Maria Sharapova plays a sport.
The 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women 's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts . The French Open , often referred to as Roland-Garros ( [ ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs ] ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris , France . Maria Sharapova . She returned to the WTA tour on April 26 , 2017 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix . The Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King , is the principal organizing body of women 's professional tennis .