Maria Sharapova Russian Tennis Player

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova was born on 19 April 1987 in Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union a Russian professional tennis player, who is ranked world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is the reigning champion in singles at the French Open.

Maria Sharapova was born to Yuri and Yelena are from Gomel, Belarussian SSR. Sharapova has lived in the United States since moving there at the age of seven. Besides a home in Bradenton, Florida, she also has a residence in Manhattan Beach, California.