Maria Sharapova’s Biography,Age, Siblings ,Net Worth & more

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has Maria Sharapova, a former tennis player from Russia, at #1 in the world for 21 weeks. She is the only Russian to win a career Grand Slam and silver in the 2012 London Olympics women's singles competition.

Maria Sharapova Biography

Born on 19 April, 1987, Maria  Sharapova is a Russian former tennis player who competed on the WTA Tour from 2001 to 2020 and was ranked world number 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. She is one of ten women and the only Russian to achieve the career Grand Slam. Sharapova won silver in women's singles at the 2012 London Olympics and is considered one of the best tennis competitors of her generation.

Sharapova became the world No. 1 for the first time at the age of 18, becoming the first Russian woman to top the singles rankings. She won five major titles, including the year-end championships in her debut in 2004. She also won three doubles titles.

Additionally she failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open, testing positive for meldonium, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). She was suspended from playing tennis for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), but the suspension was reduced to 15 months in October 2016.

She returned to the WTA Tour in April 2017 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. She has been featured in modeling assignments, appeared in advertisements, and has been a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador since February 2007. She has been named one of the “30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future” by Time and one of the “100 Greatest of All Time” by Tennis Channel.

Maria Sharapova Age

Born on 19 April 1987, Maria is 36 years old currently.

Maria Sharapova Siblings

She has no siblings. Maria is the only child born to his parents, Yuri and Yelena.

Maria Sharapova Net Worth

Currently, the former Russian pro tennis player, Maria has a net worth of $180 million dollars.  Shas been the highest-paid female athlete in the world for 11 consecutive years, earning US$285 million (including prize money) since turning pro in 2001.

Maria Sharapova Children and Husband.

Renowned Russian retired tennis player, Maria Sharapova has one child, a son called Theodore Gilkes. He was born on July 1, 2022 in New York City, United States to a British father Alexander Gilkes and Russian mother Maria Sharapova.

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