Maria Sharapova tennis season

The 32-year-old Russian Sharapova announced her retirement with a letter published in Vogue magazine The former leader in the world tennis rank list Maria Sharapova announced the end of her career.

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world number one, qualified on Friday evening for the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Rome (Internationali BNL d'Italia), with prizes worth 3,351,729 US dollars, after defeating French Caroline Garcia, with a score of 6-2, 6-3.

Defending champion Elina Svitolina eased into the third round of the WTA Italian Open on May 15 as three-time winner Maria Sharapova needed a marathon three sets to get past Australian Ashleigh Barty.

Serena Williams shook off the rust from a 15-month layoff due to pregnancy to win her opening match at the WTA Indian Wells event with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Zarina Diyas.

Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova suffered a shock defeat on March 7 to Japanese No. 1 Naomi Osaka, losing her opening match at the WTA Indian Wells tournament 6-4, 6-4.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova cruised past Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas and into the semifinals of the Shenzhen Open in China on Jan. 4.

WUHAN - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic has got off to a successful start at the WTA tennis tournament in Wuhan, China, after beating Australian Daria Gavrilova 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round.

Jankovic won after 87 minutes of play and is now 2-0 head-to-head against Gavrilova.

The two biggest names and highest earners in women's sport will set off on another collision course when the French Open gets underway at Roland Garros on May 24.

Serena Williams is a 19-time Grand Slam winner, at 33 still the undisputed queen of tennis and the top seed.    

MADRID - Serbia's highest ranked player on the WTA rankings, Ana Ivanovic, advanced to the second round of Madrid Open, after her first round opponent, Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru, retired from the match on Saturday.

Ivanovic was leading by 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 4-0.

World number two Maria Sharapova crashed out of the Miami Open hardcourt tennis tournament on Thursday, beaten 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 by 97th-ranked Russian wild card Daria Gavrilova.
      
Sharapova, who has never won the WTA premier level title in Miami despite five trips to the final, was playing her opening match after a first-round bye.