This section contains the bio of famous Tennis Star Maria Sharapova.

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova Biography :

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born 19 April 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and model.She is a former World No. 1 ranked player and, as of January 8, 2007, is the second ranked female tennis player in the world. At of the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.

Sharapova's parents moved from Gomel, Belarus, to Siberia, Russia, in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. She was born in Nyagan, Russia, the following year. At the age of seven, Sharapova was brought to the United States by her father, Yuri Sharapova, to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her mother, Yelena, who could not come with them because of visa restrictions, followed a few years later. Sharapova has lived in the United States since then but retains her Russian citizenship.Sharapova recently purchased a beachfront home in Manhattan Beach, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, but lives most of the year near the IMG training facility in Bradenton.

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