Maria Sharapova was born in 1987 Russian professional

Maria Sharapova was born in 1987. Russian professional tennis player.

Career � As of October, 2012 she is ranked World № 2. Sharapova has won 27 WTA singles titles, including four Grand Slam singles titles. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked Sharapova World № 1 in singles on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She became the World № 1 for the first time on August 2005, and regained the ranking for the fifth time on June , 2012. She has been in seven Grand Slam finals with a record of 4– 3.

Her future profession � Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 at age 17, when she defeated two-time defending champion and top seed Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for her first Grand Slam singles title. Sharapova returned to the game in May 2009, returning to the top 10 in March 2011 and capturing her fourth grand slam title at the 2012 French Open. In the same year, she won an Olympic silver medal in the London 2012 Olympics, losing the final to Serena Williams.

In the world, Sharapova knows not only how remarkable an athlete, but as a business Lady, with her name associated with many global brands. � Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has been featured in many advertisements, including for Nike, Prince and Canon, and is the face of several fashion houses, most notably Cole Haan. Sharapova was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in 2005 and 2008. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time, and in March 2012 was named one of the "100 Greatest of All Time" by Tennis Channel.

� In New York, hosted a presentation of her own candy brand called Sugarpova. In the Patisserie collection includes 12 kinds of Marmalade original design: from women's shoes to tennis balls.

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