Everyone was very unhappy when Maria Sharapova [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/maria-sharapova/page/4/] announced her retirement in February. In order to cheer up her fans, Maria Sharapova took a more direct approach. Check out the amazing thing she did. WHAT DID MARIA SHARAPOVA DO? Maria Sharapova did a group chat with her fans. A lot of us must be thinking if that’s even possible since she has so many fans. Well, she managed to do the impossible. In the video, she says, that she is chatting with so many people that it took 5 pages on the video-calling app to fit all of them. The opportunity to chat with your favorite player is very rare hence her fans were ecstatic when they did this. She also enjoyed chatting with them as she described that group chat as the ‘best 2 hours she could have ever asked for’. Maria Sharapova Wins the 2014 French Open | Tennis View Magazine [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/tdCAlYD8N0lDu7W3WbOiqEixP5HSqadY7xJKADIC8e0VmyOlV76ifPAahi3X60sKczJEcjaVI6NhKY3C9QY7Kot4p1t6Rg45iSrCqDQP8mz-eAg7D5mAdanvBQTDeVLlxJ3q2nrgfXY] This was an amazing act by Maria Sharapova to cheer up her fans who were unhappy. They were unhappy as their favorite player retired at the extremely young age of 32. Maria had a successful career winning 5 grand slams, 36 WTA titles and spending 21 weeks at world no.1. Her career was not without controversies as she was banned in 2016 by the WADA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency] but overall we can say she had an amazing career. After she came back from her ban, Maria struggled with form. Things were not made better by a shoulder injury she sustained in 2019. This caused her to retire in 2020 with a single tweet saying, “I’m new to this, so please forgive me. Tennis – I’m saying goodbye.” All good things must eventually come to an end. Maria Sharapova’s career was nothing short of amazing but it also has to end. We wish Maria Sharapova good luck in her life after tennis. Hopefully, she can do as well as she did in tennis. 

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<h3>Maria Sharapova 2022: Net Worth, Salary, and Endorsements</h3>
Maria?Yuryevna Sharapova is?one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Russia.

Exceptional hand-eye coordination accompanied her very first tennis lesson with the Russian coach Yuri Yutkin.

At age seven, she moved from Russia to the US with her father with just $700 in savings and no knowledge of English.

[caption id="attachment_498683" align="alignnone" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-498683" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/20201231182158/GettyImages-1090897470.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova" width="1920" height="1280" /> Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after her WTA St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2019 tennis match on January 28, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via Getty Images)[/caption]
<h3>On-court Achievements</h3>
Sharapova's maiden slam came at Wimbledon in 2004 when she was 17-years-old. In the same year, she won the WTA Tour Finals by defeating Serena Williams in the final. As a 19-year-old, she clinched the US Open title in 2006.

Two years later, in 2008, she won the Australian Open title. She was also part of the Fed Cup-winning team from Russia in the year 2008.

In 2012 and 2014, she held the Roland Garros title. During the 2012 London Olympics, Sharapova won a silver medal for Russia. Additionally, she holds 36 WTA titles which include five Grand Slam titles.

She is the only Russian to hold a career Grand Slam. She has even defeated the likes of <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/simona-halep/">Simona Halep</a> and <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/serena-williams/">Serena Williams</a> at Grand Slam finals.

MORE - <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tennis-news-wta-watch-when-serena-williams-called-maria-sharapova-btch/">WATCH ? When Serena Williams Called Maria Sharapova B*TCH</a>

[caption id="attachment_482733" align="alignnone" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-482733" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-905403138.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova - Australian Open" width="1920" height="1280" /> Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates winning her first-round match against Tatjana Maria of Germany on day two of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2018, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)[/caption]

She was suspended from the WTA circuit for 15 months as she failed a drug test in 2016. Post that, she won a title in Tianjin.

In 2019, she just won a handful of matches and her entire season was plagued with injuries.
<h3>Doping Suspension</h3>
In March 2016, Maria Sharapova failed a drug test for the 2016 Australian Open. She was tested positive for meldonium, a substance the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had prohibited.

Initially, she was banned for two years. Later, it was reduced to 15 months.
<h3>Retirement</h3>
Sharapova's thriving career concluded with a series of defeats. She called off the 2019 season due to a series of injuries.

In 2020, she again started by losing matches. Failing to defend her fourth-round position at the Aussie Open, Maria dropped out of the top-300 rankings in the WTA rankings.

In Melbourne, she lost to 19th seed Donna Vekic in the opening round, which marked the last professional match of her phenomenal tennis career.

Later in the month of February, Sharapova announced her retirement in an interview with Vogue.

Read More - <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/please-forgive-me-maria-sharapova-announces-retirement-from-professional-tennis-wta-tennis-news/">?Please Forgive Me? ? Maria Sharapova Announces Retirement From Professional Tennis</a>
<h3>Personal Life</h3>
Maria Sharapova dated ATP star Grigor Dimitrov a few years ago. Since 2018, she has been in a relationship with businessman Alexander Gilkes. At the end of 2020, Maria announced her engagement with Gilkes.

READ MORE - <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/a-history-and-timeline-of-maria-sharapovas-boyfriends-tennis/">A History And Timeline Of Maria Sharapova?s Boyfriends</a>

In 2022, she announced the news of her pregnancy. On July 15, she announced the birth of her baby boy, Theodore, on social media.
<h3>Maria Sharapova: Net Worth 2022</h3>
Sharapova amassed $38,777,962 in prize money over the course of her career. As per Forbes, Sharapova's prize-money earned is the third-highest all-time.

She also <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-sharapova/?sh=2deea83a45d5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">earned</a> over $300 million in sponsorships, endorsements, and appearances. Sharapova has a staggering estimated <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/richest-tennis/maria-sharapova-net-worth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">net-worth</a> of $180 million.

The Russian star was also the highest-paid female athlete in the world for 11 consecutive years.
<h3>Maria Sharapova's?Endorsements 2022</h3>
Sharapova's earnings from endorsements have outnumbered her earnings on the court.

In 2006, she was on the apex of the Forbes' highest-paid female athletes in the world list.

Her maiden Grand?Slam win gave her numerous endorsements. She endorsed the?mobile phone company?Motorola.

She also upheld a contract with Land Rover?and?Canon, as well as the brand?<a href="https://www.tagheuer.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tag Heuer</a> and jeweler Tiffany and Co. In addition, she also received sponsorships from Gatorade and Tropicana.

[caption id="attachment_498684" align="alignnone" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-498684" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/20201231182219/GettyImages-1020991590.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova" width="1920" height="1277" /> International Tennis player Maria Sharapova poses for a photo at Hudson News in Grand Central Station on August 21, 2018, in New York City. Hudson Group announced this summer that it will serve as the exclusive United States travel retailer for sales of her candy line at Sugarpova. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Sugarpova)[/caption]

With Nike, she launched the 'Nike Maria Sharapova Collection'. The Russian used Head tennis rackets.?Sharapova operates her own candy brand, <a href="https://sugarpova.com/pages/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sugarpova</a>. She is also the brand ambassador for Porsche.

Her current endorsements and <a href="https://www.mariasharapova.com/filter/hentry" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">partners</a> include Head, Nike, Porsche, Sugarpova, Evian, Supergoop.

READ MORE - <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-maria-sharapovas-candy-brand-sugarpova-tennis/">All You Need To Know About Maria Sharapova?s Candy Brand Sugarpova</a>
<h3>Foundation and Charity Work</h3>
The Maria Sharapova Foundation launched a $210,000 scholarship program for students from the Chernobyl-affected areas of Belarus.

[caption id="attachment_482729" align="alignnone" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-482729" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-846289368.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova" width="1920" height="1345" /> NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Pro Tennis Player Maria Sharapova attends Hamptons Magazine's Celebration with Cover Star Maria Sharapova at PHD Terrace at Dream Midtown on September 12, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Hamptons Magazine)[/caption]

Sharapova also became the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and donated $100,000 to Chernobyl-related projects. Some portion of money from Sugarpova goes to the Maria Sharapova Foundation.

Sharapova also donated $250,000 to UNDP projects recently.
<h3>How to contact Maria Sharapova?</h3>
Twitter -?<a href="https://twitter.com/MariaSharapova?s=17" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@MariaSharapova</a>

Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariasharapova/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maria Sharapova</a>
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35
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Marital Status
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Engaged
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Residence
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Bradenton, Florida, U.S.A
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Russian
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Porsche, Nike, and Head, Evian, etc.
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Net Worth
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USD 180 million
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1.88 m
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Coach
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Riccardo Piatti (Last coach)
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Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova 2022: Net Worth, Salary, and Endorsements Maria?Yuryevna Sharapova is?one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Russia. Exceptional hand-eye coordination accompanied her very first tennis lesson with the Russian coach Yuri Yutkin. At age seven, she moved from Russia to the US with her father with just $700 in savings and no knowledge of English. Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after her WTA St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2019 tennis match on January 28, 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via Getty Images) On-court Achievements Sharapova&#8217;s maiden slam came at Wimbledon in 2004 when she was 17-years-old. In the same year, she won the WTA Tour Finals by defeating Serena Williams in the final. As a 19-year-old, she clinched the US Open title in 2006. Two years later, in 2008, she won the Australian Open title. She was also part of the Fed Cup-winning team from Russia in the year 2008. In 2012 and 2014, she held the Roland Garros title. During the 2012 London Olympics, Sharapova won a silver medal for Russia. Additionally, she holds 36 WTA titles which include five Grand Slam titles. She is the only Russian to hold a career Grand Slam. She has even defeated the likes of Simona Halep and Serena Williams at Grand Slam finals. MORE &#8211; WATCH ? When Serena Williams Called Maria Sharapova B*TCH Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates winning her first-round match against Tatjana Maria of Germany on day two of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2018, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) She was suspended from the WTA circuit for 15 months as she failed a drug test in 2016. Post that, she won a title in Tianjin. In 2019, she just won a handful of matches and her entire season was plagued with injuries. Doping Suspension In March 2016, Maria Sharapova failed a drug test for the 2016 Australian Open. She was tested positive for meldonium, a substance the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had prohibited. Initially, she was banned for two years. Later, it was reduced to 15 months. Retirement Sharapova&#8217;s thriving career concluded with a series of defeats. She called off the 2019 season due to a series of injuries. In 2020, she again started by losing matches. Failing to defend her fourth-round position at the Aussie Open, Maria dropped out of the top-300 rankings in the WTA rankings. In Melbourne, she lost to 19th seed Donna Vekic in the opening round, which marked the last professional match of her phenomenal tennis career. Later in the month of February, Sharapova announced her retirement in an interview with Vogue. Read More &#8211; ?Please Forgive Me? ? Maria Sharapova Announces Retirement From Professional Tennis Personal Life Maria Sharapova dated ATP star Grigor Dimitrov a few years ago. Since 2018, she has been in a relationship with businessman Alexander Gilkes. At the end of 2020, Maria announced her engagement with Gilkes. READ MORE &#8211; A History And Timeline Of Maria Sharapova?s Boyfriends In 2022, she announced the news of her pregnancy. On July 15, she announced the birth of her baby boy, Theodore, on social media. Maria Sharapova: Net Worth 2022 Sharapova amassed $38,777,962 in prize money over the course of her career. As per Forbes, Sharapova&#8217;s prize-money earned is the third-highest all-time. She also earned over $300 million in sponsorships, endorsements, and appearances. Sharapova has a staggering estimated net-worth of $180 million. The Russian star was also the highest-paid female athlete in the world for 11 consecutive years. Maria Sharapova&#8217;s?Endorsements 2022 Sharapova&#8217;s earnings from endorsements have outnumbered her earnings on the court. In 2006, she was on the apex of the Forbes&#8217; highest-paid female athletes in the world list. Her maiden Grand?Slam win gave her numerous endorsements. She endorsed the?mobile phone company?Motorola. She also upheld a contract with Land Rover?and?Canon, as well as the brand?Tag Heuer and jeweler Tiffany and Co. In addition, she also received sponsorships from Gatorade and Tropicana. International Tennis player Maria Sharapova poses for a photo at Hudson News in Grand Central Station on August 21, 2018, in New York City. Hudson Group announced this summer that it will serve as the exclusive United States travel retailer for sales of her candy line at Sugarpova. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Sugarpova) With Nike, she launched the &#8216;Nike Maria Sharapova Collection&#8216;. The Russian used Head tennis rackets.?Sharapova operates her own candy brand, Sugarpova. She is also the brand ambassador for Porsche. Her current endorsements and partners include Head, Nike, Porsche, Sugarpova, Evian, Supergoop. READ MORE &#8211; All You Need To Know About Maria Sharapova?s Candy Brand Sugarpova Foundation and Charity Work The Maria Sharapova Foundation launched a $210,000 scholarship program for students from the Chernobyl-affected areas of Belarus. NEW YORK, NY &#8211; SEPTEMBER 12: Pro Tennis Player Maria Sharapova attends Hamptons Magazine&#8217;s Celebration with Cover Star Maria Sharapova at PHD Terrace at Dream Midtown on September 12, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Hamptons Magazine) Sharapova also became the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and donated $100,000 to Chernobyl-related projects. Some portion of money from Sugarpova goes to the Maria Sharapova Foundation. Sharapova also donated $250,000 to UNDP projects recently. How to contact Maria Sharapova? Twitter -?@MariaSharapova Instagram &#8211; Maria Sharapova   Age  35   Marital Status  Engaged   Residence  Bradenton, Florida, U.S.A   Nationality  Russian   Endorsements  Porsche, Nike, and Head, Evian, etc.   Net Worth  USD 180 million   Height  1.88 m   Coach  Riccardo Piatti (Last coach)

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