Maria SHARAPOVA

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Date: 26 June 2008

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Sunday, 19 April 1987
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Nyagan, Russia

INTERNATIONAL
Russia
- Championship Performances
  (Last 16 onwards)
  Australian: Winner 2008. Runner-up 2007, 2012 & 2015, Semifinal 2005, 2006, 2013, Quarterfinal 2016, Last sixteen 2011, 2014.
  French: Winner 2014, 2012, Runner-up 2013, Semifinal 2007, 2011. Quarterfinal 2004, 2005, 2009, 2018, Last 16 2006, 2008, 2015.
  Wimbledon: Winner 2004, Runner up 2011, Semifinal 2005, 2006 & 2015, Last 16 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012., 2014.
  U.S.: Winner 2006. Semifinal 2005, 2012, Last 16 2010, 2014, 2017 & 2018.

Maria SHARAPOVA - Russia - Australian Open 2008 (Winner)

LAST 16. AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2008
JUSTINE HENIN defeated SU-WEI HSIEH 6-2, 6-2
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated ELENA DEMENTIEVA 6-2, 6-0
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated CASEY DELLACQUA 7-6(7-3), 6-1
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated NICOLE VAIDISOVA 6-3, 6-4
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated MARTA DOMACHOWSKA 6-4, 6-4
ANA IVANOVIC defeated CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-1, 7-6(7-2)
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA defeated MARIA KIRILENKO 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA defeated NADIA PETROVA 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
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QUARTERFINALS
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated JUSTINE HENIN 6-4, 6-0
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated SERENA WILLIAMS 6-3, 6-4
ANA IVANOVIC defeated VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(7-3), 6-4
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA defeated AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-2, 6-2
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SEMIFINALS
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated JELENA JANKOVIC 6-3, 6-1
ANA IVANOVIC defeated DANIELA HANTUCHOVA 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
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FINAL
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated ANA IVANOVIC 7-5, 6-3
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(The pictures above show Maria at Wimbledon 2008. The year started in fantastic fashion for Sharapova, with the young Russian storming to victory at the Australian Open without so much as dropping a set. The results from that tournament can be seen above.)