Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Мария Юрьевна Шарапова, pronounced [mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə] ^ⓘ; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former tennis player. She 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.

Maria Sharapova in 2019

Quotes

• I've dreamed of having a family since I was very young because I'm very close to my mom and to my parents, I would love to have that connection in the future with hopefully my child. I don't see myself having a child and then coming back.
• It teaches you so many lessons. Certainly all of these are part of it. I continue to learn from it. I don't know if there are some things so challenging and so rewarding at the same time within one week or two weeks, the emotions that you feel, that I'll maybe ever get in my life
  • Maria Sharapova: I've dreamed of having a family since I was very youngTENNIS WORLD, 5 July 2019 by LUIGI GATTO
• You know, the last coach of my career coached Sinner for several years, so I got to play with him a few times. So, you know, I'm always rooting for him
• I just like his humble approach to the sport. I love seeing the younger generation. There's an aura about the men's game, it's very evident. They have different styles of play, different personalities, from different parts of the world, and it's just fun to see these rivalries come together.
• I think the men's game is in a good state
  • Maria Sharapova gets very honest on why she is 'always rooting' for Jannik Sinner, TENNIS WORLD, 29 September 2023 by Dzevad Mesic