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Maria Sharapova

  • Maria Sharapova
  • Russia
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 130
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Born: Apr 19, 1987 Nyagan, Siberia, Russia
 Recent News
  • Wimbledon-Britain's Robson wins junior title Jul 5 (Reuters)
  • Serena predicts more Venus showdowns Jul 5 (AFP)
  • List of Wimbledon women's singles champions Jul 5 (Reuters)
  • Wimbledon women's finalists at a glance Jul 4 (AP)
  • Williams sisters set for face-off in Wimbledon final Jul 4 (Reuters)
  • Wimbledon-Harder road to final with top seeds out-Serena Jul 3 (Reuters)
  • Happy family as Serena and Venus set up Wimbledon title clash Jul 3 (AFP)
  • Wimbledon-Upsets good for tennis - WTA chief Jul 3 (Reuters)
  • Wimbledon-Navratilova tells players to step up Jul 2 (Reuters)
  • Williams beats Tamarine to reach semi-finals Jul 1 (AFP)
 2008 At A Glance - Singles
 Current WTA Rank: 2  
 WTA Tournaments Played: 8 WTA Record: 28-4
 Hardcourt: 16-1 Clay: 11-2
 Carpet: 0-0 Grass: 1-1
 Tournaments Won in 2008: Bausch & Lomb Championships, Qatar Total Open, Australian Open
 2008 Tournament Results - Singles
 Tournament (Seed) Surface Round Opponent W/L Score
 Australian Open (5)
 Jan 14-Jan 27		 Hard Unknown Jelena Tosic W 6-4, 6-3
  Second Round Lindsay Davenport W 6-1, 6-3
  Third Round Elena Vesnina W 6-3, 6-0
  Fourth Round Elena Dementieva (11) W 6-2, 6-0
  Quarterfinals Justine Henin (1) W 6-4, 6-0
  Semifinals Jelena Jankovic (3) W 6-3, 6-1
  Final Ana Ivanovic (4) W 7-5, 6-3
 Qatar Total Open (4)
 Feb 18-Feb 24		 Hard Second Round Galina leads W 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
  Second Round Galina Voskoboeva W 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
  Third Round Tamarine Tanasugarn W 6-2, 6-2
  Quarterfinals Caroline Wozniacki W 6-0, 6-1
  Semifinals Agnieszka Radwanska (16) W 6-4, 6-3
  Final Vera Zvonareva W 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
 Pacific Life Open (4)
 Mar 10-Mar 23		 Hard Second Round Stephanie Cohen Aloro W 6-1, 6-0
  Fourth Round Alona Bondarenko (15) W 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
  Quarterfinals Daniela Hantuchova (5) W 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
  Semifinals Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) L 3-6, 7-5, 2-6
 Bausch & Lomb Championships (1)
 Apr 7-Apr 13		 Clay Second Round Barbora Strycova W 6-1, 6-3
  Third Round Anabel Medina Garrigues (15) W 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 7-6 (7-1)
  Quarterfinals Alona Bondarenko (10) W 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 6-2
  Semifinals Lindsay Davenport (16) W walkover
  Final Dominika Cibulkova W 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
 Family Circle Cup (2)
 Apr 14-Apr 20		 Clay Second Round Bethanie Mattek W 6-0, 6-0
  Third Round Tatiana Perebiynis W 7-5, 6-2
  Quarterfinals Serena Williams (5) L 5-7, 6-4, 1-6
 Internazionali BNL d'Italia (2)
 May 12-May 18		 Clay Second Round Dominika Cibulkova W 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
  Third Round Caroline Wozniacki W 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
  Semifinals Jelena Jankovic (4) L walkover
 French Open (1)
 May 25-Jun 8		 Clay First Round Evgeniya Rodina W 6-1, 3-6, 8-6
  Second Round Bethanie Mattek W 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
  Third Round Karin Knapp (32) W 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
  Fourth Round Dinara Safina (13) L 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (5-7), 2-6
 Wimbledon (3)
 Jun 23-Jul 6		 Grass First Round Stephanie Foretz W 6-1, 6-4
  Second Round Alla Kudryavtseva L 2-6, 4-6