Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: ????? ??????? ???á???? [m?'r?ij? 'jur?j?vn? ??'rap?v?] ( listen), US: /??r?'po?v?/, UK: /?ær?'po?v?/; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994,[4] Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open. She has also won the year-end WTA Tour Championships in 2004.