Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, Romanized: Mariya Yuryevna Sharapova, April 19, 1987 -) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She is ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, winner of five Grand Slams, and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She started playing tennis at the age of four and moved to Bradenton, Florida, United States at the age of eight, where she received professional tennis training. He turned professional in 2001 and became famous in 2004 when he defeated two-time defending world champion Serena Williams at the age of 17 at the Wimbledon Championships. Due to her excellent skills and outstanding appearance, she was dubbed a "genius girl" as soon as she debuted. In August 2005, he reached the top of the world for the first time, becoming the 16th player in WTA history to reach the top of the world in singles, and the first Russian to reach the top of the world. He has been on the back seat five times, and has been in the position for a total of 21 weeks. He was plagued by shoulder injuries in the middle of his career, and his world ranking once fell out of the top 100. He was also eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam singles event. Starting in 2011, her performance gradually improved. After winning the French Open in 2012, she completed her career Grand Slam and returned to the throne once again. However, she lost to Serena Williams in the London Olympics women's singles final and failed to become the second women's singles career Golden Slam winner in history. In the second half of 2013, he suffered another shoulder injury and was away from the game for more than half a year. He recovered from the injury in 2014. On March 7, 2016, Sharapova held a press conference in Los Angeles and announced that she had received notice from the World Anti-Doping Agency that she had failed a doping test during the Australian Open in January. On June 8, 2016, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Russian tennis player Sharapova was suspended for two years. Then on October 4, 2016, the appeal was successfully reduced to 15 months. On February 26, 2020, Sharapova officially retired.