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Maria Sharapova: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: WTA - Maria Sharapova. Oct 24, 2026
Add new Web site: International Tennis Hall of Fame - Maria Sharapova. Jul 03, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Sharapova Loses Major Sponsors After Positive Drug Test. May 18, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 15, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Maria Sharapova: Back on court. Mar 28, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - Maria Sharapova calls time on a glittering and at times controversial tennis career. Jan 01, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Sportsworld - Maria Sharapova: 20 years on from her shock Wimbledon win. Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: WTA - Maria Sharapova. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN Sports - Maria Sharapova: Serena Williams has ‘owned me’. Jul 22, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Maria Sharapova. Apr 18, 2024
Noted that she retired. Feb 26, 2020
Add new Web site: JockBio.com - Biography of Maria Sharapova. Feb 04, 2018
Media added. Sep 25, 2017
Added the memoir Unstoppable: My Life So Far. Sep 12, 2017
Noted that her suspension ended. Apr 27, 2017
Updated article to note that her suspension was reduced to 15 months upon appeal. Jan 10, 2017
Updated to mention her two-year suspension. Jun 08, 2016
Updated to mention her announcement that she failed a doping test during the 2016 Australian Open. Mar 15, 2016
Changed styling of her first name from "Mariya" to "Maria." Feb 16, 2015
New article added. Feb 10, 2015
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