Camila Vega
Maria Sharapova, the former Russian tennis player, was a five-time major champion, once at the Australian Open, twice at Roland Garros, once at Wimbledon, and once at the US Open. This tennis player had an incredible career with many records and tournament wins.
In all, she won 36 titles with a total of $38,777,962 in prize money. She reached the top of the ranking for the first time on August 22, 2005, at the age of 18.
She was also the first Russian woman to reach No. 1. Moreover, in 2007 she was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Program specifically related to the Chernobyl Recovery and Development Program.
Years later, in 2012, the last year in which she was ranked #1, she was named inside Tennis Channel’s 100 Greatest of All Time TV show. Moreover, according to Forbes, she has been one of the highest paid athletes for 11 consecutive years.
The tennis player retired on February 26, 2020, after fifteen months out of the sport for failing a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova’s New Son
Now, since 2018, former tennis player Maria Sharapova has been in a relationship with Alexander Gilkes, a British businessman. Subsequently, they went through the pandemic together, and the tennis player announced in 2020 their engagement.
Two years later, the couple revealed they were expecting their first child, who was born on the first day of the Tour de France 2022, July 1.
Their son was named Theodore and resides with his parents in Bradenton, Florida, in the United States.
The Tennis Player’s Charitable Work
Likewise, the tennis player has done enormous charitable work that is valuable to highlight. Sharapova has a foundation that supports those affected by the nuclear tragedy in Chernobyl and seeks to provide scholarships to the victims. She has also donated approximately $360,000 to programs related to Chernobyl and the Beslan school hostage crisis.
She also visited Chernobyl in 2010, two years later than expected in 2008 due to a shoulder injury that prevented her from traveling at the time.
