Russia’s new 16-year-old tennis discovery Maria Sharapova won two WTA Tour titles during her debut year - the Bell Challenge in Quebec City and the AIG Japan Open in Tokyo. The youngest winner on the WTA Tour in 2003, she completed her first WTA season with a 35-14 record.
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