Maria Sharapova
Tennis Player
1987 –
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Who is Maria Sharapova?
Maria Sharapova is a professional tennis player who became the worlds highest-paid female athlete in 2008. She was born in Russia in April 19, 1987 in the town of Nyagan in western Siberia. At the age of 2 Maria and her parents moved to the town of Sochi where her interest for tennis started while watching her father playing on the courts. Sharapova is the winner of 3 Grand Slam titles: Wimbledon (2004), US Open (2006) and Australia Open (2008)
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- Born
- Apr 19, 1987
Nyagan - Also known as
- Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
- Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова
- Masha
- The Siberian Siren
- Sibirskaya Sirena
- Parents
- Nationality
- Russia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bradenton
- Sochi
(1989 - ) - Florida
(1994 - ) - Longboat Key
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on July 23, 2013
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