Date of Birth: April 19, 1987 Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia (Siberian Region) Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA WTA Ranking: 4 Nationality: Russian Height: 6'2 Weight: 130 lbs. (59 kg) Plays: Right-handed Clothing: Nike Racquet: Prince Endorsements: Speedminton, Motorola, Parlux Fragrances, Canon, TAG Heuer, Honda Japan & Colgate-Palmolive Favorite Movie: Pearl Harbor Favorite Food: Russian Favorite Book: Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking series Loves fashion, singing, jazz dancing and watching movies. On April 19, 1987, Maria Sharapova was born to parents Yuri and Yelena Sharapova, in western Siberia. When Maria was two years old, her family moved from her birthplace in Nyagan and settled in Sochi?his was yet another move for her parents, who had moved to Ngygen from Belarus the year before Maria was born in order to escape radiation from Chernobyl. Sochi was home to Russian tennis great Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the time?nd would soon be the home of another tennis star.