WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND (AP) - Women to watch at Wimbledon, which begins Monday:
MARIA SHARAPOVA
Seeded: 1
Ranked: 1
Age: 25
Country: Russia
2012 Match Record: 36-5
2012 Singles Titles: 3
Career Singles Titles: 27
Major Titles: 4 _ Wimbledon (‘04), U.S. Open (‘06), Australian Open (‘08), French Open (‘12)
Last 5 Wimbledons: `11-Lost in Final `10-4th, `09-2nd, `08-2nd, `07-4th
Topspin: Coming off title on clay at French Open, which made her the 10th woman in tennis history with a career Grand Slam. … That championship was her first at a major tournament since she had right shoulder surgery in October 2008 _ and also moved her back to No. 1 in the WTA rankings for the first time since the operation. … Was 17 when she won Wimbledon for her first Grand Slam title.
VICTORIA AZARENKA
Seeded: 2
Ranked: 2
Age: 22
Country: Belarus
2012 Match Record: 38-4
2012 Singles Titles: 4
Career Singles Titles: 12
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