Maria Sharapova's hand reading

Maria Sharapova is a well-known Russian tennis player, formerly the World's Number 1 player. One would expect that her personality and life (as seen on her hands) would reveal not just her talent and success, but also a life which is happy and fulfilled. Well, it is not exactly like that.

The shape of her hand and fingers
is good: a large hand with slightly short fingers and well-developed but not excessively developed mounts. The finger phalanges are balanced as well and combined with the texture of the palm it shows a talented, hardworking and balanced individual. A good person too. 

Sharapova has a good, medium-set thumb, a broad palm with the mounts not heavily developed. The head and heart lines are more of less straight and the fingers a good length, with the Saturn (middle) finger's top phalange a little bent. The fingertips are either conic or rounded.

Check out Maria's right hand photo here, and her left hand photo here. (The photograph below is a free one.)

Her hand shows a self-contained, disciplined and pragmatic person with superior willpower, although she is something of a cynic.

Stubbornness and aggression are personality traits present in just the right amounts, enough to enhance discipline and goal-oriented behaviour but not so much as to make her obnoxious. In fact, flexibility is one of her traits.

The strong line from inside the mount of Venus, crossing and joining the fateline shows the strong influence of home in her life, akin to restrictive circumstances. This fits in well with what is known of her childhood. She started playing tennis at a very young age, and the influence of her father was paramount.

Does such a line mean that the person was coerced or pressured in some way? It can, but not always. 

Coercion is unlikely in Maria Sharapova’s case because coercion generally results in personality defects or some sort of psychological disturbance. As Sharapova’s hands show her to be a balanced and sensible individual, one has to assume that the effect of the restrictive circumstances was good. There is no evidence of psychological issues. Somewhat similar markings are present on Michael Jackson’s hand as well, but his hands show signs of emotional disturbance and one can conclude (as many already have) that his childhood experiences had an adverse effect on his emotional health. It very likely depends on one's natural temperament. Some people can take hardship better.

However, high pressure in childhood does take its toll, even with strong internal motivation. Any dramatic influence or event can alter one's personality, especially if it happens in childhood. This, in turn, changes one's life path. 

Sharapova's hands show that she became engaged with what she was doing early on and it is possible that patriotism figured somewhere on her motivation radar, at least when she was older – if one goes by the idealism shown on her hands.

Interestingly, this engagement, or rather, emotional fulfilment in her work started in her early teens and is very intense in her early to mid-twenties. It falters as she nears thirty.

From the age of approximately 30, her life shows a change of direction from the life she led before. (Exact ages are difficult to see). Financially she is good but there is less fulfilment. However, in her early forties, things get better and she finds the peace and contentment she desires.

(Maria Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player who lives in the United States)

(This post has been revised in 2023)

You can also read about the personalities of tennis players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Venus and Serena Williams. Or check out all hand readings of top stars from the field of Tennis.

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