Williams and Jabeur won their first two matches in the tournament and were scheduled to play in the semi-finals
Russian Sharapova pulled out because of a hamstring injury while Serena is still down with flu.
Venus Williams will replace sister Serena, who suffered an ankle innjury, in the Fed Cup tie against Belgium.
The newly-crowned Australian Open champion will play at the Bangalore Open, from February 12-18.
Elena Rybakina put on a brilliant performance to defeat favourite Aryna Sabalenka 64, 46, 64 and lift her first Australian Open trophy.
Mauresmo overcame Paola Suarez while Serena thrashed Jennifer Capriati in the women's quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
2004 champion Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium beat Hana Sromova 7-6, 6-1 to confirm her position as tournament favourite.
Australia's Samantha Stosur employed a huge serve, hard forehand and deft backhand slice to upset Wimbledon champion Serena Williams 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on Friday.
Reaction to Serena Williams announcing her retirement
Former champion Serena Williams shocked the French Open crowd, and herself, by losing to Virginie Razzano in the first round on Tuesday, her earliest exit from a grand slam in the 47 appearances she has made in an outstanding career.
It was third time lucky for American Serena Williams as she finally matched Steffi Graf's professional era record of 22 grand slam singles titles by beating Angelique Kerber to claim a seventh Wimbledon crown on Saturday.
'Even though she's still playing arguably her best tennis, you have to wonder at a certain point how long that can keep up.'
The American hit back at claims that she exaggerated her calf injury during her dramatic fourth round victory over Daniela Hantuchova.
The Sony Open in Miami was locked down while the bomb squad investigated a suspicious package on Tuesday, preventing thousands of spectators from entering or leaving the sprawling tennis complex.
Novak Djokovic took a tumble in the first set but returned to his feet quickly to complete a 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 trouncing of Argentine Leonardo Mayer and march into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Reigning champion Serena Williams ramped up the power in the second set to vanquish fifth seed Maria Sharapova for the 18th match in a row and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
Serena Williams offers support to Naomi Osaka.
Two fellow Spaniards who have already beaten him on his favourite clay surface could lie in wait for favourite and defending champion Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
Last week, Venus and her inner circle set sail on a luxurious bachelorette getaway in the Adriatic Sea. Hosted on a private yacht near Italy, the pre-wedding bash was classy, elegant, and full of joy.
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was handed a danger filled path to the final of the US Open and a possible showdown with No 2 Roger Federer after Thursday's draw for the season's final Grand Slam.
Serena Williams on Monday said she has not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning are "very high" after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport after last month's U.S. Open.
Not just because Serena Williams looks capable of landing a 24th Grand Slam title against all the odds having returned from maternity leave and Maria Sharapova is seeking redemption after a 15-month doping ban with a third French Open title.
Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer labored past Kai-Chen Chang 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Stanford Classic on Monday but all eyes will be on Wimbledon champion Serena Williams who begins her title defense on Wednesday.
Pre-tournament favourite and 13-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams suffered her first ever opening round defeat at a Grand Slam when she was beaten 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 by Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano at the French Open on Tuesday.
Images from the US Open mathches played at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.
Defending champion Serena Williams finished her last US Open tune-up in style by beating Romanian third seed Simona Halep 6-3, 7-6(5) to win the Western & Southern Open on Sunday.
Defending champion Serena Williams advanced to her fifth Australian Open final after a patient 7-6, 7-6 victory over China's Li Na Thursday.
The teenager stunned champion Serena Williams 6-1 6-4 in the Wimbledon final to become the first Russian to win a singles title at the championships.
Michelle Obama and tennis great Billie Jean King led the tributes to Serena Williams
Australian tennis great Rod Laver said that watching Nadal compete had been a privilege.
Once a simmering volcano of emotions that could erupt at any moment, Australian Open champion Serena Williams appears to be heading down a path that may perhaps lead to her being renamed Serene.
Justine Henin thrashed China's Zheng Jie to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday.
Serena Williams said on Sunday she will not compete at this week's Miami Open as the 23-times Grand Slam champion is recovering from oral surgery.
Serena Williams said her five-episode documentary series 'Being Serena' is a tribute to all the women who have gotten back to work after becoming a mother.
Ohanian and Williams sisters taking up golf with TGL ownership
Serena Williams clinched a record 23rd grand slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday but spent most of the immediate aftermath talking about her older sister Venus.
Since exploding onto the tennis scene as a 14-year-old, Serena Williams has achieved everything on a tennis court - but her incredible collection of titles and trophies barely define the imprint the American has left on her sport.
Serena Williams kept her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam on track, powering past big sister Venus 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 on a steamy star-studded night at the US Open in New York, on Tuesday.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were named 2009 ITF World Champions on Tuesday after capturing four grand slam singles titles between them in 2009.
