Maria Sharapova
| full name: | Maria Yuryevna Sharapova |
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| bio: | Sharapova started hitting tennis balls at age four. At age nine she began training at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA - a big commitment and sacrifice as she was away from her family and country at such a young age. This sacrifice is now paying dividends with success on and off the tennis court. In early 2016 she failed a drug test, and later admitted to testing positive for meldonium which she had been taking for years but was only recently added to the banned substances list. |
| also known as: | Masha |
| family: | Yuri and Yelena Sharapov |
| born: | April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia (Siberian Region) |
| physical attributes: | Height: 6'2 Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg) Plays right-handed |
| sport: | Tennis |
a Wimbeldon final - Serena Williams v Sharapova| rep. country: | Russia |
| lives: | Bradenton, Florida, USA |
| coach: | her father Yuri Sharapov and Robert Lansdorp |
| achievements: | BEST GRAND SLAM PERFORMANCES Australian Open: winner 2008 Roland Garros: winner 2012 US Open: winner 2006 Wimbledon: winner 2004 |
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