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Maria Sharapova - 009

Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2004 French Open, where she lost to Paola Suarez. Immediately afterwards, she seized her third title at Birmingham, a grass-court Wimbledon warm-up event.The 17-year-old Sharapova went into Wimbledon as the thirteenth seed, but tipped by some to perhaps cause some upsets.

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She made it to her second straight Grand Slam quarterfinal, where she defeated Ai Sugiyama 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, and then upset former world number one Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 in the semifinals. She faced two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, with Williams the runaway favourite; however, Sharapova caused one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history by beating Williams 6-1, 6-4, to become the third-youngest Wimbledon women's champion (after Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) and second-youngest in the open era, the first Russian to win that tournament and the lowest seed to win the women's event at that time (though Venus Williams would be seeded lower on her championship wins in 2005 and 2007).

Maria Sharapova - 008

Having turned professional in 2002, though playing just two WTA tournaments, Sharapova hit the Tour full-time in 2003. She qualified for both the Australian Open and French Open, though lost in the first round in both.

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Her first taste of real success came at Wimbledon; having been issued a wildcard, the 16-year-old blasted through to the fourth round, taking out 11th seed Jelena Dokic en route, but then lost a tight match to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova. Sharapova then won her first title at the Tier III tournament in Tokyo, and followed this up by winning another Tier III tournament in Quebec City. She finished a very successful first full year on the tour ranked 32nd.

Maria Sharapova - 007

Maria Sharapova was born into a family who moved from Homel, Belarus, to Siberia, Russia, in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. She was born the following year in Nyagan, Russia. Sharapova's father, Yuri Sharapov, brought Maria to the United States to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida when she was 7 years old.

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She speaks English without a hint of a foreign accent. 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.

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Sharapova is ambidextrous; although she almost always employs a right-handed forehand and double-handed backhand, she is known to occasionally hit a left-handed shot. She is also renowned for her on-court "grunting", reaching 101 decibels (the volume of a police siren) during a match at Wimbledon 2005.

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Due to her shoulder injuries, Maria Sharapova has adopted a new service action with a shorter backswing. Sharapova's first and second serve became less effective during the majority of the 2007 season.

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Previously, she had an elongated backswing to generate power on her serve; however, as a trade-off, the swing also placed incredible strain on her shoulder, leading to Sharapova's shoulder injury at the beginning of the 2007 season. It has been noted that in Madrid, her powerful serve and sharp game have returned to normal.

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Maria Sharapova is not known for being among the strongest of defensive players. She can lose precision on her groundstrokes when she is put on the run herself, a weakness that the best all-around players will exploit.

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Sharapova is also not a natural volleyer. Instead she typically uses a powerful "swinging" volley for net approaches. Sharapova usually serves for placement but uses enough power on her first and second serve that attacking that stroke is very difficult for her opponents. Sharapova has been trying to developing her "all power" game however, adding in slice as well as drop shots and drop volleys.

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Maria Sharapova has been labelled as an offensive baseliner by tennis critics and fans. She is noted for having an excellent double-handed backhand and serves; particularly for the power and placement of these shots. She also is noted for having a good forehand. Likewise, critics claim that for her height, Sharapova has decent agility on-court. Being an offensive player, Sharapova is usually able to overpower her opponents or keep them on the run with sharp angles from the baseline.

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Sharapova has won two Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004, she beat Serena Williams to take the Wimbledon title at the age of 17. Two years later, she defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. She also reached the final at the 2007 Australian Open.

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Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player of Belorussian descent and a former World No. 1. As of November 19, 2007, she is the fifth-ranked female player in the world. At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.

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The Sharapova family pronounces its name with a slight stress only on the second syllable (Sharápova), yet English speakers in general — and American sports commentators in particular — commonly mispronounce it by stressing the third syllable (Sharapóva).

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