The Frenchwoman withdrew from the doubles with partner Tatiana Golovin because of injury.
She has withdrawn from the doubles with partner Tatiana Golovin because of injury.
Czech Lucie Safarova stunned world number five Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3, 6-4 to set up a semi-final clash with Belgium's Justine Henin at the Paris Open on Friday.
Number two seed Sharapova will face 13th seed Tatiana Golovin of France on Thursday, who beat Luxembourg's Anne Kremer.
The 20-year-old Indian ace will meet fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland next at the Stanford Classic.
Jelena Jankovic suffered a fitness scare ahead of this month's Australian Open when the Serbian picked up a thigh injury at the Hopman Cup mixed team event on Wednesday.
The Belgian has won all but four of the 13 tournaments she has entered this year and is now unbeaten in 20 matches -- her last loss coming against Marion Bartoli in July's Wimbledon semi-finals.
The Belgian world number one beat France's Tatiana Golovin 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the Stuttgart Grand Prix to land her eighth title of the year.
Champion Venus Williams was knocked out of the Family Circle Cup beaten 7-5, 6-4 by 17-year-old Tatiana Golovin of France.
A Henin and Jankovic final may lack the pizzazz of a Maria Sharapova-Serena Williams showdown but their records this season are second to none, with the battling Belgian claiming five titles and the Serbian four.
The Indian ace beat Russia's Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-2 in the third round in San Diego.
The Indian ace rallied from a set down to beat Japan's Akiko Morigami to enter the second round of the Bank of West Classic tournament.
Anastasia Myskina kept Russia's Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin in the second singles of the competition final against holders France.
Tatiana Golovin stunned top seed Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the Amelia Island championships.
The French teenager will meet top seed Nadia Petrova.
Second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova 4-6 6-3 6-4 to move into the Pacific Life Open semi-finals on Thursday.
Patty Schnyder's hopes of qualifying for the WTA Championship in Madrid were dealt a blow when she was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the first round of the Zurich Open.
The American doubles specialist ended French schoolgirl Tatiana Golovin's amazing Australian Open run with a crushing 6-2 6-0 win in the fourth round.
Tatiana Golovin overcame Natalie Grandin 6-4, 7-5 to set up a semi-final clash with Maria Sharapova in Edgbaston
The former French Davis Cup hero Nicolas Escude and 15-year-old Tatiana Golovin have been given wildcard entries to next year's Australian Open.
The Belgian battled past Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic
Russia's Vera Zvonareva rounded off a week of upsets with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday.
The victory earned the Belgian a quarter-final meeting with Russia's Dinara Safina at the Diamond Games.
Amelie Mauresmo saved a match point to beat Tatiana Golovin and set up a first all-French Paris Open final.
Sania Mirza lost to Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at the Open Gaz de France
The Indian ace beat Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 7-6(5) at the Open Gaz de France in Paris
Sania Mirza has jumped six places in the latest WTA rankings after her semi-final appearance at the Japan Open.
Nicole Vaidisova won the Japan Open after France's Tatiana Golovin was forced to retire with a leg injury
Sania Mirza lost the semifinal 2-6, 4-6 to Tatiana Golovin of France at the Japan Open.
World number one Justine Henin struggled to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to earn a meeting with 19-year-old Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin, who ousted Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0, 6-4.
Justine Henin will face Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin in the final of the Zurich Open.
French teenager Tatiana Golovin downed Russian Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the third round in Melbourne.
Former world No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne beat Tatiana Golovin while Dementieva beat Patty Schnyder.
The seventh seeds easily beat the Austrian pair of Patricia Wartusch and Joshua Eagle in the mixed doubles at the French Open.
The top seeds scored a 3-0 whitewash of France to make the grade.
Serena Williams takes centre stage on Centre Court when she lines up opposite 16-year-old Tatiana Golovin.
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