Maria Sharapova Aces Twenty First Birthday With Star-Studded Bash

NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The fashion and entertainment elite came out to celebrate Maria Sharapova's 21st birthday last night at a party hosted by luxury watch brand TAG Heuer. The festivities took place at New York hotspot Tenjune where celebrity DJ Cassidy -- fresh from his turn behind the tables at Jay-Z and Beyonce's post-nuptial soiree -- was on hand to spin the tennis champion's favorite dance tunes.

The invitation-only event for the three-time Grand Slam winner drew several celebrities including Michelle Trachtenberg and Dave Annable. Vogue's Anna Wintour also made an appearance at the party, along with designers Vera Wang, Doo.Ri and Brian Wolk and Claude Morais of Ruffian.

TAG Heuer President and CEO Ulrich Wohn welcomed Sharapova's friends and family and toasted the 21 year-old before presenting her with an elegant white and pink eight-tier cake. "Maria is part of the TAG Heuer family and we are honored that we were able to celebrate this special day with her," said Wohn. "To have accomplished so much by this age is truly amazing and the embodiment of TAG Heuer's 'what are you made of?' principle."

"I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate my 21st birthday than being in New York with all of my close friends," said Sharapova.

Guests sipped cocktails -- including the pink "Grand Slam," a specialty cocktail made in honor of Sharapova -- and grooved the night away to Cassidy's unique blend of hip hop, rock 'n' roll, reggae, soul and rock.

A TAG Heuer ambassador since 2004, Sharapova symbolizes what hard work, world-class training and unwavering commitment can achieve: a front row seat on the world's stage. From Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open championships to being the fifth youngest female tennis player to ever hold the No. 1 spot, Sharapova embodies glamour and elegance, as well as personifying the core values of passion, prestige and performance that have kept the brand at the cutting edge of Swiss watchmaking since 1860.

About TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer, the leader in prestigious sports watches and chronographs since 1860, is one of the largest and fastest growing luxury Swiss watch Brands. The Swiss watch making legend draws upon its active engagement in the world of sports to create the most accurate measuring instruments and sports watches in the world. TAG Heuer is today the first watchmaker ever to master luxurious Chronographs with an unsurpassed precision of 1/10th, 1/100th and 1/1,000th of a second. From the Olympic Games in the 1920s to its role as official timekeeper to within 1/10,000th of a second for the legendary Indy 500, TAG Heuer, in a constant quest for innovation, excellence, performance and prestige, continues to aim ever higher, as reflected in its partnerships with Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes in Formula 1 and its two aces: Fernando Alonso, youngest ever and already two times Formula 1 world champion and Lewis Hamilton, GP2 world Champion in 2006. With two times Formula 1 world vice-champion and Scuderia Ferrari F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen, with world number 1 golfer Tiger Woods and WTA number 1 tennis player Maria Sharapova, with Nascar idol Jeff Gordon, Champcar three times world champion Sebastien Bourdais, promising talent Bruno Senna as well as Hollywood and Bollywood

icons Brad Pitt, Uma Thurman and Shah Rukh Khan, TAG Heuer more than ever epitomizes Sport and Glamour!