By Cara O’Bleness The retired tennis player was featured in the 2006 SI Swimsuit Issue. Maria Sharapova was featured in the SI Swimsuit Issue in 2006 after being photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. in Turks and Caicos. The former world No. 1 tennis player got her start on the court at a young age, and went on to become an Olympic medalist. Sharapova took home a silver medal at the 2012 games in London. Before her retirement in January 2020, the Russian athlete won 36 career titles, including the U.S. Open in 2006 and the French Open in ’12 and ’14. Today, she and fiancé Alexander Gilkes are proud…