodionova,[119] 14th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova,[120] tenth seed Samantha Stosur,[121] and 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva.[122] In the final, she defeated fellow former world No. 1 Jelena Janković, in 2 hours and 49 minutes, making it the longest WTA tour final of the year.[123] She subsequently moved up to world No. 4, her highest ranking since August 2008 and the highest since her comeback from her shoulder injury.[124]
Sharapova entered the US Open, where she was seeded third. She beat Heather Watson, and Anastasiya Yakimova, to reach the third round. She was then upset by Flavia Pennetta. However, because of the fall of Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva in the rankings, Sharapova climbed to world No. 2.[125] Sharapova's next tournament was the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan.[126] As second seed, she received a bye into the second round, where she beat Tamarine Tanasugarn. She then beat 13th seed Julia Görges, before retiring against Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinal, 3–4, after slipping on the baseline, suffering an ankle injury. This also forced her to withdraw from the China Open the following week. Sharapova then flew to Istanbul to prepare for the 2011 WTA Tour Championships, her first time qualifying since 2007. During the WTA Tour Championships, Sharapova withdrew during the round-robin stage after defeats against Samantha Stosur and Li Na, as a result of the ankle injury she had suffered in Tokyo.[citation needed] Sharapova ended the year as No. 4 in the world, her first top-10 finish since 2008 and first top-5 finish since 2007.
2012: Career Grand Slam, back to No. 1 and Olympic silver
Sharapova withdrew from the 2012 Brisbane International because of her ongoing ankle injury.[127] Her first tournament of the season was the 2012 Australian Open, where she was seeded fourth. Sharapova advanced to the final, defeating Gisela Dulko, Jamie Hampton, 30th seed Angelique Kerber, 14th seed Sabine Lisicki, compatriot Ekaterina Makarova and world No. 2, Petra Kvitová. In a match that decided who would become the new world No. 1, she lost to Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets. As a result, her ranking improved to world No. 3 behind Azarenka and Kvitová. She then played in the Open GDF Suez in Paris, where she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. As a result, her ranking improved to world No. 2.
At the Indian Wells Open, after battling for over three hours, Sharapova defeated compatriot Maria Kirilenko to set up a semifinal meeting with Ana Ivanovic. Sharapova advanced to the final after Ivanovic retired due to a hip injury.[128] In the final, she played world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of the Australian Open final, but lost again in straight sets. Sharapova's next tournament was the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open, where she was seeded 2nd and received a bye. In the final, Sharapova lost in straight sets to fifth seed Agnieszka Radwańska. This was her third loss of the year in finals out of four tournaments played so far. In the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Sharapova was seeded second. She had a bye in the first round, and advanced to the third round after Alizé Cornet retired in the second set. She won her first title of the year in Stuttgart after defeating world number one Victoria Azarenka. In doing so, Sharapova defeated three current Grand Slam title holders to win the tournament. Sharapova then played the Madrid Open, a Premier Mandatory event. In the third round, Sharapova's opponent Lucie Šafářová was unable to compete and withdrew from the tournament, earning Sharapova a walkover into the quarterfinals.[129] She was then beaten by eventual champion Serena Williams, in straight sets.
As the defending champion and second seed at the Italian Open, Sharapova had a bye in the first round. In the semifinals, Sharapova defeated Angelique Kerber to advance to the final for the second year in a row. In the final, Sharapova saved match point for a 2-hour 52-minute win over Li Na for her 26th career title.[130] This marked the fourth time Sharapova had successfully defended a title.
Sharapova was seeded second at the
Sharapova decided not to compete in any of the grass-court warm-up events and instead proceeded straight to the Wimbledon Championships, where she was the top seed at a major event for the first time since the 2008 French Open. She breezed through her first three matches over Anastasia Rodionova, Tsvetana Pironkova and the crafty Hsieh Su-wei, extended her winning streak to 15 matches. However, she was upset in the fourth round in straight sets by the 15th-seeded Sabine Lisicki, whom she beat in the previous year's semifinals. Due to being unable to defend her finalist points from the year before, she relinquished the world No. 1 ranking back to Azarenka.
She made her Olympic debut at the
Sharapova did not compete in any of the summer hard-court warm-up events after the Olympics,[135] pulling out of both Montreal and Cincinnati (where she was the defending champion) due to a stomach virus. Seeded third at the US Open, Sharapova breezed through her first three matches against Melinda Czink, Lourdes Domínguez Lino, and Mallory Burdette, losing a total of just seven games. In the fourth round, compatriot Nadia Petrova took it to a third set and was winning until a rain delay. After the delay, Sharapova came back to win, advancing to the quarterfinals of the US Open for the first time since she won the tournament in 2006. In the quarterfinals, she faced 11th seed Marion Bartoli, who was 4–0 up before a rain delay, which delayed the match a whole day. Sharapova then came back from a set down to win.[136] In the semifinals, Sharapova lost to world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka despite winning the first set.
Sharapova's next tournament was the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. She made it to the quarterfinals, losing to Samantha Stosur.[137] At the China Open she was seeded second. In the finals she was again defeated by Azarenka.[138] Sharapova's next tournament was the year-end championships in Istanbul, where she was seeded second. She defeated Sara Errani, Agnieszka Radwańska, and Samantha Stosur in the round-robin matches. In the semifinals, Sharapova beat Azarenka, bringing their head-to-head meetings to 7–5 in Azarenka's favour. Although Sharapova made it to the final, Azarenka clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking with her two round-robin wins. She lost to Serena Williams for the 9th consecutive time in the final and the third time that year, notching her best score line in three matchups with a 4–6, 3–6 defeat.[139]
2013: Third shoulder injury
Sharapova's first scheduled tournament of the
She reached the semifinals at the Qatar Open, losing to Serena Williams for the 10th straight time in her career.
Maria then competed at the Sony Open. Once again she reached the final without dropping a set and faced world No. 1, Serena Williams. Maria started the match strong, winning the first set. However, Serena won the second and dominated the third set. This was Maria's 11th consecutive loss against Serena.[148][149]
Next, she played at the indoor clay event in Stuttgart, where she was the defending champion. Maria was top seed and had a bye in the first round. Her first three matches were long three-setters: she first beat world No. 25, Lucie Šafářová, dropping the second set on a tiebreak, then Ana Ivanovic, then in the semifinals, she won against third seed Angelique Kerber. In the final, in what was her ninth victory against the Chinese out of 14 matches, she beat second seed world No. 5 Li Na in straight sets to win her 29th career title.[150]
A week later, she competed at the Madrid Open, reaching the final, again without dropping a set. She faced Serena Williams for the 15th time, losing for the 12th consecutive time in straight sets.[151]
Next, she played in Rome, where she was seeded second and had a bye in the first round. She beat 16th seed Sloane Stephens in straight sets (with the loss of three games) in the third round, but then did not play her quarterfinal match against seventh seed Sara Errani and retired from the tournament due to a viral illness.[152][153]
At the French Open, Sharapova reached the final again, beating Azarenka in three sets in the semifinals, but there she lost in straight sets to Serena Williams. At Wimbledon she was comprehensively beaten in the second round by qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito. Sharapova then returned to the tour at the Western & Southern Open, where she lost her opening match to Sloane Stephens in three sets. A week later Sharapova withdrew from the US Open, citing a shoulder injury, which prematurely ended her season.[154]
2014: Comeback and second French Open title
Sharapova had not played since August 2013 due to a recurring shoulder injury and made her comeback at the Brisbane International.[155] She advanced to the semifinals where she was beaten in straight sets by Serena Williams. At the Australian Open, Sharapova, ranked third, was knocked out of the tournament in the fourth round by the 20th seed, and eventual finalist, Dominika Cibulková. Sharapova lost the match in three sets. She then participated in Open GdF Suez where she was upset in the semifinals to fellow Russian and eventual tournament winner Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in three sets.
In March, playing in the Indian Wells Open, she was beaten by 22-year-old Italian Camila Giorgi in the third round, in three sets.[156] This dropped her ranking to world No. 7. She reached the semifinals in Miami, facing Serena Williams in a rematch of last year's final and lost her 15th consecutive match to Williams. In April, she won the Stuttgart Open, her first title of the year and 30th of her career by defeating Ana Ivanovic in three sets. Stuttgart is the only tournament Sharapova won three times. In May, Maria won the Madrid Open, her second title of the year and first in Madrid, defeating Simona Halep in three sets. With nine clay titles, she joins Venus Williams as the third most successful active player on the surface.[157] Sharapova then competed in the Italian Open in Rome, where she made the third round. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.
Sharapova was seeded seventh at the French Open and defeated Ksenia Pervak, Tsvetana Pironkova, and Paula Ormaechea in the first three rounds, all in straight sets. In the fourth round, she defeated Samantha Stosur, reeling off nine straight games from a set and 3–4 down. This marked her 14th win in 16 meetings with the Australian. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Garbiñe Muguruza, again coming back from a set down, to reach the semifinals at the French for the fourth consecutive year. In the semifinals, she defeated Eugenie Bouchard, once again coming back from a set down, to reach her third consecutive French Open final. In the final, she defeated Simona Halep in three sets to win her second French Open title and fifth overall Major title. This was the first time since 2001 that a third set was contested in the final. The match took just over three hours and has been described as one of the best women's finals in recent years.[158] At Wimbledon, Sharapova reached the fourth round, where she lost to Angelique Kerber, the ninth seed, in three sets.
Sharapova then played the Rogers Cup in Montreal where she was the fourth seed. She received a first round bye and faced Garbiñe Muguruza in her opener, she won in three sets. In the following round she lost in three sets to Muguruza's compatriot, Carla Suárez Navarro. At the Western & Southern Open, Sharapova was seeded fifth and defeated Madison Keys after having a first round bye. She then went on to defeat Pavlyuchenkova and newly crowned world No. 2, Simona Halep, to reach the last four. She faced Ivanovic again but lost in a roller coaster three-setter despite having two match points. Sharapova then travelled to New York for the US Open where she was the 5th seed. She defeated compatriot Maria Kirilenko and Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru before overcoming 26th seeded German Sabine Lisicki in round 3 to set up a clash with Caroline Wozniacki in the round of 16. Sharapova lost to Wozniacki in three sets.
Sharapova next played the inaugural Wuhan Open where she was seeded fourth. After receiving a first-round bye, she defeated compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets and next faced Timea Bacsinszky. Although Sharapova won their two previous encounters, she was stunned by Timea in two tight sets, thus ending her campaign at the Premier-5 tournament.
The following week, Sharapova played the China Open in Beijing, a Premier Mandatory-level tournament. Reaching the final without dropping a set, Sharapova defeated world No. 9 Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals. In the final, Sharapova met reigning Wimbledon champion and world No. 3, Petra Kvitová. Sharapova won the match in 2 hours 30 minutes, defeating the Czech in three sets. By virtue of the win, Sharapova's ranking rose from No. 4 to No. 2 in the world and she secured herself the second seeding for the WTA year-end Championship. Also, Sharapova closed in on the year-end number-one ranking spot, being just 467 points behind Williams.
Maria was ranked No. 2 heading into the WTA Tour Championships, with a chance of overtaking Serena Williams as world No. 1. She was drawn in the white group, with Kvitová, Radwańska, and Wozniacki. Her first match was a three set loss to Wozniacki. Maria also lost her second round robin match to Kvitová in straight sets; her first loss to Petra since 2011. Maria still had a chance of making the semifinals, but she needed to beat Radwańska in two sets, and Wozniacki needed to beat Petra in straight sets as well. She ended the year with a win against Radwańska in three sets, finishing third overall in the White Group. She ended the year as world No. 2, behind Serena Williams.
2015: Fourth Australian Open final
Sharapova kicked off her 2015 season at the Brisbane International where she was top seed and received a bye in the first round. Sharapova defeated
Sharapova began her clay season in
She then received a wildcard into Wuhan Open[160] and received a bye into the second round. However, she retired in her match against Barbora Strýcová in the 3rd set, citing a left forearm injury.[161] She then withdrew from the China Open,[162] where she was the defending champion, to recover in time for the WTA Finals and the Fed Cup final. At the WTA Finals, she was drawn into the red group, alongside Simona Halep, Agnieszka Radwańska, and Flavia Pennetta. She then won all three of her round-robin matches and achieved 1st position in her group. Her win over Pennetta also marked the last match of the Italian's career. Sharapova then played the player who finished 2nd in the White Group, Petra Kvitová. She lost the match in straight sets, despite having a 5–1 lead in the second set.
Sharapova then played in the
2016: More injuries and doping suspension
Sharapova began her 2016 season at the
Due to Agnieszka Radwańska winning the Shenzhen Open, Sharapova was seeded fifth at the Australian Open. She was drawn to face Nao Hibino in the first round and won in straight sets. She then won her second round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, also in straight sets. Sharapova then lost her first set in the tournament as she defeated Lauren Davis, in three sets. In the fourth round, she then played her first career match against Belinda Bencic and won in two tight sets over two hours of play. Sharapova then faced Serena Williams in the quarterfinal, a repeat of the previous year's final. Although she started the match brightly, she was defeated in straight sets. She failed to defend her finalist points from the previous year and fell to sixth in the rankings after the tournament.
After the Australian Open, Sharapova was nominated by team captain Anastasia Myskina to play the Fed Cup, but she had a forearm injury and was only listed for the doubles match.[164] Russia lost the first three matches and chose Makarova to replace Sharapova for the dead doubles match. In the end, Russia lost 3–1 but by being nominated for the match, Sharapova successfully qualified for the Summer Olympics having played sufficient Fed Cup matches to meet the criteria.
Citing the left forearm injury sustained at the start of the year, Sharapova withdrew from the Qatar Open,[165] and a week before the BNP Paribas Open, she withdrew from that for the same reason.[166]
Following a failed drug test from the 2016 Australian Open, in which she tested positive for meldonium, a substance that had been banned, effective 1 January 2016, by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Sharapova was provisionally suspended from competitive tennis with effect from 12 March.[167] On 8 June she was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation.[168] Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has implied that Sharapova was targeted due to the political crisis in Russian-American relations.[169] In October 2016, Sharapova's ban was reduced from 24 months (2 years) to 15 months, starting from 26 January 2016, the date of the drug test she had failed.
2017: Return from suspension, first WTA title in two years
Sharapova returned to the WTA Tour in April 2017. She was given wildcards to compete in the following three WTA tournaments: Women's Stuttgart Open, Madrid Open and Italian Open. She played her first match of her comeback on 26 April at the Porsche Grand Prix, a tournament that she had previously won on three occasions. Her first-round opponent was Italian Roberta Vinci, who she went on to defeat in straight sets to advance to the second round, making it her first victory since her return.[170] 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."[170] She followed it up with another straight sets victory over Ekaterina Makarova in the second round. In the quarterfinals, she defeated qualifier Anett Kontaveit in straight sets, before losing to Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals.
Sharapova then took part in the
Sharapova then received a wildcard to play Birmingham Classic. However, the same thigh injury at the Italian Open forced her to withdraw from the entire grass season, including the Wimbledon qualifying rounds. Sharapova was given another wildcard at the Stanford Classic, her first hard court tournament since the 2016 Australian Open. Her first round opponent was Jennifer Brady, whom she defeated in three sets. The win also pushed Sharapova back inside the top 150. Sharapova withdrew from the next round with a left arm injury. She was set to make a return at the Canadian Open, where she had received a wildcard, but ultimately withdrew due to a left arm injury. 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. She opened the US Open against world No. 2, Simona Halep, and won in three sets, her first US Open win since the 2014 US Open. In the second round she defeated Tímea Babos, coming from a set down to win in three. 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. Sharapova defeated the teenager in tight straight sets to advance to the second week of the US Open. She was defeated by 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round.
Sharapova received and accepted wildcards to enter the China Open and Tianjin Open, both held in China. In her opening match at the China Open, Sharapova once again faced Sevastova, this time prevailing in a three-hour, three-set match. In the second round, Sharapova defeated Ekaterina Makarova, seeing her move back into the top 100 for the first time since before her suspension. In the third round, Sharapova lost to Simona Halep in straight sets, marking her first loss to the Romanian after seven consecutive victories. Sharapova then remained in China for the Tianjin Open, which was her first appearance at the tournament. Sharapova went on to win the tournament, marking her first WTA title since 2015, without dropping a set, including coming back from 1–4 down in the first set and 1–5 down in the second set against 19-year-old Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The result saw her eventually climb the rankings into the top 60, and she later received another wildcard to enter the Kremlin Cup. Sharapova recorded her first opening round loss since 2013, with a straight-sets loss to eighth seed Magdaléna Rybáriková.[173]
2018: Return to top 25 and French Open quarterfinal
Sharapova began her 2018 season at the
Sharapova started her clay court season at the
Sharapova was set to play the
2019: 800th match and more injuries
Sharapova began her 2019 season at the
due to not being able to compete at her highest level because of her lingering shoulder injury.Sharapova made a return after being away for over four months, in the grasscourt season at the
2020: Retirement
Sharapova began her 2020 season at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, where she defeated Ajla Tomljanović in straight sets.[184] Although she was scheduled to play exhibition at the Hawaii Open a week later, she pulled out of the tournament because she was unprepared.[185] Sharapova received a wildcard at the Brisbane International and fell in the opening round to Jennifer Brady in three sets. Sharapova participated at the Kooyong Classic, where her opening match against Laura Siegemund was stopped after the second set due to heavy smoke from wildfires, before being defeated by Tomljanović in the second round. As a wildcard at the 2020 Australian Open, Sharapova was defeated in straight sets by Donna Vekić in the first round. This marked her third consecutive first-round loss at a Grand Slam tournament and, following the tournament, her ranking fell to no. 369, her lowest ranking since August 2002.[186]
That defeat to Vekic in Melbourne would prove to be Sharapova's final match of her career, as on 26 February 2020, Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis. In an essay in Vanity Fair and Vogue, Sharapova wrote: "I'm new to this, so please forgive me. Tennis – I'm saying goodbye. But as I embark on my next chapter, I want anyone who dreams of excelling in anything to know that doubt and judgement are inevitable. You will fail hundreds of times and the world will watch you. Accept it. Trust yourself. I promise you that you will prevail."[187][188]
WADA substance controversy
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.[189] 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.[190] Sharapova was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) from playing tennis effective from 12 March 2016. She later released a statement regarding the test and explaining her use of the medicine:
I received a letter from the ITF that I failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. I take full responsibility for it. For the past ten years I have been given a medicine called mildronate by my family doctor and a few days ago after I received the ITF letter I found out that it also has another name of meldonium which I did not know. 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. But on January 1st [2016] the rules had changed and meldonium became a prohibited substance which I had not known. I was given this medicine by my doctor for several health issues that I was having in 2006.[191]
Meldonium is not approved for use in the United States, Sharapova's country of residence;[192] however, it is legal to use in Russia, the country that Sharapova represents in tennis.[193] The drug's inventor Ivars Kalviņš said that he did not think taking it should be construed as "doping",[192] but he also said that it "is very popular among athletes" and was used by the Soviet military for "optimizing the use of oxygen" and that it "allows athletes to train under maximum strain".[192] 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."[194][195]
Sharapova said that she had been taking the drug to treat magnesium deficiency, an irregular EKG and family history of diabetes,[196] and indicated that she had not read an email informing her that meldonium had been banned for use in tennis. Meldonium's addition was outlined on a WADA and United States Anti-Doping Agency summary document[197][198] and it has been reported that all tennis players were warned five times that it was due to be banned.[199] On 11 March 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. I make no excuses for not knowing about the ban. The other "communications"? They were buried in newsletters, websites, or handouts (many of them technical, in small print). I didn't take the medicine every day. I took it the way my doctor recommended I take it and I took it in the low doses recommended. I'm proud of how I have played the game. I have been honest and upfront. I won't pretend to be injured so I can hide the truth about my testing.[200][201]
Most fellow tennis players reacted to Sharapova's announcement with little support or sympathy.[202][203] John McEnroe and Pat Cash said they found it hard to believe her.[204][205] Jennifer Capriati posted on Twitter that she should be stripped of her 35 professional titles.[206] Chris Evert expressed her surprise at the lack of support in tennis for Sharapova, noting that she "[had] always isolated herself from the rest of the tennis world, from the players".[207] Serena Williams expressed surprise at Sharapova's announcement but commended her for being "upfront with what she had done".[208] Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all publicly condemned Sharapova and argued that she deserved to be punished on the basis that she failed the doping test,[209][210] with Murray adding that "Taking a drug you don't necessarily need because it's legal is wrong"[211] and Federer stating that "Whether it's intentional or not, I don't see too much difference. You must be 100 percent about what you are taking".[212] Sharapova's case prompted Federer to urge the tennis federation to conduct more anti-doping tests.[213] Novak Djokovic said that he felt sorry for her, but that she must still be ready for punishment.[214] The Russian Tennis Federation strongly defended Sharapova, describing the positive drug test as "nonsense" and adding that they expected Sharapova to be available for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[215][216]
As a result of the failed drug test, Nike and TAG Heuer suspended their relationships with Sharapova, while Porsche postponed promotional work.[217][218] Racquet manufacturer HEAD stood by Sharapova, saying, "We look forward to working with her", and announced that they intended to extend their contract.[219] They also suggested that WADA should prove scientifically why the drug should be banned.[220] The United Nations Development Programme suspended Sharapova from her role as a goodwill ambassador on 16 March, while expressing thanks for her support of their work over the previous nine years.[221]
On 12 April, WADA intimated that athletes who tested positive for meldonium before 1 March could avoid bans, but the International Tennis Federation said that Sharapova's case would proceed.[222] On 8 June, the ITF announced that Sharapova would be suspended for two years. Sharapova indicated she would appeal the ban.[223]
Following a hearing on 7 and 8 September 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel found that Sharapova had a reduced perception of the risk that she took while using Mildronate, because (a) she had used Mildronate for around ten years without any anti-doping issue, (b) she did not mask or hide her use of mildronate and was in fact open about it to many in her entourage (c) she had consulted the Russian doctor who prescribed the Mildronate for medical reasons, not to enhance her performance, and (d) she had received no specific warning about the change in status of meldonium from WADA, the ITF, or the WTA.[224][225] However, the CAS panel also noted Sharapova's failure to disclose her use of meldonium on her doping control forms and that she was at fault for (a) failing to give her agent adequate instructions as to how to carry out the important task of checking the Prohibited List, and (b) failing to supervise and control the actions of her agent in carrying out that task (specifically the lack of any procedure for reporting or follow-up verification to make sure that her agent had actually discharged his duty).[226]
Finally, the panel wishes to point out that the case it heard, and the award it renders, is not about an athlete who cheated. It was only about the degree of fault that can be imputed to a player for a player to make sure that a substance contained in a product she had been legally taking over a long period, and for most of the time on the basis of a doctor's prescription, remained in compliance with TADP and WADC. No question of the intent to violate the TADP and WADC was before this panel: under no circumstances therefore, can the Player be considered to be an "intentional doper".[224]
On 4 October, the CAS reduced the sanction imposed on Sharapova by an Independent Tribunal from 24 months to 15 months.[10] CAS released a statement on its official website stating:[11]
Ms. Sharapova committed an anti-doping rule violation and that while it was with "no significant fault", she bore some degree of fault, for which a sanction of 15 months is appropriate.
Fed Cup participation
Sharapova has lived in the United States since moving there at the age of seven, but retains her Russian citizenship, and is therefore eligible to play in the
After Sharapova had beaten fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina at the 2004 WTA Tour Championships, Myskina criticized Sharapova's father, saying: "He was just yelling and screaming instructions to her and I thought he just might jump right on the court at one point in the match." At the Fed Cup semifinals two weeks later, Myskina stated she would stop playing for Russia if Sharapova joined the Russian team the following season: "If she joins our team next season you won't see me there for sure. His behaviour is totally incorrect, simply rude. I don't want to be around people like him." Larisa Neiland, assistant to Russia Fed Cup captain Shamil Tarpishchev, added: "Her father's behaviour (at the WTA Tour Championships) was simply outrageous. I just don't see how he could work with the rest of us." However, Tarpishchev himself played down the problem, insisting: "I feel that things will calm down soon and we'll have Myskina, Sharapova, Kuznetsova and everyone else playing for Russia."[228]
At the end of 2005, Sharapova stated she was now keen to make her Fed Cup debut[229] and was set to play against Belgium in April 2006, but withdrew.[230] She later withdrew from ties against Spain in April 2007[231] and against the United States in July 2007 because of injuries.[232] The latter withdrawal led to Russia's captain saying she would be "ineligible for selection" for the Fed Cup final in September.[233] However, Sharapova attended the final, cheering from the sidelines and acting as a "hitting partner" in practices, resulting in some of her Russian teammates implying that she was attending only to enable her to play at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (rules state that players must have "shown commitment" to Fed Cup in order to play). Svetlana Kuznetsova said, "She said she wanted to be our practice partner but if you can't play how then can you practice?"[234]
Sharapova finally made her Fed Cup debut in February 2008, in Russia's quarterfinal tie against
In the 2011 first-round tie, Sharapova played
Playing style
Sharapova was an
Throughout her career, Sharapova's greatest asset was considered to be her mental toughness and competitive spirit, with Nick Bollettieri stating that she is "tough as nails"; Bollettieri later described her mental strength as "unbelieveable". Hall-of-famer John McEnroe said of Sharapova, "she's one of the best competitors in the history of the sport."[246] Upon her retirement, she was described as "the ultimate competitor", who was set apart from her peers by her mental strength, and was lauded as an "unyielding character".[247] American player Christina McHale described playing Sharapova as "intimidating" due to her mental fortitude, competitive spirit, and composure under pressure.[248] Sharapova was known for on-court "grunting", which reached a recorded 101 decibels during a match at Wimbledon in 2005;[249] Sharapova described her grunting as "a natural instinct."[250] When questioned by the media about her grunting, Sharapova urged the media to "just watch the match."[251]
Serve
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 WTA Tour.[252] Since the beginning of 2007, however, problems with her shoulder reduced the effectiveness of her serve.[252] Her shoulder injury resulted in not only inconsistent first serves, but also led to Sharapova hitting high numbers of double faults.[253] Two-time US Open singles champion Tracy Austin stated that Sharapova often lost confidence in the rest of her game when she experienced problems with her serve, and consequently produced more unforced errors and generally played more tentatively,[254] whilst tennis writer Joel Drucker remarked that her serve was the "catalyst for her entire game", and that her struggles with it left her "unmasked."[252] In her return from an injury layoff in 2008 to 2009, she used an abbreviated motion, which, whilst producing aces, was somewhat less powerful, and also gave a very high number of double faults. From 2010, Sharapova returned to a more elongated motion, similar to her pre-surgery serve. She was able to produce speeds greater than before, including a 121 mph (195 km/h) serve hit at the Birmingham tournament in 2010—the fastest serve of her career.[255] Continuing shoulder injuries affected her serve, and, by the end of her career, her serve was a major liability, with Sharapova serving many double faults per match.[256]
Net Play
Instead of using a traditional volley or overhead smash, she preferred to hit powerful "swinging" volleys when approaching the net or attacking lobs.[257] In her final years, 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.
Surfaces
Because she predicated her game on power and aggression, Sharapova's preferred surfaces early in her career were fast hard, grass, and carpet courts. Sharapova initially was not as well-suited to slower clay courts, admitting in 2007 that she was not as comfortable with her movement on clay compared with other court surfaces and once described herself as like a "cow on ice" on clay due to her inability to slide.[258] As her career developed, she began to improve on the surface, winning her first red clay title at the 2009 Internationaux de Strasbourg, with her clay-court prowess culminating to two Roland-Garros titles. As of 2014, she led the WTA Tour as regards the highest winning percentage on clay among active players, with an 84.25% winning rate.[259][260]
Coaches
Sharapova had multiple coaches throughout her career including Robert Lansdorp,[261][262] Yuri Sharapov,[263] Michael Joyce in 2004–11,[264] Jimmy Connors in 2013,[265] Sven Groeneveld in 2013–18,[266] Thomas Högstedt in 2010–13, 2018–19,[267] and Riccardo Piatti in 2019–20.[268]
Personal life
Relationships
In 2011, Sharapova was engaged to Slovenian professional basketball player Sasha Vujačić,[269][270] with whom she had been in a relationship since 2009.[271] On 31 August 2012, Sharapova confirmed that the pair had ended the engagement and separated earlier that year.[272] Between 2012 and 2015, Sharapova dated Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov.
Since 2018, Sharapova has been in a relationship with British businessman Alexander Gilkes.[273] In December 2020, Sharapova and Gilkes revealed they were engaged.[274] In April 2022, Sharapova announced that they were expecting their first child.[275] On 1 July 2022, she gave birth to a son.[276]
Public profile
Sharapova has lived in the United States since moving there at the age of seven. Besides a home in
Citizenship
Although a
Charity work
The Maria Sharapova Foundation is committed to helping children around the world achieve their dreams. Sharapova has donated $100,000 to Chernobyl-related projects. In partnership with the UNDP, she launched a $210,000 scholarship program for students from Chernobyl-affected areas of Belarus that will award five-year scholarships to 12 students at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts and the Belarusian State University.
Autobiography
Sharapova's autobiography,
Endorsements
Sharapova's tennis success and appearance have enabled her to secure commercial endorsements that greatly exceed the value of her tournament winnings.[290][291] She has been represented by IMG agent Max Eisenbud since around 1999.[292] In March 2006, Forbes magazine listed her as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, with annual earnings of over US$18 million,[293] the majority of which was from endorsements and sponsorships. She topped that list every year until 2016, even after her 2007 shoulder injury.[294][295][296] In 2011, Forbes listed Sharapova as No. 29 in their list of 50 top-paid athletes, the only woman on the list.[297] In 2012, she was listed as No. 15, and was joined in the top 20 by Li Na at No. 16 and Serena Williams at No. 17.[298] In April 2005, People named her one of the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world.[299] In 2006, Maxim ranked Sharapova the hottest athlete in the world for the fourth consecutive year. She posed in a six-page bikini photoshoot spread in the 2006 Valentine's Day issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, alongside 25 supermodels.[300] In a poll run by Britain's FHM magazine, she was voted the seventh most eligible bachelorette,[301] based on both "wealth and looks."
Immediately after her win at the 2004 Wimbledon Championship, mobile phone company
Following in the footsteps of tennis players who started clothing lines such as
Sharapova used the
Sharapova signed a three-year deal to be brand ambassador for Porsche in 2013.[315]
Business ventures
Sharapova launched her confectionery brand
Career statistics
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Open | 1R | 3R | SF | SF | F | W | A | 1R | 4R | F | SF | 4R | F | QF | A | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1 / 16 | 57–15 | 79% |
French Open | 1R | QF | QF | 4R | SF | 4R | QF | 3R | SF | W | F | W | 4R | A | A | QF | A | A | 2 / 14 | 56–12 | 82% |
Wimbledon | 4R | W | SF | SF | 4R | 2R | 2R | 4R | F | 4R | 2R | 4R | SF | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1 / 15 | 46–14 | 77% |
US Open | 2R | 3R | SF | W | 3R | A | 3R | 4R | 3R | SF | A | 4R | A | A | 4R | 4R | 1R | A | 1 / 13 | 38–12 | 76% |
Win–loss | 4–4 | 15–3 | 19–4 | 20–3 | 16–4 | 11–2 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 16–4 | 21–3 | 12–3 | 16–3 | 14–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 8–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5 / 58 | 197–53 | 79% |
Singles finals: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 2004 | Wimbledon | Grass | Serena Williams | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Justine Henin | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Serena Williams | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Ana Ivanovic | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Petra Kvitová | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2012 | Australian Open | Hard | Victoria Azarenka | 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2012 | French Open | Clay | Sara Errani | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2013 | French Open | Clay | Serena Williams | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2014 | French Open (2) | Clay | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
Loss | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | Serena Williams | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
WTA Tour Championships
Finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 2004 | Hard | Serena Williams | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2007 | Hard | Justine Henin | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2012 | Hard | Serena Williams | 4–6, 3–6 |
Awards
- 2003
- Russian Cup Newcomer of the Year
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Newcomer of the Year[330]
- 2004
- 2005
- ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[331]
- Prix de Citron Roland Garros[332]
- Russian Cup Female Tennis Player of the Year
- 2006
- Russian Cup Female Tennis Player of the Year
- Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year[331]
- 2007
- 2008
- ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[333]
- Russian Cup Team of the Year (as part of the Fed Cup team)
- 2010
- WTA Fan Favorite Singles Player[331]
- WTA Humanitarian of the Year[331]
- WTA Most Fashionable Player (On Court)[331]
- WTA Most Fashionable Player (Off Court)[331]
- WTA Most Dramatic Expression[331]
- 2012
- ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[334]
- Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland 2nd Class (28 April 2012) – for her philanthropic activity[335]
- Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland 1st Class (13 August 2012) – for her outstanding contribution to the development of physical cultures and sports at the XXX Olympic Games in 2012 in London (Great Britain)[336]
- Russian Cup Female Tennis Player of the Year
- 2016
- Order For Merit to the Fatherland (5 February 2016)[337]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Chelsea | Herself | Episode: "Mission to Moscow"[338] |
2017 | Maria Sharapova: The Point | Herself | Documentary[339] |
2018, 2020 | Billions | Herself | 2 Episodes[340] |
2018 | Ocean's 8 | Herself | Cameo Appearance[341] |
2019 | The Morning Show | Herself | Episode: "Play the Queen"[342] |
2020 | Shark Tank | Herself | Guest Shark, Episode #11.13[343] |
See also
- ATP World Tour records
- WTA Tour records
- List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players
- List of female tennis players
- List of tennis rivalries
- Tennis records of the Open Era – Women's singles
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External links
- Official website
- Maria Sharapova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maria Sharapova at the International Tennis Federation
- Maria Sharapova at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon
- Maria Sharapova at ESPN.com
- Maria Sharapova at Olympedia
- Maria Sharapova at Olympics.com