<sod>'''Maria Yuryevna Sharapova''' ({{lang-rus|Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова|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|Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова|p=mɐˈrʲijə ˈjʉrʲjɪvnə ʂɐˈrapəvə|a=Maria_sharapova.ogg}}; born 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>