2012-05-20: Very well done today as Maria won her match in the Internazionali BNL d`Italia tournament final posting a 3 sets win against China`s Na Li, a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 win.
2012-05-20: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Internazionali BNL d`Italia tournament semifinals posting a 2 sets win against Germany`s Angelique Kerber, a 6-3, 6-4 win. In the final, Maria will face Na Li.
2012-05-18: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Internazionali BNL d`Italia tournament quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against USA`s Venus Williams, a 6-4, 6-3 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Angelique Kerber.
2012-05-17: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Internazionali BNL d`Italia tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Serbia`s Ana Ivanovic, a 7-6, 6-3 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Venus Williams.
2012-05-15: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Internazionali BNL d`Italia tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against `s C. Mchale, a 7-5, 7-5 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face A. Ivanovic or S. Soler-espinosa.
2012-05-12: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Rome tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Rome draw here.
2012-05-11: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tournament losing in the quarterfinals 2 sets against USA`s Serena Williams, a 6-1, 6-3 loss.
2012-05-10: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tournament 3rd round posting a 0 sets win against Czeck Republic`s Lucie Safarova, a 6-2, 7-6 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Serena Williams.
2012-05-09: Sharapova advances through the Quarters as Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic had to pull out due to illness.
She will play either Serena or Caroline on Friday.
2012-05-08: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Czeck Republic`s Klara Zakopalova, a 6-4, 6-3 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Lucie Safarova.
2012-05-06: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tournament 1st round posting a 2 sets win against Romania`s Irina Begu, a 6-0, 6-3 win. In the 2nd round, Maria will face Klara Zakopalova.
2012-05-04: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open tournament. In her opening match she will face Irina Begu. You can see the full Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open draw here.
0000-00-00: After being defeated several time by Vika, Maria finally managed to beat the top seed. With her 6-1,6-4 win, this will be Maria's 4th clay court title and 25th overall including three slams.
Vika seemed to be bothered by her right wrist as she had it taped in the first set. See match highlights here.
2012-04-29: Very well done today as Maria won her match in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament final posting a 2 sets win against Belarus`s Victoria Azarenka, a 6-1, 6-4 win.
2012-04-28: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament semifinals posting a 2 sets win against Czeck Republic`s Petra Kvitova, a 6-4, 7-6 win. In the final, Maria will face Victoria Azarenka.
2012-04-27: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament quarterfinals posting a 3 sets win against Australia`s Samantha Stosur, a 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Petra Kvitova.
2012-04-25: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against France`s Alize Cornet, a 6-3, 1-0 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face S. Stosur or J. Goerges.
2012-04-21: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Stuttgart tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Stuttgart draw here.
2012-03-31: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Sony Ericsson Open tournament losing in the final 2 sets against Poland`s Agnieszka Radwanska, a 7-5, 6-4 loss.
2012-03-29: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Sony Ericsson Open tournament semifinals posting a 3 sets win against Denmark`s Caroline Wozniacki, a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win. In the final, Maria will face M. Bartoli or A. Radwanska.
2012-03-27: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Sony Ericsson Open tournament quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against China`s Na Li, a 6-3, 6-0 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Caroline Wozniacki.
2012-03-26: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Sony Ericsson Open tournament 4th round posting a 2 sets win against Russia`s Ekaterina Makarova, a 6-4, 7-6 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Na Li.
2012-03-24: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Sony Ericsson Open tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against USA`s Sloane Stephens, a 6-4, 6-2 win. In the 4th round, Maria will face Ekaterina Makarova.
2012-03-22: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Sony Ericsson Open tournament 2nd round posting a 3 sets win against Israel`s Shahar Peer, a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Sloane Stephens.
2012-03-19: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Sony Ericsson Open tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Sony Ericsson Open draw here.
2012-03-18: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in BNP Paribas Open tournament losing in the final 2 sets against Belarus`s Victoria Azarenka, a 6-2, 6-3 loss.
2012-03-17: Good news today as Maria won her match in the BNP Paribas Open tournament semifinals posting a 2 sets win against Serbia`s Ana Ivanovic, a 6-4, 0-1 win. In the final, Maria will face Victoria Azarenka.
2012-03-15: Good news today as Maria won her match in the BNP Paribas Open tournament quarterfinals posting a 3 sets win against Russia`s Maria Kirilenko, a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Ana Ivanovic.
2012-03-13: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the BNP Paribas Open tournament 4th round posting a 2 sets win against Italy`s Roberta Vinci, a 6-2, 6-1 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Maria Kirilenko.
2012-03-12: Good news today as Maria won her match in the BNP Paribas Open tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Romania`s Simona Halep, a 6-3, 6-4 win. In the 4th round, Maria will face Roberta Vinci.
2012-03-11: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the BNP Paribas Open tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Argentina`s Gisela Dulko, a 6-2, 6-0 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Simona Halep.
2012-03-05: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Indian Wells tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Indian Wells draw here.
2012-02-10: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Open GDF SUEZ tournament losing in the quarterfinals 2 sets against Germany`s Angelique Kerber, a 6-4, 6-4 loss.
2012-02-04: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Paris tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Paris draw here.
2012-02-03: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Fed Cup 1. round tournament posting a 2 sets win against `s S. Espinosa, a 6-2, 6-1 win.
2012-01-28: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Australian Open tournament losing in the final 2 sets against Belarus`s Victoria Azarenka, a 6-3, 6-0 loss.
2012-01-26: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament semifinals posting a 3 sets win against Czeck Republic`s Petra Kvitova, a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 win. In the final, Maria will face Victoria Azarenka.
2012-01-25: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against Russia`s Ekaterina Makarova, a 6-2, 6-3 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Petra Kvitova.
2012-01-23: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament 4th round posting a 3 sets win against Germany`s Sabine Lisicki, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Ekaterina Makarova.
2012-01-23: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament 4th round posting a 3 sets win against Germany`s Sabine Lisicki, a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Ekaterina Makarova.
2012-01-21: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Germany`s Angelique Kerber, a 6-1, 6-2 win. In the 4th round, Maria will face Sabine Lisicki.
2012-01-19: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against `s J. Hampton, a 6-0, 6-1 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Angelique Kerber.
2012-01-17: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Australian Open tournament 1st round posting a 2 sets win against Argentina`s Gisela Dulko, a 6-0, 6-1 win. In the 2nd round, Maria will face J. Hampton.
2012-01-12: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Australian Open tournament. In her opening match she will face Gisela Dulko. You can see the full Australian Open draw here.
2011-12-24: Maria confirmed that she will not be able to play in Brisbane. "unfortunately my ankle is not 100 percent and I won't be able to make it this year". She does still expect to play in Melbourne though, let's hope she turns out to be right.
2011-11-28: According to the search engine Bing, Maria is the most searched for athlete on the internet in 2011, in front of both Tiger Woods and Serena Williams. Caroline Wozniacki is the 5th most searched for athlete.
2011-10-26: Maria who was suffering from an injured ankle will not finish the tournament after all. "The swelling got a little worse," the second-ranked Russian said. "It just limits my movement a lot, and it’s not something I really want to risk, especially at the end of the season, knowing that I have some time to recover and let it heal naturally instead of really pushing it and damaging something else."
2011-10-26: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships White group tournament losing in the 2 sets against China`s Na Li, a 7-6, 6-4 loss.
2011-10-25: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships White group tournament losing in the 2 sets against Australia`s Samantha Stosur, a 6-1, 7-5 loss.
2011-09-28: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Tokyo tournament losing in the quarterfinals 1 sets against Czeck Republic`s Petra Kvitova, a 4-3 loss.
