Maria Sharapova Archives

Maria Sharapova (in Lanvin) unveils the new Canon PowerShot Diamond Collection at Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport on Wednesday in New York City.

At the event, Maria unveiled five diamond-studded Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS Digital ELPH cameras, with an estimated value of about $12,000 each.

On Thursday, August 21, you can visit the Canon Center Court at South Street Seaport, NYC, where you can pose with Maria Sharapova for pictures.

Enter to win one of Maria’s diamond-studded cameras here.

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300 star Camilla Belle (in Valentino) joins tennis champ BFF Maria Sharapova at the Valentino Haute Couture fall/winter 2008-09 collection shown in Paris, France on Wednesday.

Also pictured is designer Giorgio Armani’s niece, Roberta, who helped dress Katie Holmes and her wedding party for TomKat’s nuptials.

Sharapova, 21, who was seeded third in the Wimbledon tennistournament, endured a straight-sets second-round beating from a player ranked 154th in the world, losing 6-2, 6-4 loss to Alla Kudryavtsev. After the match, Maria said: “I have had to deal with a lot of ups and downs in my life, on and off the court. But the number one thing is not to be disappointed by that, or by losses, or by negative things, things here and there. You have to find a way to keep your head even though it’s pretty tough.”

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Tennis babe Maria Sharapova and actress Camilla Belle (10,000 B.C.) serve up a helping hand at the Baptist Children’s Hospital on Thursday in Miami, Florida.

Maria, 20, is looking forward to the Summer Olympics and has dreamed of competing.”It’s been a dream of mine ever since I was a little girl, so it’s been one of my priorities for a very long time,” Maria said. “The Olympics comes around only once every four years and the U.S. Open is there every single year. One of the things I’m really looking forward to is the opening ceremony and walking with all the athletes from my country in front of thousands of people.”

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Tennis champ Maria Sharapova has been named the first global brand ambassador for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

Sharapova, 20, signed an exclusive seven-figure, four-year sponsorship agreement with Sony Ericsson.

Dee Dutta, corporate vice-president and head of marketing at Sony Ericsson, said:”Now in our seventh year as a company, the brand has evolved significantly and securing a global brand ambassador is a natural progression to take our band to the next level in an increasingly competitive market place.

“Maria’s iconic status, determination, dynamism, success and charm match strongly with the Sony Ericsson brand, which prides itself on innovative and cool design with substance.”

Sharapova said: “Even though most people know me as a tennis player, I have so many passions beyond the sport like fashion, music, film and design; which Sony Ericsson and I are going to be exploring together through our partnership.” More Here! »

Tennis star Maria Sharapova prepares for a tough semifinal at the East West Bank Classic.

Fresh off a victory in San Diego and on her way to another in Los Angeles, Maria goes for a workout between matches.

Apparently, Maria did not work out hard enough because she withdrew 20 minutes before her semifinal match against Nadia Petrova at the East West Bank Classic on Saturday night because of a lower left leg strain.

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Here’s your sneak peek! Tennis star Maria Sharapova returns to pages of Vogue in an upcoming sports-related issue, shot by celebrity photographer Norman Jean Roy (hugging Maria here). Many more pictures after the jump!

Just this past Saturday, top-ranked Sharapova retired because of a hamstring injury during the second set of her Pan Pacific Open semifinal against Ana Ivanovic.

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