The $200m woman: How Maria Sharapova became the world’s wealthiest female athlete

Ashlee Vance looks at how Maria Sharapova has become the wealthiest female athlete in the world

Sat, 27 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

Ashlee Vance

Maria Sharapova is in a pretty good mood for someone who might be about to lose a tournament.

She’s just made the two-hour drive from her beachfront home in Los Angeles to the desert town of Indian Wells, California, the site of the BNP Paribas Open.

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