Maria Sharapova plays a sport.
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 . The Grand Slam tournaments , also called majors , are the four most-important annual tennis events . Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова ; born April 19 , 1987 ) is a Russian professional tennis player . The WTA Finals ( formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships short : WTA Championships ) , is a professional tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) tour . The Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King , is the principal organizing body of women 's professional tennis .