Maria Sharapova – 6’2″
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova remains one of the tallest professional tennis players. For her to bring her dream to reality, she left Russia, her home country, in the 1990s for the United States. Hard work has earned her a place on the WTA for the past three decades, and she has won the first spot on singles on five different occasions.
Known as a perfect example of determination, Sharapova has never allowed the injury to hold her back. On many occasions, she has overcome many injuries which could have threatened her career. At present, she is still at the top of the game and she recently released ‘Unstoppable,’ her new book. open the next pages