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.
2011-09-28: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Tokyo tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Germany`s Julia Goerges, a 7-6, 7-6 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Petra Kvitova.
2011-09-26: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Tokyo tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Thailand`s Tamarine Tanasugarn, a 6-2, 7-5 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face J. Goerges or G. Arn.
2011-09-23: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Tokyo tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Tokyo draw here.
2011-09-05: Very interesting piece about Maria in the Wall Street Journal, read about it here.
2011-09-02: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in US Open tournament losing in the 3rd round 3 sets against Italy`s Flavia Pennetta, a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 loss.
2011-09-01: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the US Open tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Belarus`s Anastasia Yakimova, a 6-1, 6-1 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Flavia Pennetta.
2011-08-29: Good news today as Maria won her match in the US Open tournament 1st round posting a 3 sets win against Britain`s Heather Watson, a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win. In the 2nd round, Maria will face Anastasia Yakimova.
2011-08-25: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the US Open tournament. In her opening match she will face Heather Watson. You can see the full US Open draw here.
2011-08-20: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Cincinnati, tournament semifinals posting a 3 sets win against Russia`s Vera Zvonareva, a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win. In the final, Maria will face A. Petkovic or J. Jankovic.
2011-08-21: Very well done today as Maria won her match in the Cincinnati, tournament final posting a 3 sets win against Serbia`s Jelena Jankovic, a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 win.
2011-08-20: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Cincinnati, tournament semifinals posting a 3 sets win against Russia`s Vera Zvonareva, a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win. In the final, Maria will face A. Petkovic or J. Jankovic.
2011-08-19: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Cincinnati, tournament quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against Australia`s Samantha Stosur, a 6-3, 6-2 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Vera Zvonareva.
2011-08-18: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Cincinnati, tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Russia`s Svetlana Kuznetsova, a 6-2, 6-3 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Samantha Stosur.
2011-08-16: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Cincinnati, tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Russia`s Anastassia Rodionova, a 6-1, 6-3 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face S. Kuznetsova or P. Cetkovska.
2011-08-13: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Western & Southern Financial Group Women tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Western & Southern Financial Group Women draw here.
2011-08-11: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Toronto tournament losing in the 3rd round 2 sets against Russia`s Galina Voskoboeva, a 6-3, 7-5 loss.
2011-08-10: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Toronto tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Serbia`s Bojana Jovanovski, a 6-1, 7-5 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Galina Voskoboeva.
2011-08-06: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Rogers Cup tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Rogers Cup draw here.
2011-07-30: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Stanford tournament losing in the quarterfinals 2 sets against USA`s Serena Williams, a 6-1, 6-3 loss.
2011-07-28: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Stanford tournament 2nd round posting a 3 sets win against Slovakia`s Daniela Hantuchova, a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Serena Williams.
2011-07-24: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Bank of the West Classic tournament. In her opening round, she will have a bye. You can see the full Bank of the West Classic draw here.
2011-07-02: Sad news today as Maria lost her match in Wimbledon tournament losing in the final 2 sets against Czeck Republic`s Petra Kvitova, a 6-3, 6-4 loss.
2011-07-02: Maria came up short today and as she hit way too many unforced errors and ended up losing 2 sets against Petra Kvitova.
2011-06-30: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Wimbledon tournament semifinals posting a 2 sets win against Germany`s Sabine Lisicki, a 6-4, 6-3 win. In the final, Maria will face Petra Kvitova.
2011-06-28: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Wimbledon tournament quarterfinals posting a 2 sets win against Slovakia`s Dominika Cibulkova, a 6-1, 6-1 win. In the semifinals, Maria will face Sabine Lisicki.
2011-06-27: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Wimbledon tournament 4th round posting a 2 sets win against China`s Shuai Peng, a 6-4, 6-2 win. In the quarterfinals, Maria will face Dominika Cibulkova.
2011-06-25: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Wimbledon tournament 3rd round posting a 2 sets win against Czeck Republic`s Klara Zakopalova, a 6-2, 6-3 win. In the 4th round, Maria will face Shuai Peng.
2011-06-24: Good news today as Maria won her match in the Wimbledon tournament 2nd round posting a 2 sets win against Britain`s Laura Robson, a 7-6, 6-3 win. In the 3rd round, Maria will face Klara Zakopalova.
2011-06-21: Very convincing effort today as Maria won her match in the Wimbledon tournament 1st round posting a 2 sets win against Russia`s Anna Chakvetadze, a 6-2, 6-1 win. In the 2nd round, Maria will face A. Kerber or L. Robson.
2011-06-17: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Wimbledon. In her opening match she will face Anna Chakvetadze.
2011-06-17: Maria is in action next week as she will be playing the Wimbledon. In her opening match she will face Anna Chakvetadze.
2011-06-03: Maria was forced to withdraw from next week's event in Birmingham because of an illness.
