Maria Sharapova
Former professional tennis player
Maria Sharapova is a Russian former professional tennis player who won five major titles and reached world number one. She retired in 2020 and wrote Unstoppable.
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Born 1987 in Nyagan, Russia
About Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova was born in 1987 and moved to the United States when she was six. In 2004 she won Wimbledon at 17, beating Serena Williams, and in August 2005 she first reached world number one, at 18. She went on to win 36 singles titles at tour level, five of them majors, and completed the career Grand Slam with the 2012 French Open. She retired in 2020 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2025. Away from the court, she has served as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, working on Chernobyl recovery. In 2018 she launched a program to mentor women entrepreneurs. Her book in our catalog is Unstoppable.