Sharapova to play in Rome, Mauresmo to play in Berlin

Maria Sharapova will prepare for Roland Garros by competing in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and Amelie Mauresmo will compete in the Qatar Telecom Berlin Open. Both are Tier I tournaments. Sharapova reached the Rome semifinals in 2005; Mauresmo won Berlin in 2004, and she won Rome in 2004 and 2005.

Last year, Jelena Jankovic won Rome, and Ana Ivanovic won Berlin.