Maria Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) became a tennis legend by reaching world No. 1 for 21 weeks and winning five Grand Slam titles, including the 2004 Wimbledon as a 17-year-old phenom who upset Serena Williams, and the 2012 French Open, which completed her career Grand Slam. After claiming an Olympic silver medal in 2012 and a second French Open in 2014, her career took a dramatic turn when she failed a drug test for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open, resulting in a two-year ban that was later reduced to 15 months; she returned to the tour in 2017 and retired in 2020. Off the court, Sharapova was a commercial powerhouse, earning $285 million and being named Forbes' highest-paid female athlete for a record 11 consecutive years. She also served as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for Chernobyl recovery from 2007 and launched a women's entrepreneurship mentorship program in 2018. In 2025, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, cementing her legacy as one of the sport's most iconic competitors.