Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987 in Nergan, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Siberia, Russia. She is a Russian professional tennis player.

In 2004, Sharapova swept Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final to win her first career Grand Slam title.On August 22, 2005, she topped the WTA rankings for the first time as the world's No. 1 with a score of 4,452.00.On September 10, 2006, she beat Henin in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open to win her second Grand Slam.In 2008, she beat Ivan Ivan in the Australian Open final. 2008, won her third Grand Slam with a victory over Ivanovic in the Australian Open final.

In 2012, in the French Open final final knocked down Errani, to complete the career of the Grand Slam net (fourth Grand Slam). 2014 June 7, beat the rival Romania's Halep won the second French Open title (fifth Grand Slam). 2015 July 9, in the Wimbledon women's singles semifinals, lost to Serena Williams, no finals .

In 2006, Sharapova was voted "Most Beautiful Athlete" by Sports Illustrated.On August 13, 2014, Forbes magazine released its 2013-2014 rankings of the world's highest-paid female athletes, and for the tenth consecutive year, Sharapova topped the list. top of the list.

On September 15, 2015, Maria Sharapova will return to action at the China Open.