Maria Sharapova began playing tennis at age four. She turned professional in 2001 and played her first WTA tournament in 2002. She was an exceptional junior player and professional.
She started to play tennis at the age of 4. She became pro in 2001 when she was 14. She was only 16 when she won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.
She has been playing tennis since she was a little girl. She was not always as good as she is now, but she would practice constantly as a youngster, and every day she got better.