10 facts about Maria Sharapova that will surprise you
By Rajarshi Majumdar | First Published Jan 12, 2017, 3:14 PM IST- Maria Sharapova launched her own tennis apparel line, the Nike Maria Sharapova Collection.
- She played her first professional tournament in 2001.
Comeback queen Maria Sharapova is all set to return from her ban that was imposed on her after she was tested positive for drug substance in the month of March last year. She will be featuring in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in April 2017.
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The Russian already had a stupendous career and she is undoubtedly hungry for more. However, she has had her share of ups and downs in her life. She has been a part of a number of controversies as well. In spite of all of the negative force, she has emerged as one of the best women tennis players in the world.
In order to celebrate her return to the court let us take a look at 10 amazing facts about the Russian tennis star which might surprise you:
## Following the Chernobyl disaster, her parents had to leave their home. She was a just a new born baby then.
## Sharapova signed her first deal with Nike in 1997 when she was just 11 years old.
## Other than tennis she is also a model and has featured in a number of campaigns.
## She also owns a successful candy line named Sugarpova.
## She has donated quite a lot for Chernobyl related projects.
## She was the most searched athlete on Yahoo in 2005 and 2008.
## Maria Sharapova and her father immigrated to Miami to pursue tennis in 1994.
## Sharapova was the first Russian woman to win the Wimbledon Grand Slam.
## Maria became the youngest tennis player to reach the Australian Open junior tournament finals in 2002 at the age of 15 years.
## Maria also won the silver medal at the London Olympic Games in 2012.
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