She won a second French Open title in 2014 for her fifth major championship. Sharapova failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open, testing positive for meldonium, a substance that had been banned (effective 1 January 2016) by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Jan 27, 2025 · Maria Sharapova has lauded Jannik Sinner for successfully defending his Australian Open title by defeating Alexander Zverev in the final on January 26, 2025.

Jan 21, 2025 · Sharapova retired five years ago after the 2020 Australian Open - and she looks remarkably different from her last on-court appearance. The 37-year-old has said farewell to her iconic...

Jan 26, 2025 · Maria Sharapova wished Madison Keys on winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2025 Australian Open.

Feb 27, 2020 · Maria Sharapova’s last professional match, somewhat appropriately, came at the Australian Open – the site of some of her greatest career successes. In January, the Russian …

Jan 16, 2018 · MELBOURNE, Australia -- After waving to the crowd in appreciation of the warm greeting she received during her easy opening-round win at the Australian Open, Maria Sharapova quickly made her way...

Watch the full match of Maria Sharapova v Ana Ivanovic in the final of the Australian Open 2008.

Jan 21, 2020 · Maria Sharapova, who received a wild card for the main draw at Melbourne Park after her year-end ranking slipped to 136 in 2019, lost her first-round match to Donna Vekic on Tuesday at the ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player who was one of the game’s leading contenders in the early 21st century. She was one of the few female players to complete a career Grand Slam: Wimbledon (2004), U.S. Open (2006), Australian Open (2008), and French Open (2012 and 2014).

Jan 14, 2019 · Maria Sharapova began her Australian Open campaign in style, recording a 6-0 6-0 win in scorching conditions over a player who grew up idolizing her.