Sharapova tested positive for meldonium in January and was provisionally suspended on March 12.

Ireland's Sanita Puspure has qualified for Rio after she finished in second place at a final Olympic qualifying event today.

Last month AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu said that the sport's world governing body intends to open up its Rio 2016 qualifying process to full-time professionals.

“With a lot of funds going into 1916 commemoration and the Olympics, they are a big financial drain this year.”