Maria Sharapova Should Be Idolized On and Off the Court

Maria Sharapova is a 21 year old tennis phenom who has taken the world by storm. I may be slightly biased because I'm absolutely obsessed with tennis and Sharapova is my favorite womens player, but I truly think Maria is in a league of her own. She was born in Siberia, Russia, and she and her father Yuri came to the United States when she was only seven years old so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Brandenton, Florida. She went on to win Wimbledon at age 17, then the 2004 US Open, and the 2008 Australian Open.



Along with her many accolades for her stellar tennis game, Maria Sharapova has frequently been voted Best Dressed among the WTA Women's Tour. I second that. I've already mentioned how much of a tennis nerd I am, so it goes without saying that I've watched TONS of tennis...and Sharapova is yet to disappoint in the fashion department. To be fair, I should mention that she naturally wears the outfits well because of her modelesque figure (she's like 6' 3" and very slim). For example, the dresses she wore to the 2006 and 2007 US Open nighttime final matches. She literally looks like a supermodel who just happens to play tennis.

Even when she's decked out in her glam tennis gear, Maria still has style. Here she is at the 2007 year-end tournament players' party in a metallic orange tunic by Thakoon, black pantyhose, and black Lanvin pumps.

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Here's an example of how she could seriously moonlight as a model. Here she is in a Peter Som dress at an event for the Maria Sharapova Foundation. Usually when celebrities wear clothes straight off the runway, it's a complete disaster. However, Maria proves she can wer just about anything.

Here she is in Qatar in sweats, a t-shirt, and...FENDI?!?! Must be nice to still look chic even you're completely dressed down.

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It may seem like I'm gushing about Maria Sharapova's fashion savvy, but I'm not the only one. Tiffany & Co. (yes, as in Breakfast at Tiffany's), have created 18K gold wave earrings designed by Elsa Peretti for Maria to wear during the 2008 French Open. The company will design a line of earrings (called Tiffany for Maria Sharapova) for her to wear during each grand slam throughout the next two years. Fame, fortune, beauty, and now her very own line of Tiffany earrings. Some people seem to have all the luck.

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