Maria was born in a little town Niagan in Siberia on the 19.04.1987.

Height – 176cm, weight – 52 kg, right-hander.

Began to play tennis when she was 4,5 years old.

Her coaches are Uri Sharapov (her father) and Robert Landsdrop.

Now she is on the 13th place in the junior rating.

She is the winner of tournaments of the 3d, 4th and 5th categories in ITF before 18.

She doesn’t like when she is compared with Anna Kournikova.