Maria Sharapova and her Ball of Career

   

Maria Sharapova

                             

                              Yuryevna Maria Sharapova was born April 19, 1987 is a Russian professional tennis player . Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987 in Nyagan Soviet Union . His parents , Yuri and Elena , is Minsk , Belarus . Concerned about the regional impact 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident , which left his homeland just before Sharapova was born . When Sharapova was two , the family moved to Sochi . May befriended Aleksandr Kafelnikov 's father , whose son Yevgeny would win two Grand Slam singles titles and became Russia's first world . 1 - ranked tennis player . Aleksandr gave Sharapova her first tennis racket at the age of four , and then she began practicing regularly with her ​​father at a local park . She took her first tennis lessons with veteran Russian coach Yuri Yutkin , who was instantly impressed when he saw her play , noting her " exceptional hand- eye coordination . " In the age of six , Sharapova attended a tennis clinic in Moscow managed Martina Navratilova , who recommended professional training at Nick Bollettieri tennis Academy in Florida , which had players such as Andre Agassi , Monica Seles and Anna Kournikova previously trained . Sharapova 's father took various low - paying jobs , including dishwashing , to fund her lessons until she was old enough to be admitted to the academy age . In 1995, she was signed by IMG, who agreed to pay the annual fee of $ 35,000 for Sharapova to stay at the academy, allowing her to finally enroll at the age of 9 . Sharapova first hit the tennis scene in November 2000 when she won the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in the girls 16 division at the age of 13 only . Sharapova made ​​her professional debut in 2001, on his 14th birthday on April 19, and played her first WTA tournament at the Pacific Life Open in 2002, winning a match before losing to Monica Seles. She was the youngest girl to reach the final of the Australian Open junior championship at 14 years and 9 months. Sharapova will not come. 6 in the ITF junior world ranking in singles on Oct. 21, 2002. In all, he won the competition with a simple three junior and was runner-up in five years, including two junior Grand Slam events. His record gain weight in the junior competition 47-9.

                              From 2003, Sharapova played a full season , and made a rapid climb into the top 50 at the end of the year . He made his debut at both the Australian Open and the French Open , but failed to win a match in either . Then , as a wildcard at Wimbledon , defeated 11th seed Jelena Dokić , his first victory over a top - 20 player to reach the fourth round , where she lost in three sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova . It was the end of September 2003, Sharapova was already captured her first WTA title at a smaller event , the Japan Open Tennis Championships , before winning her second in her final tournament of the season , the Bell Challenge . Please, crown to his first full season as a professional , she was awarded the WTA Newcomer of the Year honor . Sharapova was defeated in the third round of the Australian Open for the sixth seed Anastasia Myskina . The highlight of the remainder of her spring - hard court is a run on the Cellular South Cup Semifinals , where he eventually lost to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva . Sharapova won the third title of her career at the Wimbledon warm-up DFS Classic , defeating Tatiana Golovin in the final . Sharapova also became the second Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title . Sharapova started the year in 2005 Australian Open , where she defeated fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the second Grand Slam semifinal of her career . In Semifinals Tier I Pacific Life Open , Sharapova was defeated by Lindsay Davenport , the first time he failed to win a game in a match . He has defeated former world no . 1 players Justine Henin and Venus Williams to reach the final at the Tier I NASDAQ -100 Open , where she lost to Kim Clijsters . As the top seed at the U.S. Open , Sharapova lost to Kim Clijsters in Semifinals , she lost to eventual champion in every Grand Slam of the season . However , she was once again defeated Davenport to make the world away.  Ranking 1 on September 12, 2005. To conclude the year , Sharapova failed to defend her title at the year end Sony Ericsson Championships in Los Angeles , defeating Davenport in one of her round -robin matches but ultimately losing in the Semifinals to eventual champion Amélie Mauresmo. Sharapova started 2006 by losing in the Semifinals of the Australian Open in three sets to Henin , also losing a rematch several weeks later at the Dubai Tennis Championships , having defeated former world no . 1 Martina Hingis and world no . 3 Lindsay Davenport in earlier rounds of the tournament . Sharapova claimed her first title in nine months at the Tier I tournament in Indian Wells , defeating Hingis in the semifinals and Elena Dementieva in the final . Sharapova was unsuccessful in her attempt to win in Birmingham for the third consecutive year , losing in the Semifinals to Jamea Jackson . Autumn , Sharapova won titles in back -to - back weeks at the Zurich Open and Generali Ladies Linz . By winning all three of her round -robin matches at the WTA Tour Championships , she extended her winning streak to 19 games , before NASA Semifinals by eventual champion Henin . Sharapova would have finished the season as world no . 1 who won the race . As it was , she finished ranked World no . 2 , his best result of the year end yet .

                              A shoulder injury forced Sharapova to miss most of the clay court season for the second consecutive year , resulting in her only tune - up for the French Open being theİstanbul Cup , where they lost to Aravane Rezai Semifinals . He reached the Semifinals of the French Open for the first time in his career , before losing to Ana Ivanovic . Sharapova won the U.S. Open Series by defending her title at the Acura Classic , her only championship of the year , and reaching the Semifinals in Los Angeles . Despite having not previously won a match in two months , Sharapova topped her round -robin team tournament after winning all three of her matches , defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova , Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova . In the end , he lost to world no . 1 Henin in a match that lasted 3 hours and 24 minutes . Sharapova reached the top five again to finish the year . After the Australian Open , Sharapova extended her winning streak to 18 matches . This run covers two wins , including the Tier I Qatar Total Open . In April 2008 , Sharapova won the Bausch & Lomb Championships , having survived her longest ever match , at 3 hours and 26 minutes long , in the third round against Anabel Medina Garrigues . In May of the same year , Sharapova recovered the world no . Ranking because of Henin sudden retirement from professional tennis and request to the WTA that her own ranking be removed immediately 1 . As a result of losing to Dinara Safina in the eventual finalist in the fourth round ( after serving for the match ) , he abandoned his no . 1 ranking . Sharapova withdrew from the Rogers Cup tournament in August after a shoulder injury . An MRI revealed that he had been the victim of arotator cuff tear since April , extrusion her out of all the competition for the rest of the season , including the Beijing Olympics , the U.S. Open and the WTA Tour Championships . Despite this she still finished the year ranked world no . 9 . In October , after a failed attempt to rehabilitate the shoulder , Sharapova had surgery to repair the tear . Sharapova will not try to defend her Australian Open title as she continued to recover from surgery . He returned to the sport in March, in the doubles tournament at the BNP Paribas Open , but she and partner Elena Vesnina lost in the first round . During the summer grass court , Sharapova playing in Birmingham , losing in the Semifinals to Li Na . Sharapova then played at Wimbledon as a 24 seed . In the 2009 U.S. Open , Sharapova was seeded 29th. He found his way into the third round , defeating Tsvetana Pironkova and Christina McHale all in straight sets . He was shocked at the third round on American teenager Melanie Oudin . This is the second time in her career Sharapova , who lost a teenager in a Grand Slam , having lost to Agnieszka Radwanska during the same event in 2007 . Sharapova go none the loss to 32 .

                              Returning at the 2010 Mutua Madrid Open MADRILENA , Sharapova lost in the first round to Lucie Safarova . She continued her French Open Internationaux de Strasbourg preparation as a wildcard , advancing to the final , where she defeated Kristina Barrois . It was her first title on red clay and 22nd overall title . During the U.S. Open Series , Sharapova made ​​two straight finals , losing to Victoria Azarenka in the Bank of the West Classic and Kim Clijsters at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open . In the U.S. Open , Sharapova was the 14th seed . He reached the fourth round , where she played top seed Caroline Wozniacki and 2009 finalist and lost . Her last tournament of the year was the China Open , where she lost in the second round to fellow Russian Elena Vesnina of . She ended the year at number 18 in the world . It was announced that Sharapova would bring Högstedt Thomas as coach for the 2011 season , joining Michael Joyce . On December 5 , Sharapova won an exhibition match against world no . 2 Vera Zvonareva in Monterrey , Mexico . Sharapova participated in the first Grand Slam of the season at the Australian Open , where she was a 14 seed , but lost to Andrea Petkovic in the fourth round . She also had to pull out of 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships and 2011 Qatar Ladies Open due to an ear infection . In Semifinals , Sharapova took damage in Australian Open by German Andrea Petkovic beat it . In the end he was defeated by Victoria Azarenka , despite the late comeback in the second set . With this result , Sharapova returned to the top 10 for the first time since February 2009. At Wimbledon in 2011 , Sharapova has not dropped a set to enter the final , before losing the eighth seed Petra Kvitova in straight sets . This marked his first final in more than three years at a Grand Slam event . In a highly expected match , Sharapova lost to eventual champion Serena Williams in the Quarterfinals . In his next event in the 2011 Rogers Cup in Toronto , Canada , Sharapova lost to Galina Voskoboeva in the third round , marking her 100th career loss . Sharapova then contested the 2011 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati , Ohio . In the final , she defeated former world no teammate . 1 Jelena Jankovic in 2 hours and 49 minutes , making it the longest WTA end of the year . Later , he moved to world no . 4 , the highest ranking first in August 2008 and the highest since his return from his shoulder injury . Sharapova entered the U.S. Open , where she was seeded third . He beat Heather Watson and Anastasiya Yakimova to reach the third round . He was so alarmed by Flavia Pennetta . As the second seed, he received a bye into the second round , where he beat Tamarine Tanasugarn . Then he hit 13 seed Julia Gorges , before retiring against Petra Kvitova in Quarterfinals , 3-4 , after slipping on the baseline , suffering an ankle injury . It also forced to withdraw from the China Open 2011 next week . During the WTA Tour Championships , Sharapova withdrew during the round -robin after defeats against Samantha Stosur and Li Na , as a result of the ankle injury he experienced in Tokyo . Sharapova ended the year as no . 4 in the world , his first top 10 finish since 2008 and first top - 5 finish since 2007 . Sharapova withdrew from the Brisbane International in 2012 because of her ongoing ankle injury .

                              Her first tournament of the 2012 season is the Australian Open , which was seeded fourth . Sharapova has advanced to the final round of giving five games , defeating Gisela Dulko , Jamie Hampton , and 30 seed Angelique Kerber , compatriot Ekaterina Makarova and world no . 2 Petra Kvitova . As a result of improved its ranking to world no . 3 . He then played in Paris , where he lost to eventual champion Quarterfinals Angelique Kerber . As a result of improved its ranking to world no . 2 . As the defending champion and second seed in the Italian Open , Sharapova had a bye in the first round . In Semifinals , Sharapova defeated Angelique Kerber to advance to the final for the second consecutive year . In the final , Sharapova saved match points for a 2 hour 52 minute victory over Li Na for her 26 career titles . Sharapova became only the tenth woman to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open . During the contest , Sharapova is also invited Olympic Committee of Russia to carry the flag of Russia in the Olympics . Played in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , his first Olympics . In Quarterfinals , Sharapova defeated former teammate not . 1 Kim Clijsters to advance to the Semifinals where she faced compatriot Maria Kirilenko . Sharapova defeated Kirilenko to reach the Olympic final , where she lost to Serena Williams , marking their worst defeat for the U.S. . With this performance , Sharapova beat Agnieszka Radwanska as the world does . 2 . Sharapova first scheduled contest of the 2013 season was the Brisbane International , where he was seeded second . However , she withdrew from the tournament before it began , citing a collarbone injury . He reached the Semifinals in Qatar Total Open , losing to Serena Williams for the 10th straight time in his career . Her next tournament Indian Wells , where he was seeded second . Then Maria competed Sony Open . Again he reached the final without a drop in a row and face the world . 1 Serena Williams . Maria started the match strong, winning the first set . However , Serena won the second and dominated the third set . This is the 11th consecutive defeat against Serena Maria . He then played in clay ranges in Stuttgart , where he was the defending champion event . 2013 French Open , Sharapova reached the final again , beating Azarenka in three sets in the Semifinals , but lost in straight sets to Serena Williams . Sharapova then returned to the tour in 2013 Western & Southern Open , where she lost her opening match in three sets 6in Sloane Stephens . A week later , Sharapova withdrew from the U.S. Open citing a supposed " shoulder injury " that ended his season early . Sharapova has not played since August 2013, due to a recurring shoulder injury and made ​​his comeback in 2014 Brisbane International . 2014 Australian Open Sharapova , ranked third , was eliminated from the tournament in 4th round , 20th seed and eventual finalist Dominika Cibulkova . Sharapova lost the match in 3 sets . In March , playing in the 2014 BNP Paribas Open , he was beaten with a 22 - year -old Italian Camila Giorgi in the third round , 6-3 , 4-6 , 7-5 . Therefore , since the WTA ranking system , this means a further drop in the rankings , bringing her to the World No. 7 .

                              Sharapova is an aggressive baseliner with power, depth, and angles on her forehand and backhand. He was one of the few WTA players, who often uses the reverse forehand. Sharapova is thought to have good speed around the court, especially considering her height. Sharapova's biggest assets is considered his mental toughness and competitive spirit. Early in his career first and second serves are considered authoritative Sharapova, and she was believed to possess one of the best deliveries on the Tour. However, since his shoulder surgery Sharapova was unable to control his serve. This has led to many failures, because he was able to feel how much energy it generates.