Pierce Beats Wimbledon Champ Sharapova
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Maria Sharapova's drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed Saturday when tennis' newest "It" girl lost to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open.
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ATHENS, Aug 18  - France&#39;s Mary Pierce knocked defending Olympic champion Venus Williams out of the singles on Wednesday with a 6-4 6-4 upset victory in the third round.
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Maria Sharapova squeezed in a victory between downpours at Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3 6-3 to book her place in the fourth round.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  reached her second consecutive final with a 6-2, 6-3 victory  over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open Friday.
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Maria Sharapovaâs 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ana Ivanovic earned her a third Grand Slam singles title to go with those she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and the United States Open in 2006.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova retained her Japan Open title with an easy victory over American Mashona Washington in Saturday&#39;s final.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova used a big   serve and powerful forehand to win the U.S. Open women's   singles title on Saturday by beating second seed Justine   Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat former winner Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 in the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals on Friday and extended her winning streak to 11 matches.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat former world number one Venus Williams 6-3 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $1.
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Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start Wednesday to beat Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela 7-6 (3) 6-0 in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday after overcoming a shaky second set to defeat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
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Number two seed Maria Sharapova hurried through the second round at Wimbledon on Thursday with a 6-0 6-3 victory over France's Severine Bremond.
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Elena Dementieva beat Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday in the Champions Challenge exhibition tournament, preparation for this month's Australian Open.
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Maria Sharapova claims her second Grand Slam title with victory over Justine Henin-Hardenne at the US Open.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the final of the Swisscom Challenge, defeating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in one of Saturday's semifinals. The fourth-seeded Sharapova, who eliminated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, extended her winning streak to 12 matches.
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INDIAN WELLS, California  - Top seed Maria Sharapova overcame sloppy serving and brutal heat to beat Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy 7-5 6-2 and reach the Pacific Life Open fourth round on Sunday.