Born: Maria Yuryevna Sharápova on 19 April 1987, in Nyagan, Soviet Union.

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of February 2008, she is the fifth-ranked female player in the world. At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.

I wouldn't say I'm in love with them. (About her endless legs).

Sharapova has won three Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004, she beat Serena Williams to take the Wimbledon title at the age of 17. Two years later, she defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. At the 2008 Australian Open, she beat Ana Ivanovic in the final.