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| Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
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| Vera Zvonareva (RUS) |
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| Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) |
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| TEAM CAPTAIN, 3 time Grand Slam Singles Champion |
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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS |
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Signed sponsorship deal in January 2007 with Gatorade and Tropicana. Announced deals with Tiffany’s in May 2008 and with Cole Haan in September 2008. Her own fragrance "Maria Sharapova" was launched in September 2005.
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Set up Maria Sharapova Foundation to help at risk children around the World; In September 2008, Maria launched a scholarship program for students from Chernobyl affected areas of Belarus; in conjunction with the UNDP; was also named UNDP Goodwill Ambassador in February 2007.
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Has appeared on the cover of SI, ESPN The Magazine, Forbes (listed as one of the richest female athletes in the world); also featured in People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People", Vogue Italia, USA Today, Teen People's "20 Teens Who Will Change the World", W, YM and SPORT Magazine's "21 Athletes to Watch Out For in the 21st Century", among others.
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Has appeared on NBC's Today and Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, Live with Regis and Kelly, Inside Edition, ESPN's Sportscenter and Cold Pizza, Fox and Friends, CBS' Early Show and Craig Kilborn, MTV's TRL, Access Hollywood and the Tour's Magazine Show, among others.
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Junior highlights include runner-up finish at 2002 Australian Open.
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Awards include Tour Player of the Year and Most Improved Player of the Year in 2004, also Whirlpool's 6th Sense Player of the Year in November 2006; also owns three ESPYs, one in 2005 (Best Female Tennis Player) and two in 2007 (Best Female Tennis Player, Best International Female Athlete). Also won the 2008 ESPY for ‘Best Female Tennis Player’.
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