Who is Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (, Mariya Yur'evna Sharapova Sha-RA-po-va; born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion.Maria Sharapova Takes Her Best Shot, Shape Magazine Accessed July 30, 2009. As of October 26, 2009, she is ranked World No. 14.

When Sharapova was six, she and her father moved from their life of poverty in Russia to the United States, to enroll in the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. After rising rapidly through the junior and professional ranks in the years that followed, Sharapova won her fir...