maria sharapova earnings

In June 2005, Forbes magazine listed her as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, with annual earnings of U.S. $18 million. (CBS, the American television network, reported in August 2006 that the figure is over U.S. $20 million.) In total, she earns over UKЈ13.4 million per year, over 90 percent of which comes from endorsements.
When asked about her income, she said, "It's never enough. Bring on the money. There's no limit to how much you can make." In a later interview, she said, "You know, one of the greatest things about being an athlete and, you know, making money is realising that you can help, you know, help the world, and especially children, who I absolutely love working with."

maria sharapova media publicity

Sharapova is visible in and outside of the court for her looks. Sharapova posed in a six-page bikini photoshoot spread in the 2006 issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, annual magazine that debuted on Valentine's Day, along with 25 scantily-clad supermodels.
Sharapova joined the ranks of other athletes who have previously appeared in the publication. In April 2005, Sharapova was listed by People Magazine as among the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world. In 2006, Maxim magazine named Sharapova the hottest athlete in the world for the fourth consecutive year.

latest news :season's over for maria sharapova:

Friday October 3, 2008PARIS: Former world number one Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Qatar as she has yet to regain full fitness from the shoulder injury that has sidelined her since August.The Russian said on her website that while the injury was healing, she needed more time to make absolutely certain and that she and her team had decided she would not play again this season.Sharapova opened the year in style by winning the Australian Open in January and regaining the world number one spot.But she lost in straight sets to Russian compatriot Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round at Wimbledon and after her shoulder injury worsened withdrew from the Beijing Olympics and the US Open.The WTA Tour Championships will be held in Doha, Qatar, for the first time from Nov 4-9

Australian Open 2008

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Qatar Open 2008

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latest news: sharapova has a new boyfriend

Tennis hottie Maria Sharapova has a new boyfriend — Charlie Ebersol, son of NBC Sports chairman Dick. That, however, did not stop her from putting herself up for auction at the All-Star Tennis Smash charity event in New York.
Despite Sharapova’s joke that "My boyfriend will outbid you," one lucky guy won a date with the bombshell — for just $10,000. There was no sign of Charlie riding in on a white charger to take his damsel away from a blind date.
Sharapova is the richest sportswoman in the world with her photogenic face selling myriad products across continents through lucrative sponsorship deals apart from her earnings from the game.

Maria Sharapova biography

Maria Sharapova Profile :

Name: Maria Sharapova
Birth Name: Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
Height: 6' 2''
Sex: Female
Nationality: Russian
Birth Date: April 19, 1987
Birth Place: Nyagan, Russia
Profession: Model, Tennis Player
Education: Keystone High School (home schooling program via correspondence on the internet) Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy, in Brandenton, Florida, USA
Father: Yuri
Mother: Yelena
Claim to fame: Third youngest Wimbledon women's champion in 2004, defeated two-time defending champion Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4.She won two Grand Slam singles titles. She is the reigning U.S. Open champion, having defeated Justine Henin Hardenne in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. Two years earlier, she defeated Serena Williams in the finals at Wimbledon.

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova Biography :

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born 19 April 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and model.She is a former World No. 1 ranked player and, as of January 8, 2007, is the second ranked female tennis player in the world. At of the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.
Sharapova's parents moved from Gomel, Belarus, to Siberia, Russia, in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. She was born in Nyagan, Russia, the following year. At the age of seven, Sharapova was brought to the United States by her father, Yuri Sharapova, to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Her mother, Yelena, who could not come with them because of visa restrictions, followed a few years later. Sharapova has lived in the United States since then but retains her Russian citizenship.Sharapova recently purchased a beachfront home in Manhattan Beach, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, but lives most of the year near the IMG training facility in Bradenton.