Unstoppable: My Life So Far

Maria Sharapova

Sep 2017 · Sold by Sarah Crichton Books

About this ebook

From the five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, the candid, captivating story of her rise to tennis stardom.

*One of The Boston Globe's Best Books of 2017*

In the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step off a Greyhound bus in Florida and head straight to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. They ring the bell, though no one is expecting them and they don’t speak English. The two have arrived from Russia with only seven hundred dollars and the conviction that this six-year-old will be the next tennis star. Amazingly, they are right.

Young Maria Sharapova went on to win Wimbledon at just seventeen years old, in an astonishing upset against the reigning champion Serena Williams—the match that kicked off their legendary rivalry and placed Sharapova on the international stage. At eighteen, she reached the number one WTA ranking for the first time, and has held that ranking many times since. In this gripping autobiography, the five-time Grand Slam winner recounts the story of her phenomenal rise to success, narrated with the same no-holds-barred, fiercely provocative attitude that characterizes her tennis game.

Full of thrilling, insightful episodes from her beginnings in Siberia, from career-defining games, and from her recent fight to get back on the court, Unstoppable is an inspiring tale of persistence, pulsing with fearlessness and candor. Sharapova’s is an utterly unforgettable story.

Ratings and reviews

Nice memoir, as far as it goes, but not enough dirt about fashion sense and first kisses and players envious of her LUCRATIVE endorsement deals. AND, a corrupt WTA. Recall Serena's default in 2009 for threatening violence against a lineswoman, and in the same year Serena is awarded player of the year??? How does that happen? Care to comment, Masha? Where's the dirt? I get more from the Sharapov who married my first cousin, Margot.

No body is perfect but they can certainly try.

Loved it!

About the author

Born in Nyagan, Russia, Maria Sharapova moved to the United States when she was six years old. At seventeen, Sharapova beat Serena Williams to win Wimbledon. She reached the number-one world ranking at eighteen, and has held that ranking a number of times since. To date, she has won five Grand Slams. She lives in Manhattan Beach, California.