Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, born in April 19, 1987, Russian professional tennis player, considered as the world's second ranking and highest-paid female athlete. This 6 ft 2 in beauty plays a right and double-handed backhands, a true champion in the field of sports and in the world of modeling.
Sharapova's fame reached sky-high as she won two Grand Slam single titles, winning the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Serena Williams in the finals. Two years later, she won the 2006 U.S Open over Justine Henin-Hardene.
At the age of 19, she was already multi-awarded. Aside from being a top tennis player, she was also awarded as the Hottest Female Athlete of the Year by Maxim Magazines for four consecutive years. She has done numerous commercial endorsements on products like Motorola, Land Rover, Gatorade, Nike Inc., Prince Sports Inc, Canon Inc, Honda and Tag Heuer. |