At the end of February 2020, Maria Sharapova wrote a farewell letter to her fans, ending her illustrious tennis career at the age of 32. It was a somewhat premature decision, because “Masha” was not too old for her age. colleagues.

At the age of 41, Venus Williams has not stopped, while her sister Serena, Serena, is about to turn 40 but is still hunting for her 24th Grand Slam title. Some other tennis players of this age are still at the top of the world. These are Angelique Kerber (33 years old), Victoria Azarenka (32 years old), Petra Kvitova (31 years old), especially compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova (36 years old).

To talk about the number of titles, “Masha’s” 5 Grand Slams are not too huge, but this is also an excellent achievement. Sharapova revealed that she had been tormented by persistent injuries for a long time. That’s why the decision to retire is “a liberation for the body”.

One of the explanations given by Tennis World about “Masha”‘s decision to retire in early 2020 is because she is too rich and that makes this former tennis player born in 1987 lose her motivation to compete. .

So the question arises, how rich is Maria Sharapova? According to Forbes, this Russian tennis player held the record as the female athlete with the highest income in the world for 11 consecutive years, before she was banned from competing for doping.

Thanks to that, “Russian Doll” now owns a huge fortune with a net worth of up to 180 million USD. If considering only Sharapova’s prize money from attending tennis tournaments, it is 39 million USD, making her the third highest-earning player in women’s tennis history.