techniki: Maria Sharapova

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Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Шарапова, romanized: Mariya Yuryevna Sharapova, pronounced [mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə] ; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Sharapova won 36 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including five major titles, as well as the 2004 WTA Tour Championships. She is one of ten women to achieve the career Grand Slam in singles. A teen sensation, Sharapova broke through to the top of the sport by winning the 2004 Wimbledon Championships as a 17-year-old, upsetting two-time defending champion Serena Williams. She then won the 20…

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Alexandra Maniego Eala (born May 23, 2005) is a Filipino professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 18 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in August 2026, making her the highest ranking Filipino and Southeast Asian in WTA Tour history. She is the first Filipino to reach top 20, defeat top 10 opponents, reach the fourth round of a major, reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event, and win a WTA Tour title. Eala reached a junior combined ranking of world No. 2 on October 6, 2020, and became the first Filipino to win a junior major title, winning the girls' singles title at the 2022 US Open. She rose to prominence when she defeated Iga Świątek as part of her s…

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Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a total of 107 weeks (tenth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 twice (2024, 2025). Sabalenka has won 24 career singles titles, including four majors (two titles at the Australian Open and two at the US Open), as well as eleven WTA 1000 events. She is also a former world No. 1 in women's doubles and has won six doubles titles, including the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open, both with Elise Mertens. Sabalenka came to prominence in 2017 when she and Aliaksandra Sasnovich led the Bela…

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Switzerland: At the top of the EQx rankings for the first time, but challenges remain

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Mirra Aleksandrovna Andreeva (born 29 April 2007) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as world No. 3 in singles, achieved in October 2026, and No. 12 in doubles, achieved in September 2025. Andreeva has won six WTA Tour–level singles titles, including a major at the 2026 French Open and two WTA 1000 events. In doubles, Andreeva has won three titles, including two WTA 1000 events, and a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, partnering with Diana Shnaider. As a junior, Andreeva finished runner-up at 2023 Australian Open. In 2023, she advanced to the fourth rounds at the Madrid Open as a wildcard and at the Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier,…

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Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova Iglesias (née Kournikova; Russian: Анна Сергеевна Курникова; Russian: [ˈanːə sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvnə ˈkurnʲɪkəvə] ; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian model and television personality, and former professional tennis player. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google Search. Despite never winning a singles title, she reached No. 8 in the world in 2000. She achieved greater success playing doubles, where she was at times the world No. 1 player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in A…