Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player.
As of October 1, 2012 she is ranked World No. 2.
A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 27 WTA singles titles, including four Grand Slam singles titles.
She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004.
The Women's Tennis Association has ranked Sharapova World No. 1 in singles on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks.
She became the World No. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005, and regained the ranking for the fifth time on June 11, 2012.

In March 2016, Sharapova revealed she had failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open on January 26, 2016.
She had tested positive for meldonium, a substance that had been banned, effective January 1, by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
On June 8, 2016, she was suspended from playing tennis for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
On October 4, 2016, the suspension was reduced to 15 months, starting from the date of the failed test.
She returned to the WTA tour on April 26, 2017 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.


View also other tennis players: Ana Ivanovic , Anna Kournikova , Caroline Wozniacki , Maria Kirilenko , Serena Williams , Venus Williams , Victoria Azarenka .

Career statistics of Maria Sharapova

2004 - Winner Wimbledon
2006 - Winner US Open
2008 - Winner Australian Open
2012 - Winner French Open
2014 - Winner French Open