January 2006. Melbourne Australia - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova made short work of Germany's Sandra Kloesel in the opening round of the Australian Open,Sharapova - the fourth seed, had a 6-2 6-1 victory and Maria will now play Ashley Harkleroad, an American qualifier. Provided No 2 Kim Clijsters overcomes a hip problem,all of the top 10 ranked women and defending champion Serena Williams will be in the draw at Melbourne Park. Former world No1 Justine Henin-Hardenne's successful run in the Australian Open continued after a three-set victory against Russian Maria Sharapova.Justine Henin-Hardenne's outwitted Maria Sharapova.
her opponent 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to advance to Justine's second Australian Open final.February 20th.2006-Dubai United Arab Emirates-The Dubai tournament started today and the news is that Vera Dushevina will play third-seeded Maria Sharapova. Anastasia Myskina, Elena Likhovtseva , Daniela Hantuchova, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Lucie Safarova,
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Amelie Mauresmo, Sania Mirza, Justine Henin-Hardenne will all be playing in the Dubai Open Tennis Championship. Maria Sharapova is seeded No3 for the Dubai Open Tennis Championship. Maria is the only sportswoman to be featured in the 2006 Sports Illustrated annual swimsuit edition which appeared on the newstands on February14th 2006. Click the Maria beach photo in the centre of the page to see her now! DUBAI : Maria Sharapova, seeded third, beat Vera Dushevina 6-1, 6-0 in 60 minutes in the Dubai Women's Open on Wednesday 23 Feb. She will next face Martina Hingis who is seeded No50 after her return from retirement. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Justine Henin-Hardenne won her 25th career title on Sat.25 Feb.06 when she defeated Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Open. The next tournament is the Pacific Life Open and Maria is seeded No3. The other players to watch at the moment are Justine Henin-Hardenne , Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Elena Dementieva and Martina Hingis.
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13 March 2006. Indian Wells-Sharapova has won her match and contiues her success at Indin Wells and Anastasia Myskina is also in the running after winning her match.Andrew Murray of Scotland or Andy Murray as he is often called is a big hit with the yound female fans and after an easy win he now plays Russian fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko.
Looking for one good reason to actually watch professional tennis? How about six: Myskina, Dementieva, Kuznetsova, Petrova, Zvonareva, and Sharapova-this was a quote from Maxim magazine.3 April.06-WTA ranking Maria No.4.
Sun.11 Nov. 2007 Madrid, Spain Justine Henin-Hardenne beat Maria Sharapova 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.This match was the longest three-set final in the tournament's history. Henin's win marks the end of a two-year spell for the WTA tournament in Madrid. It will be played in Doha, Qatar, through 2010 before a three-year stint in Istanbul, Turkey. |
