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Maria Sharapova - Off court pictures and photoshoots

Maria Sharapova - this name doesn't need any introduction... This long-legged Russian star tennis player is one of the top players in the women's tennis circuit and was a former World No.1.

Sharapova is not only famous for her on court play, but also for her off court persona with her style statements and fashion sense.
Russian beauty Maria Sharapova has been part of many photo shoots and has endorsed many products all these years.

This is a series dedicated to all Maria Sharapova fans showcasing some of Sharapova's best off court pictures...

 

Russian beauty Maria Sharapova in cool shades

Russian tennis diva Sharapova in the beach photoshoot

 

Maria Sharapova in simple fashion - cool denim and t-shirt

Amazing shot of Maria Sharapova.. loved this picture.. great fashion sense....

 

Maria Sharapova in a bikini photoshoot.. guess she did it for Sports Illustrated... 

 

Maria Sharapova making a style statement in this black number.. 

 

A Maria Sharapova wallpaper stunner look.... 

The following were a series of pictures I came across in which Maria Sharapova was trying her hand in table tennis (aka ping pong) instead of lawn tennis.... looked quite interesting.. nice shots and lovely smile by the Russian diva...

 

Sharapova trying her hand in Table tennis 

 

Sharapova trying for a lovely serve in ping pong

 

Sharapova lets out an amazing smile... such a cute picture.. .

 

Maria Sharapova laughs.. again an amazing shot... 

Pictures courtesy: Various internet sources

This is just the first part of the many such lovely pictures of Maria Sharapova - the Russian tennis diva..... more such pictures coming up :)

Maria Sharapova 1

Name : Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
Born : April 19, 1987
Country : born Nyagan, Russia
Lives : USA
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova was born in Nyagan, Russia on the 19th of April, 1987. Born to parents Yuri and Yelena Sharapova, Maria first starting playing tennis when she was just 4 years old.

When Maria Sharapova was just six years of age the famous tennis player Martina Navratilova noticed her talent and suggested to her parents that she move to the United States to receive professional tennis coaching.

After her first professional year in 2002 of playing tennis Sharapova was ranked 186th in the world. In 2003 her rankings improved greatly, with her highest ranking being 32nd in the world. In 2004 she continued to improve, being the second youngest ever to win the Grand Slam Wimbledon Championship and ended the year with $2,506,263 prize money earnings.

Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and former world no. 1. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked Sharapova world no. 1 in singles on four separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on August 22, 2005, and last regained the ranking for the fourth time on May 19, 2008. As of March 19, 2012, Sharapova is ranked world no. 2. She has been in six Grand Slam finals with the final record 3–3.  

Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 at age 17, when she defeated two-time defending champion and top seed Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for her first Grand Slam singles title. She entered the top 10 of the WTA Rankings with the win. Despite not winning a major in 2005, Sharapova briefly held the no. 1 ranking, and reached three Grand Slam semifinals, losing to the eventual champion each time. She won her second major at the 2006 US Open defeating then-world no. 1 Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals and world no. 2 Justine Henin in the final.

Sharapova's 2007 season was plagued with a chronic shoulder injury and saw her ranking fall out of the top 5 for the first time in two years. She won her third Grand Slam at the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Henin in the quarterfinals and Ana Ivanović in the final. After reclaiming the no. 1 ranking in May 2008, Sharapova's shoulder problems re-surfaced, requiring surgery in October and forcing her out of the game for 10 months. Sharapova returned in May 2009 and was ranked no. 126 in the world due to her extensive lay-off. Since her comeback, Sharapova has won five singles titles (bringing her career total to 24) and improved her ranking to no. 2 in the world.

Sharapova has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has been featured in many advertisements, including for Nike, Prince and Canon, and is the face of several fashion houses, most notably Cole Haan. Sharapova was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in 2005 and 2008. Since February 2007, she has been a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, concerned specifically with the Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.


Source : Wikipedia