People from Manatee County, Florida - People from Bradenton, Florida, Maria Sharapova, Max Mirnyi, Mary Pierce, Michaella Krajicek, Taylor Dent (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: People from Bradenton, Florida, Maria Sharapova, Max Mirnyi, Mary Pierce, Michaella Krajicek, Taylor Dent, Tommie Frazier, Kei Nishikori, Gastao Elias, Ralph Haben, Katrina Adams, Xavier Malisse, David Ayres Depue Ogden, Johan Kriek, Scott Kalitta, Peter Warrick, Jamea Jackson, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, Fabian Washington, Hal McRae, Adrian McPherson, Robby Stevenson, Sammy Green, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Sarah Taylor, An Byeong-hun, Rod Harper, Helen Jepson, Danielle White, Randall Bewley, Willie Taggart, Naree Song, Mike Jenkins, Todd Williams, Alex Bradley, Roblimo, Julius Wilson, Hugo Armando, Tyrone Williams, Brian Dunn, Kimberly Couts, Clifford Rozier, Tamaryn Hendler, Rob McKittrick, Barbara Thompson, Russ Millard, Ahmad Miller, Sandra Cacic. Excerpt: Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian, IPA: born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. Sharapova has won 23 WTA singles titles, including 3 Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open. She has also won the year-end invitational WTA Tour Championships in 2004. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on 4 separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on Aug 22, 2005 and last regained this ranking for the fourth time on May 19, 2008. She is currently ranked World No. 6. Sharapova made her professional breakthrough in 2004 when, at age 17, she upset 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 ten of the WTA Rankings with this win. Despite not winning a major in 2005, Sharapova briefly held the number one ranking, and reached three Grand Slam semifinals, losing to the eventual champion each time. She won he...