Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Maria Sharapova


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 25 Nov 09)

  
  Maria sharapova | Maria sharapova gallery | Maria sharapova wallpapers
When Sharapova was four years old, she began to develop an interest in tennis; Kafelnikov’s father, who was a friend of the family, gave young Maria one of his son’s old tennis racquets, and she began to fall in love with the game.
Sharapova has 15 titles to her name but she lost to Serena Williams in the final of the Australian Open and is yet to acquire a title this year.
Sharapova is still on the recovery path from the foot injury that she had a month ago.
www.mariasharapovaonline.info   (3363 words)

  
  Maria Sharapova | Maria Sharapova Modeling Picture
Sharapova claimed her first title of 2006 and eleventh of her career at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, a Tier 1 event at which she was the third seed.
Sharapova began 2007 by reaching the final of the Watson Water Champions Challenge, an exhibition tournament and warm-up for the 2007 Australian Open, where she was defeated by Kim Clijsters 6-3, 7-6.
In the quarterfinals, Sharapova defeated the twelfth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze 7-6, 7-5.
www.mariasharapovafans.com /maria-sharapova-news/maria-sharapova-news.htm   (602 words)

  
 Official Website for Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova's journey to become one of the top players in the world symbolizes her determination, grit and champion's desire to win.
Maria and Yuri were attending tennis clinics held in Moscow during the Kremlin Cup when Martina Navratilova happened to spot the six-year-old hitting balls on the court.
Maria moved out of the dorms and into an apartment with her parents while she continued to perfect her tennis skills at the academy.
www.mariasharapova.com   (586 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova Official Site
Maria Sharapova's journey to become one of the top players in the world symbolizes her determination, grit and champion's desire to win.
Maria and Yuri were attending tennis clinics held in Moscow during the Kremlin Cup when Martina Navratilova happened to spot the six-year-old hitting balls on the court.
Maria moved out of the dorms and into an apartment with her parents while she continued to perfect her tennis skills at the academy.
www.mariasharapova.com /defaultflash.sps   (570 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova Fan Site
Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, a town in the Siberian region of Russia.
A brilliant tennis player with a deadly backhand, Maria Sharapova was the youngest titlist on the WTA Tour in 2003 with two championships under her belt.
By 2003, Sharapova had paid her dues and was able to play in the big leagues.
www.maria-sharapova-site.com   (576 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova 17 year old Russian Teen Sensation Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapoa Web Site
Sharapova's rapid rise to Wimbledon champion has been well chronicled — she was spotted at age 5 at a clinic by Martina Navratilova, and moved to Florida at 7 with her father to get the best coaching despite having only $700.
Maria Sharapova works hard to be the best she can be, yet remains true to the joy and passion she feels for the game.
Maria Sharapova added another chapter to her short, but already storied career on Monday - overcoming a 4-0 deficit in the decisive set to win the WTA Tour Championships presented by Porsche.
www.maria-sharapova-site.com /index-v1.html   (4256 words)

  
  Maria Sharapova - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharapova's streak on grass was ended, as was her quest for the No. 1 ranking, with Lindsay Davenport, who lost a historic match to Venus Williams in the Wimbledon final, retaining that position.
Sharapova was also suffering from an injury and did not complete a tournament during the season, but she had fewer points to defend and therefore rose to the No. 1 ranking on August 22, 2005.
Sharapova was overwhelmed by the veteran in the first set, and was trailing 3-1 in the second set before she turned the match around, after a drizzle interrupted it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_Sharapova   (2125 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova: Tutte le informazioni su Maria Sharapova su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maria Sharapova: Tutte le informazioni su Maria Sharapova su Encyclopedia.it
Maria Sharapova (Мария Шарапова, nata il 19 aprile 1987) è una tennista russa.
La Sharapova è diventata la seconda più giovane vincitrice di un titolo al Torneo di Wimbledon (dopo Martina Hingis che però vinse nel doppio) sconfiggendo la campionessa in carica Serena Williams in due set (6-1, 6-4) il 3 luglio 2004.
www.encyclopedia.it /m/ma/maria_sharapova.html   (151 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova won the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament in 2004.
Sharapova steadily worked her way up through the pro ranks, claiming her first WTA victory at the 2003 AIG Japan Open.
The Evening Standard claimed to have measured Sharapova's vocalizations at Wimbledon in 2004, and reported that "At its worst, her grunting hit 86.3 decibels - the same as standing beside a high-revving motorcycle, or the screech from a gibbon in the zoo"...
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/mariasharapova.html   (303 words)

  
 Polish teen trumps Sharapova at U.S. Open - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sharapova reeled off eight consecutive games to go up a break in the third set, then dropped the final six games and lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the third round, the earliest exit by a No. 2-seeded woman at the U.S. Open since 1981.
Sharapova had lost a combined two games in her first two matches, but could have used some similar advice before facing Radwanska.
Sharapova insisted afterward that didn't rattle her — "I usually don't think about where my opponent's standing," she sniffed — yet three were all of those double-faults.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2007-09-01-day-6_N.htm?csp=34   (1279 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova News - Russian Tennis Player Wins U.S. Open Title
Maria Sharapova insists she's more about substance than style, and now she has a second Grand Slam title to prove it.
Maria Sharapova won the hearts of tennis fans around the world with her surprisingly decisive victory over two-time defending champion Serena Williams at Wimbledon.
Maria Sharapova, 17, is the first Russian to claim the Wimbledon crown and is the third youngest champ after her incredible 6-1, 6-4 victory over Serena Williams.
www.tabloidcolumn.com /maria-sharapova.html   (898 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova Biography | Pictures | Photos | Tennis Star | Wimbledon | Kids Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maria Sharapova is known for her blonde beauty, overpowering serve and a grunt that's louder than a fire engine.
Maria Sharapova was born in Siberia, Russia, where her parents had fled to from Belarus to avoid radiation from a nasty nuclear accident in Chernobyl.
Her coaches were amazed at Sharapova's skill on the court and her coaches began grooming her to be the next great female tennis star.
www.kidzworld.com /article/6783-maria-sharapova-biography   (346 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova: world's No.1 tennis star: Topic. Pravda.Ru
Maria Sharapova has finally become world's No. 1 on Monday, as she officially replaced Lindsay Davenport from this position at the top of the WTA rating.
Maria Sharapova, the winner of Wimbledon 2004, has won a victory today over her country-fellow, Nadezhda Petrova, in the struggle for the semifinal of the most prestigious tennis tournament.
Maria Sharapova won the Women's Final in the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament yesterday, beating Serena Williams in two sets with a convincing display of tennis, 6-1 and 6-4, denying the two-times champion her hat-trick.
english.pravda.ru /topic/Sharapova-20   (1157 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova Zone | Maria Pictures, Pics, Photos
Some pictures of Maria from her 2nd round encounter in the US open, wearing the red dress that everyone has been talking about.
Some pictures of Maria Sharapova posing in New York, wearing the Nike dress she plans to wear during the US Open.
Defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia overcame the loss of the second set to win her first singles title of the season by ousting Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-2, 3-6 and 6-0 on Sunday at the 1,340,000-US-dollar WTA event Acura Classic in San Diego, CA, USA.
www.sharapovazone.com   (739 words)

  
 maria sharapova
Maria Sharapova, former world number one, looked back to her best as she overpowered Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-2 in her final round-robin match at the WTA Championships in Madrid.
Russians Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze won three-set matches on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Maria Sharapova's remarkable comeback after the best part of two months off the circuit continued with her reaching the final of the WTA Championships, the women's tour's season-ending climax, here on Saturday.
celebstalker.net /maria-sharapova   (1309 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova Interview - August 28
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, apart from being a little nervous in the end, I thought I did a good job of doing the right things, not just on the serve but in my game as well.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: It was just, you know, it's a group decision because obviously I was struggling with the shoulder for quite a while.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: It's interesting because you know, changes take quite a long time to figure out whether it's, I don't know, a new string or a new racquet or a new motion.
www.tennis-x.com /story/2007-08-29/j.php   (2099 words)

  
 Sharapova fights to stay on track - CNN.com
PARIS, France -- Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.
Sharapova, who returned recently from a right shoulder injury, started well enough against a player making her main draw debut at Roland Garros, taking the opening set in 28 minutes.
But Sharapova, who appeared to be in some discomfort with her serve, held firm as her inexperienced rival fell away.
www.cnn.com /2007/SPORT/06/02/tennis.frenchwomen/index.html?section=cnn_latest   (465 words)

  
 Pro Tennis Fan: Maria Sharapova   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maria Sharapova's lost her lawsuit against the producers of two unofficial documentaries, "Anna's Army" and "Russian Women's Tennis." Here are the details.
Sharapova would not permit her embarrassingly emphatic defeat to Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals of this event a year ago to prey on her mind, although much was made of it during the prelude to the $2.1 million tournament.
Sharapova, who won her first Grand Slam title at age 17 in 2004 and rose to No. 1 in the rankings for two short periods last year, traveled to Melbourne unsure if she'd be fit enough to play in the season's first major.
www.protennisfan.com /maria_sharapova/index.html   (6403 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova uses the Prince Shark Racket and consequently the popularity of the racket has gone through the roof.
Sharapova's huge success continued after winning Wimbledon, with a victory at the WTA Season-Ending Championships and consistent results.
Sharapova's streak on grass was ended, as was her quest for the No. 1 ranking, with Lindsay Davenport, who lost a historic match to Venus Williams in the 2005 Wimbledon final, holding firm.
www.basictennis.com /Maria-Sharapova.html   (610 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova, Pictures, News, Video, Bio, Wallpapers, Fan Sites
Sharapova later moved with her family to the resort town of Sochi where at age four she was given her first tennis racket.
In 2003, Sharapova went on to enter the WTA professional women's circuit and in her first season won two professional titles: Quebec City and the Japan Open.
Sharapova won her first Grand Slam title when she beat Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2004 and took the No. 1 spot from an injured Lindsay Davenport to become the top seeded female tennis player in the world.
www.chiff.com /recreation/sports/sports-stars/maria-sharapova.htm   (428 words)

  
 JockBio: Maria Sharapova Biography
Maria was born April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, a town in western Siberia, where her parents, Yuri and Yelena, had fled from Belarus a year earlier to avoid radiation from Chernobyl.
Maria emigrated to Bradenton, Florida with her father, but Yelena was forced to stay behind when she could not get a visa.
The book on Maria was that you could beat her by varying pace and strategy, and Mary Pierce proved this when she ran off the final five games of their match at Flushing Meadow to end Maria’s chances at a second straight Grand Slam title.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Sharapova/Sharapova_bio.html   (2756 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova | Maria Sharapova Modeling Picture
At seven, Sharapova was brought to the United States by her father, Yuri Sharapov, to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Aside from her lackluster year in the world of tennis, Maria Sharapova (and her team) is also annoying a lot of people.
Maria Sharapova did not play because of her shoulder injury (also the culprit of her poor performance this year).
www.mariasharapovafans.com   (301 words)

  
 Get news, photos and more about tennis player Maria Sharapova
Maria barely made the list, but she did make it, with $23M for 2007, putting her #25 (the best tennis player was Roger Federer at #13) and the #1 athlete was Tiger Woods.
ctober 14th 2007: Maria announced she would not be playing in Zurich or Linz after all, she is still hoping to play the year end championships in Madrid although she might not qualify...
August 1st 2007: Maria was in action in San Diego today, she was solid and took out Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 6-3 and will now face Tatiana Golovin.
www.tennisrulz.com /players/sharapova   (980 words)

  
 Maria Sharapova - The Huffington Post   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maria Sharapova celebrates her win over Roberta Vinci at the US Open tournament, August 28, 2007.
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Roberta Vinci of Italy at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007.
Maria Sharapova began the defence of her US Open title with an impressive 6-0 6-1 win over Italy's Roberta Vinci at Flushing Meadows.
www.huffingtonpost.com /topics/Maria+Sharapova   (1208 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.