["< sod >'''maria yuryevna sharapova'''( { { lang - rus | мария юрьевна шарапова | p = mɐˈrʲijə ˈjʉrʲjɪvnə ʂɐˈrapəvə | a = maria _ sharapova. ogg } } ; born april 19, 1987 ) is a [ [ russians | russian ] ] professional [ [ tennis ] ] player who is currently suspended due to testing positive for banned substances. a [ [ permanent residence ( united states ) | united states resident ] ] since 1994, < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. telegraph. co. uk / sport / tennis / usopen / 8728691 / us - open - 2011 - elena - baltacha - warns - heather - watson - of - the - extreme - intensity - of - maria - sharapova. html | title = us open 2011 : elena baltacha warns heather watson of the extreme intensity of maria sharapova | work = the telegraph | author = simon briggs | date = august 28, 2013 | accessdate = may 4, 2013 } } < / ref > sharapova has competed on the wta tour since 2001. she has been ranked [ [ list of wta number 1 ranked players | world no. 1 ] ] in singles by the wta on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. she is one of ten women, and the only russian, to hold the [ [ grand slam ( tennis ) # career grand slam | career grand slam ] ]. she is also an [ [ olympic medalist ] ], having earned [ [ olympic silver medal | silver ] ] for russia in [ [ tennis at the 2012 summer olympics – women's singles | women's singles ] ] at the [ [ 2012 summer olympics ] ] in london. < eod > < sod >'''maria yuryevna sharapova'''( { { lang - rus | мария юрьевна шарапова | p = mɐˈrʲijə ˈjʉrʲjɪvnə ʂɐˈrapəvə | a = maria _ sharapova. ogg } } ; born april april 19, 1987 ) is a [ [ russians | russian ] ] professional [ [ tennis ] ] player. a [ [ permanent residence ( united states ) | united states resident ] ] since 1994, < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. telegraph. co. uk / sport / tennis / usopen / 8728691 / us - open - 2011 - elena - baltacha - warns - heather - watson - of - the - extreme - intensity - of - maria - sharapova. html | title = us open 2011 : elena baltacha warns heather watson of the extreme intensity of maria sharapova | work = the telegraph | author = simon briggs | date = august 28, 2013 | accessdate = may 4, 2013 } } < / ref > sharapova has competed on the wta tour since 2001. she has been ranked [ [ list of wta number 1 ranked players | world no. 1 ] ] in singles by the wta on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. she is one of ten women, and the only russian, to hold the [ [ grand slam ( tennis ) # career grand slam | career grand slam ] ]. she is also an [ [ olympic medalist ] ], having earned [ [ olympic silver medal | silver ] ] for russia in [ [ tennis at the 2012 summer olympics – women's singles | women's singles ] ] at the [ [ 2012 summer olympics ] ] in london. < eod >"]