Sharapova the Highest-Paid Female Athlete in the World

Maria Sharapova is the Highest-Paid Female Athlete in the World

2012 French Open champion, Maria Sharapova, came on top of the new Forbes "World's Highest-Paid Athletes List" today.

The Russian is the only woman to make the top 50, bringing in $27.9 million ($5.9 million on tennis tournaments, and $22 million in endorsements). Masha is ranked number 26th.

Sharapova earns much more off the court than on it, thanks to deals with Evian, Head, Nike, Samsung and Tag Heuer.
Sales for the Maria Sharapova Collection, her line of products at Nike subsidiary Cole Haan, doubled last year.

Her ballet flat is the best selling female shoe and very soon she will have her own candy company called Sugarpova.

The only other woman on the list is fellow tennis player Li Na with a total of $18.4 million in earnings .

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Photos: Masha training at Wimbledon

Photos: Masha training at Wimbledon

The qualy has already started and the top players are getting ready for Wimbledon and Maria Sharapova was already spotted training on the green grass.... Check it out....

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Maria Sharapova Wimbledon 2012 Nike Dress

Maria Sharapova Wimbledon 2012 Nike Dress

Former champion and now world number 1, Maria Sharapova, will go into the All England Club looking amazing in the Nike Women's Maria Slam Statement Dress...

You can get these amazing tennis clothing always at Tennis Warehouse

Nike Women's Maria Slam Statement Dress

Designed with Maria Sharapova in mind, this Nike dress hits the mark in style and performance. The bodice is structured with pintuck and inset details. Dress also features a keyhole opening on back, high impact built-in bra with molded cups, empire waist, pleats at hem, and a heat transfer Swoosh on left chest.

Fit: We find the dress is very fitted from the shoulders to the waist. The dress fits looser at the hips.
Bust: Fitted
Bra: High Support
Torso: Fitted
Length: 29.5" from shoulder to hem (size SM).
Content: Body: Dri-Fit 92% Polyester, 8% Spandex plain jersey. Bra: 88% Polyester, 12% Spandex. Bra mesh: 80% Polyester, 20% Spandex. Bra cups: 91% Polyester, 9% Spandex.
Colors: White w/Liquid Lime

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Photos: Sharapova at Juan Carlos Ferrero's Equelite tennis academy

Photos: Sharapova at Juan Carlos Ferrero's Equelite tennis academy

Maria Sharapova, who has trained under the guidance of Antonio Martínez Cascales (Juan Carlos Ferrero's coach) in Alicante when she was younger, went to Villena after winning Roland Garros to spent some time at Juan Carlos Ferrero's Equelite tennis academy and also stayed at Ferrero's luxury hotel in Bocairente.

The academy organised a dinner specially for her where Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nicolas Almagro gave her a nice picture of herself celebrating the French Open title.

Check out the pictures....

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Photo: Sharapova visits Sugarpova candy factory

Photo: Sharapova visits Sugarpova candy factory

A few days after winning the French Open 2012 title, Maria Sharapova visited the factory which produces her Sugarpova gum and she shared a pic on Facebook...

"From Paris, to the candy factory that is producing Sugarpova in Murcia, Spain.
That's one of the flavors in the background...yuuummy! I needed to pump my stomach after that visit." She commented.

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Masha is a proud Russian

Masha is a proud Russian

Maria Sharapova, who will carry the Russian flag during the 2012 London Olympics ceremony, wants everyone to know that she is proud of her roots and that no matter for how long she has lived in the US she will always be Russian.

Check out what she said to TennisHead:

“Everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at seven,” she said. “People didn’t criticise me but they would say: ‘She’s Russian but she’s living in the United States.’ When the flag [went up at Roland Garros] and I heard the national anthem, I was so proud to be a Russian. I’m so proud to represent my country.

“I never thought for a second that it would be otherwise, no matter how many people told me: ‘You’re not, you just have a passport.’ I couldn’t care less. I love where I’m from. I don’t live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there, the culture and the feeling. It’s what’s inside, not what’s outside, that determines that.”

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Maria Sharapova to carry Russian Flag at Olympics in London | Confirmed news

Maria Sharapova to carry Russian Flag at Olympics in London | Confirmed news

Yesterday we reported that Maria Sharapova was a candidate to be Russian's flag-bearer at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony and today we woke up with the confirmation of this amazing news by Masha herself.

The Roland Garros 2012 champion confirmed on her facebook page that she will carry the flag and that she learned the news two weeks ago.

"Ahh finally I can share some exciting news with you! After the third round of the French Open, I woke up to a pretty memorable message.
The Russian Olympic committee chose me to be the flag bearer at this years Olympic opening ceremony. I am so honored, and especially excited as it will be my first Olympics in my career.
I have had to keep this hush hush for two weeks and keeping secrets is not my best quality!" She wrote.

Congratulations Masha!!! You deserve it!!

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Video: Sharapova Career Grand Slam | Match point from all finals

Video: Sharapova Career Grand Slam | Match point from all finals

Watch, remeber and enjoy once more the match point from all four of Maria Sharapova's slam wins....


Maria Sharapova Career Grand Slam por JOTennisVideos

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Maria Sharapova could be Russia's Olympic flag-bearer

Maria Sharapova could be Russia's Olympic flag-bearer

Masha´s great momentum continues... As today we learned that Sharapova could be the Russian's flag-bearer at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony in London.

Carrying the flag is considered a great honour in Russia and, until now, it was given only to famous athletes, mostly men.

Shamil Tarpishchev, Russia's tennis federation chief, earlier said that Sharapova had already been confirmed as the flag-bearer but Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said: "Maria is an outstanding athlete but currently she's just a candidate for the role of the country's flag-bearer."

The minister added that the flag-bearer would be officially named after the NOC executive committee meeting on July 10-11.

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HEAD celebrates Masha´s number 1 on Facebook

HEAD celebrates Masha´s number 1 on Facebook

Maria Sharapova is the new world number 1 tennis player on the WTA rankings after she picked up the 2012 French Open title.... The Russian, who plays with HEAD tennis racquets, was honored on their Facebook page showing a picture of her and Novak Djokovic (the world number 1 on the ATP Tour who also plays with HEAD) as they are dominating the tour these days...

"Congrats to the new WTA World No.1 Maria Sharapova. It’s no longer lonely at the top for Novak! HEAD is proud to support the world’s best tennis players MAR1.A and NO.1VAK!" They wrote.

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Video: Maria Sharapova New WTA World No.1

Video: Maria Sharapova New WTA World No.1

Maria Sharapova accepts the WTA World No.1 trophy after her semifinal victory at Roland Garros against Petra Kvitova. This is the fourth time Sharapova has been ranked No.1.

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Photos: Roland Garros 2012 Trophy Ceremony | Masha Champion in Paris

Photos: Roland Garros 2012 Trophy Ceremony | Masha Champion in Paris

Enjoy the following pictures of Maria Sharapova with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen and Sara Errani after their women's French Open singles final at Roland Garros ...

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Video: Masha 2012 French Open Champion Interview

Video: Masha 2012 French Open Champion Interview

Enjoy Maria Sharapova's exclusive 2012 French Open post-final interview in this episode of HEAD Tour TV where she talks about her hard way back to the top, her absolute passion for the game, her emotions during the final and her weapon of choice.

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Video: Masha celebrates Roland Garros title with babies and Champagne!

Video: Masha celebrates Roland Garros title with babies and Champagne!

Enjoy these two short videos of Maria Sharapova celebrating her 2012 French Open title with her team....





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Maria Sharapova Photo Shoot at Eiffel Tower with Roland Garros Trophy

Maria Sharapova Photo Shoot at Eiffel Tower with Roland Garros Trophy

French Open women's champion Maria Sharapova was part of a photo shoot with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen backdropped by the Eiffel Tower after her victory earlier in the day in the women's singles final against Sara Errani during day 14 of the French Open at Roland Garros ... Enjoy her pictures...

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Sharapova Roland Garros Final Press Conference | June 9th 2012

Maria Sharapova Roland Garros Final Press Conference | June 9th 2012

Q. You’ve dominated this match as you have dominated the whole tournament. How were you feeling today? How were you feeling just after the match point?

MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, it’s surreal. It’s the most unique moment I’ve experienced in my career. I never thought I would have that. I thought that when I won Wimbledon at 17, I thought that would be the most treasured moment of my career.

But when I fell down on my knees today I realized that this was extremely special, and even more so. Yeah.

Q. Achieving the Grand Slam, big four, and when you think that even people like Nastase, Sampras, Rosewall, so many big names even in men’s tennis couldn’t achieve. When you look back to the start of your career and today, maybe one of your happiest days, how do you envision the trip between the beginning of your career and today, the Grand Slam?

MARIA SHARAPOVA: Well, it’s a long journey. It started from a very young age. It’s not over yet, you know. I’m not sitting here and saying I’m done, because I’m far from it.

I have a lot more in me to achieve. I believe in my game. I think that’s one of the reasons that that’s why I’m sitting here with my fourth one and winning Roland Garros, is because I always believed I could be better, I could be a better player, whether it was on clay, whether it was on grass, whether it was on cement, anything, I always strive to be better.

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Video: Roland Garros 2012 final full match | Sharapova vs Errani

Video: Roland Garros 2012 final full match | Sharapova vs Errani

Watch and enjoy the full tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani at the 2012 French Open final...

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Photos: Masha vs Sara | Roland Garros 2012 Final | Part 2

Photos: Sharapova vs Errani | Roland Garros 2012 Final

Check out the second part of our photo gallery from the final tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani at Roland Garros ... Masha won the match to claim the title in Paris....

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Photos: Sharapova vs Errani | Roland Garros 2012 Final | Part 1

Photos: Sharapova vs Errani | Roland Garros 2012 Final

Enjoy the first part of our photo gallery from the final tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani during day 14 of the French Open at Roland Garros ... Masha won the match to claim the title in Paris....

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Maria Sharapova wins Roland Garros 2012 Title

Maria Sharapova wins Roland Garros 2012 Title

Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 to win the 2012 Roland Garros title.

Sharapova jumped to a quick 4-0 lead against Errani, who was in her first Grand Slam final.

But Errani battled back turning what looked like a blowout into an 89-minute endurance contest, filled with long rallies that forced Sharapova to reach back and find another gear. Eventually, Sharapova's bigger serve and bigger groundstrokes wore down Errani.

When Errani netted a short backhand on the third match point, Sharapova dropped gingerly to her knees and buried her head in her hands, then reached back and looked heavenward - a long, hard journey back to the top finally capped with the only major title that had eluded her.

She won on the red clay of Roland Garros about three years after dropping as low as 126th in the rankings after shoulder surgery that threatened her career. She rededicated herself to the game and made a special effort to improve on clay, where she improved to 18-1 in matches this year.

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