Eight years after she won her first Grand Slam title (Wimbledon 2004) Maria won her fourth, the French, and thereby completed
the full set of four Grand Slam titles. She nearly added the "fifth", the 2012 Olympic Games Gold, but lost in that final to Serena
Williams, in London, at Wimbledon, where the photo above was taken.
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FRENCH OPEN
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Sara Errani (ITA) |
6-3, 6-2 |
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| SEMI FINALS |
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
6-3, 6-3 |
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Sara Errani (ITA) |
defeated |
Samantha Stosur (AUS) |
7-5 1-6 6-3 |
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| QUARTER FINALS |
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Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
defeated |
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) |
3-6 6-2 6-4 |
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Kaia Kanepi (EST) |
6-2 6-3 |
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Samantha Stosur (AUS) |
defeated |
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) |
6-4 6-1 |
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Sara Errani (ITA) |
defeated |
Angelique Kerber (GER) |
6-3 7-6(7-2) |
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| FOURTH ROUND |
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Kaia Kanepi (EST) |
defeated |
Arantxa Rus (NED) |
6-1 4-6 6-0 |
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Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
defeated |
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) |
6-2 6-1 |
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Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) |
defeated |
Na Li (CHN) |
3-6 6-2 6-0 |
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) |
6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-2 |
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Samantha Stosur (AUS) |
defeated |
Sloane Stephens (USA) |
7-5 6-4 |
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Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) |
defeated |
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
6-2 7-6(7-4) |
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Angelique Kerber (GER) |
defeated |
Petra Martic (CRO) |
6-3 7-5 |
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Sara Errani (ITA) |
defeated |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) |
6-0 7-5 |
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