Maria wants to be No1 !

"I want to be No 1," was Maria Sharapova's reply, one that she has repeated many times in public.

The 17-year-old Russian, still coming to terms with winning Wimbledon three months ago, seemed to have the final in the bag.

Like Germany's Boris Becker, US's Michael Chang and Monica Seles, and Switzerland's Martina Hingis before her, all of whom won a grand-slam title before being old enough to vote, beautiful Maria is discovering that early achievement has to be handled with caution.

(BBC TV had to pull out all the stops to gain only 12 minutes with Maria last week for December's Sports Personality of the Year show.)

"I hope I've shown people why I won Wimbledon," Maria Sharapova said that after telling the media all week that she wants to forget about the past and "move on".

Maria qualifies for LA finale !

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova has qualified for the season-ending Tour Championships for the first time.
The Russian Beauty will make her debut in the Los Angeles event after her run to the final in Zurich last week clinched qualification. Maria joins Lindsay Davenport, Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva. Serena and Venus Williams, Jennifer Capriati and Vera Zvonareva will fight for the remaining two spots.
The top eight singles players and the top four doubles teams qualify for the Championships at the Staples Center, LA, from 10-15 November.

Zurich final

It is very a pity, that Maria has lost in the ending. She has have pains in a shoulder and she could not struggle really though has won the first set. All victories still ahead.

Maria reaches Zurich final

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) - Maria Sharapova defeated fellow-Russian Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the 1.3 million dollar WTA event.
Her opponent in the final will be 10th seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland or unseeded Australian Alicia Molik, who were playing later Saturday.

Fourth seeded Maria , who will be chasing her fifth title of the year and third in three tournaments, struggled at times to overcome an opponent who struck the ball just as hard and sometimes more accurately.

Go, Maria!

Sharapova Beats Williams in Swisscom Challenge

ZURICH, Switzerland - Wimbledon (news - web sites) champion Maria Sharapova beat former world number oneVenus Williams (news - web sites) 6-3, 6-4 in the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals on Friday and extended her winning streak to 11 matches.

Maria Sharapova battles past Hantuchova

Maria Sharapova fought her way past Daniela Hantuchova
to reach the last eight of the Swisscom Challenge. The Wimbledon champion won 6-4 7-5 as she proved more consistent with a string of powerful baseline strokes.

And who would doubt of it?

Maria Sharapova Is Top Search Term on Personalized Search Engine

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 19, 2004 -- Today, KaZaZZ! is pleased to announce that “Maria Sharapova” was the top searched term on the KaZaZZ! Personalized Search Engine for the week ending October 10, 2004.

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7. Christina Aguilera
8. Tiger Woods
9. Alicia Keys
10. Usher




It it is no wonder, but what everyone want to find in Pam?

MARIA SHARAPOVA is planning to launch her own scent

The 17-year-old Wimbledon champion, who has made no secret of her ambition to design a fashion line one day, will launch her very own scent next year. "I'm excited because it is so different to what I've done in the past," done in the past," she told YAHOO.COM .

Maria to face tough challenge from in-form [Hantuchova]

DANIELA HANTUCHOVA , of Slovakia, will meet Maria Sharapova, the Wimbledon champion and No 3 seed, in the next round. The 17-year-old Russian arrived in Zurich having won nine consecutive matches and back-to-back titles in Seoul and Tokyo.




Go Maria! Beat this crying BabY!

Five Russians in the draw

There are five Russians in the draw, and four are seeded. Elena Dementieva, the only woman to have reached two Grand Slam finals in 2004, and who reached the final in Moscow this weekend, is seeded three, and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova is seeded four.

Go Google!

Lol!

Long, long Legs :)

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova plans to return to Hong Kong next year to play in an exhibition tournament

The 17-year-old Russian, the seventh-ranked player in the world, is among several big names who have agreed to play in the Champions Women's Challenge on Jan. 5-8 at the Victoria Park tennis court, organizers said Tuesday.

Sharapova has burning desire to satisfy fans

ASIA has fallen in love with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova – and the feeling is mutual.The 17-year-old Russian left for Europe yesterday with two more WTA titles after a successful three-leg swing through the region that won her a new legion of admirers.
The last of her victories was a 6-0 6-1 destruction of American Mashona Washington in the Japan Open final in Tokyo on Saturday, which attracted 9288 spectators despite a typhoon in the area.

Sexy pics os sexy Maria Sharapova :))