Maria Sharapova
Russian former tennis player
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| 2024 | Participated in a pickleball doubles match partnering with John McEnroe, losing to Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. |
| July 1 2022 | Sharapova gave birth to a son, marking a significant personal milestone in her life. |
| April 2022 | Maria Sharapova became a member of the Board of Directors of the fashion brand Moncler. |
| March 2022 | In early March 2022, Maria Sharapova publicly denounced the Russian invasion of Ukraine and committed to donating to 'Save the Children', an organization aiding Ukrainian children affected by the conflict. |
| 2021 | Blackstone acquired a majority stake in Supergoop, one of Sharapova's investments. |
| 2020 | Retired from professional tennis. |
| 2020 | Sharapova appeared as a guest shark on the TV show Shark Tank and teamed up with Mark Cuban to invest in Bala Bangles. |
| 2020 | Sharapova became an investor in the wellness brand Therabody. |
| December 2020 | Maria Sharapova and British businessman Alexander Gilkes announced their engagement. |
| February 26 2020 | Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis, stating in an essay that she was moving on to the next chapter of her life. |
| January 2020 | As a wildcard at the 2020 Australian Open, Sharapova was defeated in straight sets by Donna Vekić in the first round. |
| January 2020 | Sharapova was defeated by Ajla Tomljanović in the second round of the Kooyong Classic. |
| January 2020 | Sharapova received a wildcard at the Brisbane International but fell in the opening round to Jennifer Brady. |
| January 2020 | At the Kooyong Classic, Sharapova's opening match against Laura Siegemund was halted due to heavy smoke from wildfires. |
| January 2020 | Sharapova began her 2020 season at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in straight sets. |
| 2019 | At the end of the year, Sharapova finished ranked No. 131, marking her lowest year-end ranking since 2002. |
| 2019 | After more than four months away from the sport, Sharapova made her return at the Mallorca Open, where she defeated Viktória Kužmová in the opening round. |
| 2019 | Sharapova withdrew from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Madrid Open, Italian Open, and French Open due to a lingering shoulder injury. |
| 2019 | Sharapova recorded her first win in Russia in thirteen years at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy by defeating Daria Gavrilova in straight sets. |
| 2019 | Sharapova ended her three-match losing streak at the Western & Southern Open with a straight sets win over Alison Riske. |
| 2019 | Sharapova played her final match of the year at the US Open, where she fell in the opening round to eventual finalist Serena Williams. |
| 2019 | Sharapova lost in the opening round of Wimbledon after retiring against Pauline Parmentier. |
| 2019 | Maria Sharapova appeared as herself in the episode titled 'Play the Queen' of the series The Morning Show. |
| 2019 | Maria Sharapova began her 2019 season at the Shenzhen Open, where she recorded her 800th career singles match by defeating Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets. |
| 2019 | Sugarpova reported sales of $20 million. |
| 2018 | Sharapova withdrew from the China Open, Tianjin Open, and Kremlin Cup due to a right shoulder injury, ending her season ranked 29. |
| 2018 | Sharapova launched a new program to mentor women entrepreneurs. |
| 2018 | Maria Sharapova made a cameo appearance as herself in the film 'Ocean's 8.' |
| September 2018 | Sharapova's US Open run ended in the fourth round with a straight sets loss to Carla Suárez Navarro, marking her first loss in a night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium. |
| August 2018 | Sharapova began her US Open campaign with a straight set win over Patty Schnyder and continued with straight set victories over Sorana Cîrstea and Jeļena Ostapenko. |
| August 2018 | At the Rogers Cup, Sharapova won her opening matches against Sesil Karatantcheva and Daria Kasatkina before losing in the third round to world No. 6 Caroline Garcia. |
| July 2018 | Sharapova exited Wimbledon after a three set loss to Vitalia Diatchenko, marking her worst Grand Slam result since the 2010 Australian Open. |
| June 2018 | Sharapova lost her debut exhibition match against Maria Sakkari but later won against Natalia Vikhlyantseva. |
| June 2018 | Sharapova was set to play the Birmingham Classic but withdrew to recover ahead of Wimbledon. |
| May 2018 | Sharapova's run at the French Open ended with a straight sets loss to world No. 3 Garbiñe Muguruza in the quarterfinals. |
| May 2018 | Sharapova defeated world No. 5 Jeļena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open but lost in the semifinals to world No. 1 Simona Halep despite winning the first set. |
| May 2018 | Sharapova ended her losing streak at the Madrid Open with a straight sets win over Mihaela Buzărnescu, then defeated Irina-Camelia Begu and Kristina Mladenovic to reach the quarterfinals. |
| May 2018 | At the French Open, Sharapova won her opening match against Richèl Hogenkamp and followed with a victory over Croatia's Donna Vekić in the second round. |
| May 2018 | Sharapova defeated world No. 6 Karolína Plíšková in the third round of the French Open to advance to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since the 2016 Australian Open, as her opponent Serena Williams withdrew due to injury. |
| May 2018 | At the Italian Open, Sharapova began with a three set win over 16th seed Ashleigh Barty, followed by a victory against Dominika Cibulková and a straight sets win over Daria Gavrilova, advancing to the quarterfinals. |
| February 2018 | Sharapova received a wildcard to enter the Qatar Open but lost in the opening round to Monica Niculescu in three sets. |
| January 2018 | Maria Sharapova began her 2018 season at the Shenzhen Open, where she defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu, Alison Riske, and Zarina Diyas to reach the semifinals, but lost to defending champion Kateřina Siniaková. |
| January 2018 | Sharapova returned to the Australian Open for the first time since her suspension, winning her first two matches against Tatjana Maria and Anastasija Sevastova before being eliminated by Angelique Kerber in the third round. |
| 2017 | Sharapova received no wildcards for the French Open, preventing her from competing. |
| 2017 | At the Tianjin Open, Sharapova won the tournament, marking her first WTA title since 2015 without dropping a set in the entire event. |
| 2017 | After defeating Tímea Babos and Sofia Kenin in the US Open, Sharapova was eliminated in the fourth round by 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova. |
| 2017 | At the US Open, Sharapova achieved her first victory since 2014 by defeating world No. 2 Simona Halep in the first round. |
| 2017 | At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Sharapova defeated Christina McHale in the first round but withdrew from her next match against Lučić-Baroni due to a thigh injury. |
| 2017 | Sharapova participated in the Madrid Open, winning her first match against Mirjana Lučić-Baroni but losing to Eugenie Bouchard in the second round. |
| 2017 | Maria Sharapova featured as herself in the documentary 'Maria Sharapova: The Point.' |
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