Sport hardened the character of Maria Kirilenko and taught her to be always collected and concentrated, however, all these volitional qualities did not deprive her of her femininity and softness. Having achieved big victories in her career, the tennis player temporarily suspended her sports activities having taken up coaching... She opened a children's tennis school, where among her pupils there are children of many celebrities. Now a wonderful period has come in Kirilenko's personal life: the role of her beloved wife and caring mother makes her very happy and makes her feel like a happy person.
Maria was born in 1987 in Moscow. From an early age she was engaged in ballroom dancing, and when future star court turned seven years old, her parents enrolled her in a tennis school. The girl immediately fell in love with the court and happily ran to training. In 2000, the young athlete began to cooperate with the Honored Master of Sports Elena Bryukhovets, thanks to which, two years later, she became the winner of many competitions in her age group.
In the photo, Maria Kirilenko as a child
Kirilenko achieved great victories in doubles where her court partners were such famous tennis players like Nadezhda Petrova, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and others. She won a bronze medal for Olympic Games in London, won the 2012 WTA Final and became a multiple Grand Slam finalist and semi-finalist.
In Kirilenko's personal life, there was one unsuccessful romance, which never grew into a family relationship. Her chosen one was then the hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. For some time, the lovers met, and in 2012 they announced their engagement. However, in 2014 it became known that the tennis player broke off relations with him. According to Maria, the reason for parting with the groom was his habits and behaviors, with which she no longer wanted to put up.
In the photo, Maria Kirilenko with her family: husband Alexei Stepanov and mothers
However, the court star did not remain alone for long: in early 2015, she married the official Alexei Stepanov. Kirilenko met her future husband at a tennis club, where the young man played in amateur competitions. After talking with him for some time, the girl realized that it was with this man that she would like to start a family and raise children. In the summer of the same year, their son Mikhail was born, after which the athlete devoted herself to pleasant maternal chores. With the advent of the baby, Maria noted that she had changed in better side, becoming more calm and cheerful.
The famous tennis player with her son Mikhail
Despite the fact that her husband has a rather busy work schedule, he takes an active part in raising his son, reads him fairy tales and puts him to bed. Kirilenko did not sit on maternity leave for a long time and after a year started coaching. In the relationship of the spouses, complete harmony and mutual understanding reigns. The husband supports the tennis player in everything and does not mind that she is doing something to her liking. The spouses did not hire a nanny, so grandmothers remain with the baby. Six months after giving birth, the figure of Mary became the same: now, with a height of 174 cm, she weighs 60 kg.
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Posted on 05/21/2017
January 24, 2015 in a famous Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko the wedding took place. This joyous event was reported by the lucky woman herself. On her Instagram page, she posted a photo, and also left a post in which she addressed the fans and shared her emotions.
She also informed about the pre-planned celebration on Saturday best friend and ex-racket of the world Evgeny Kafelnikov. It was after this that many users had the assumption that the famous tennis player was the chosen one of the 27-year-old athlete. After all, they have been friends for a long time, so there was no doubt that over time the friendship grew into something more. However, this version remained at the stage of speculation.
After an unsuccessful relationship with a colleague on the tennis court Igor Andreev, Maria Kirilenko got along with the famous Russian hockey player and NHL Washington Capitals striker Alexander Ovechkin. In 2012, the lovers got engaged. It was going to the wedding, but the protracted three-year romance came to naught and in July 2014 the couple announced their separation. The three-time world champion was not present at the celebration, so his candidacy quickly faded into the background.
After a falling out with Ovechkin, Maria Kirilenko was credited with several subsequent novels, however, none of them found confirmation. The hero of the occasion herself also did not disclose the identity of her chosen one, giving fans the opportunity to speculate about this. But in public life, it is difficult to hide something, so the information soon leaked to the surface.
According to official sources, it became clear that Maria's fiancé is none other than 38-year-old Alexei Stepanov, who is the head of the Moscow City Public Services Committee. It was about this Alexei that was discussed earlier. The newlyweds played the wedding in one of the elite restaurants in the village of Usovo near Moscow. The best friend of the 27-year-old athlete and ex-first racket of the world, Maria Sharapova, recently posted photos of the wedding on the network, after which it once again became clear that Stepanov was indeed the chosen one of Masha.
Recall that Maria Kirilenko is a famous Russian tennis player. In the updated ranking of the Women's Tennis Association of the world, she occupies the 189th line. Throughout its sports career 27-year-old tennis player won 6 titles in singles and 12 in doubles. At the same time, Maria twice became a finalist of the 2011 Grand Slam and 2012 Roland Garros tournaments.
Maria Kirilenko with bridesmaids. "You are my best !!!" - the tennis player signed the picture. Photo: Instagram.com.
Maria Kirilenko, the former lover of the Washington Capitals NHL striker, winner of many international awards and titles, Alexander Ovechkin, got married seven months after breaking up with him. The athlete tied herself in marriage with a businessman named Alexey. Tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov announced this good news on his Twitter: “What sensation is louder - that Federer was kicked out of the Australian Championship or that Masha Kirilenko is getting married and I’m invited? Not even discussed! " (hereinafter, the spelling and punctuation of the authors are preserved, - with. WomanHit).
And last Saturday evening, Maria herself announced on her Instagram page about her wedding. The sportswoman posted a photo of herself in a wedding dress and accompanied it with the caption: “You can congratulate me, I have the happiest day in my life !!!”.
On a Sunday afternoon, when Kirilenko celebrated her 28th birthday, her friends gathered in the suburban village of Odintsovo district (Rublevka) Usovo. Among them were Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Dima Bilan's producer Yana Rudkovskaya.
Recall that last year, Maria was considered a bride and was betrothed to Alexander Ovechkin. The couple regularly posted joint photos in social networks... But in July the athletes
28-year-old tennis player Maria Kirilenko became a mother for the first time. Maria Kirilenko gave birth to a son to her husband, Moscow official Alexei Stepanov.
A joyful event took place in the family of 28-year-old tennis player Maria Kirilenko and 38-year-old official Alexei Stepanov - the athlete gave birth to a son.
The birth went well, a healthy and strong boy was born. Happy parents keep the name of the newborn a secret, as well as other details. family life, notes the portal Super.
Recall that the couple unexpectedly got married at the end of January 2015. Maria Kirilenko did not marry the captain of the Russian national hockey team Alexander Ovechkin, with whom she had a long affair, but a successful official Alexei Stepanov.
As the journalists found out, the reason for such a quick wedding (Kirilenko announced the breakdown of relations with Ovechkin at the end of July 2014) was the interesting position of the tennis player.
Maria Kirilenko and Alexey Stepanov try not to advertise their personal lives. Immediately after the wedding, Kirilenko restricted access to her Instagram.
Many associate this secrecy with the high position of Stepanov, who heads the Moscow State Services Committee.
The wedding of Maria Kirilenko and Alexei Stepanov took place on January 24, and the tennis player herself hid her husband's name for some time.
Prior to that, Kirilenko met with hockey player Alexander Ovechkin for three years, but the couple broke up in July 2014. According to Kirilenko, the reason for the separation was Ovechkin's bad habits.
We will remind, earlier in the media began to appear various versions of the separation of Kirilenko and Ovechkin. There were joint photos of Ovechkin with Olympic champion on rhythmic gymnastics Carolina Sevastyanova.
Based on this, the journalists concluded that Ovechkin could change Kirilenko.
"There are much more weighty reasons. I will not talk about them in more detail. But, let's say, it's no secret to anyone that Sasha has certain habits and behavioral features that I did not consider it necessary to endure further," Kirilenko quotes. Soviet Sport ".
Kirilenko and Ovechkin spent three years together. Shortly before the Sochi Olympics, the couple announced their engagement. The wedding was scheduled for June last year. However, Kirilenko decided to terminate the engagement.
It is known that Maria Kirilenko began dating her lover Alexei Stepanov last summer - almost immediately after her relationship with hockey player Alexander Ovechkin ended.
In September, in an interview with HELLO.RU, Maria Kirilenko admitted that her heart is "not free":
"Everyone chooses his own family path in different ways. I believe that if a girl gets married, then she should devote the rest of her life to her family. Much depends on whether the girl had a career before, but personally, I want everything of my own in the future. spend time with family and children so that they grow up smart, well-mannered and happy. "
Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko delighted fans with a snapshot from her own wedding, which she posted on her pages on social networks.
You can congratulate me, I have the happiest day of my life !!! So, it "s official: now you can congratulate me, it" s the happiest day of my life!
By the way, it seemed to especially attentive connoisseurs of Kirilenko's talent that the girl had a small tummy. However, Maria herself did not confirm or refute the assumptions about a possible pregnancy.
And here is what super.ru writes:
27-year-old tennis player Maria Kirilenko did not have to worry long about parting with hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. Six months after the painful breakup of one of the most beautiful couples in domestic sports, the girl agreed to the marriage proposal of a capital businessman named Alexei. At the celebration, which took place in the elite village of Usovo, which was closed to outsiders that evening, the young arrived in a white Rolls-Royce decorated with flowers. The motorcade of Maria and her influential spouse was accompanied by a guard convoy. In a snow-white lace dress with a long veil, the girl appeared before the guests at the Birch Chalet restaurant, where the closest people of the bride and groom gathered. At the request of the newlyweds, the festive decoration was made in the "winter" style: white furniture and a lot of artificial flowers in light colors. Tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov announced the joyful event in the life of the athlete on Twitter, but flatly refused to give the name of the lucky one. The titled athlete himself was one of the first to arrive, and the company celebrated the wedding for almost seven hours. The guests did not get tired of raising their glasses to the happiness and strong union of Maria and Alexei, pronouncing touching toasts. The chef of the restaurant prepared an exquisite treat for the guests: rack of lamb, duck leg, seafood langwini and much more. 