Maria is currently having her best beginning to a season to date. She is 18-1 in matches this year, which includes her third Grand Slam title of the year at the Australian Open, an amazing run that had her win the title without dropping a set and beating World No. 1 Justine Henin in the quarters and former World No. 1 Lindsey Davenport in the third round. Her current entry ranking is 5 and her current race ranking is 1.
Her 18 wins for this season include two victories in her Fed Cup debut in Israel. Maria is not playing in Miami and will not play in the April 26-27 Fed Cup Semi-Final tie against the United States in Moscow.
Maria's next tournament is the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, which runs from April 14-20 and is played on green clay.