Another hot Russian tennis player? That’s right, we still love you, Anna Kournikova, but we can’t get enough of the sexy Maria Sharapova. Maxim’s Hottest Female Athlete four years in a row, no one takes charge in the world of tennis like Maria Sharapova. Maria is a lean, mean 6’2” Russian beauty who came to America at the age of seven. In 2004 she became the 3rd youngest Wimbledon Women’s Champion amongst a string of titles. She went on in 2005 to be named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. To Russian Sharapova nipples are probably not quite newsworthy, but in that same year, Canadian posters printed for the Rogers Cup had to be taken down and airbrushed to remove the little bulge in Maria’s shirt. In other controversy, Maria Sharapova has received much flak regarding apparent “coaching” from her sidelined father. Apparently he has been seen making hand gestures urging Sharapova to eat a banana or rehydrate (so they claim). No coaching is allowed in tennis therefore many have urged officials to crack-down on sideline influence. Luckily for fans, aside from tennis Maria often releases sexy photos including ones done for Sports Illustrated and other hot pics found below.