Simona Halep’s tennis record and Grand Slam titles made the solid look spectacular
Halep was a hugely popular first-time Grand Slam champion, well-liked in the dressing room and within the sport in general for her groundedness and apparent lack of ego. Her desperation to win a major was well known and after Halep won in Paris, Martina Navratilova joked: “It wasn’t a monkey off her back; this was an 800lb gorilla.”
Simona Halep hit extraordinary highs but leaves tennis with a complicated legacy
The former world No 1 won two Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon in 2019, but the last two years have been overshadowed by her suspension for testing positive for a banned substance
Former world No. 1 Simona Halep retires from tennis with emotional speech
Two-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1 Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision at the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania on Tuesday after losing her first-round match against Lucia Bronzetti 6-1,
Simona Halep, two-time Grand Slam winner, retires from tennis
Halep, 33, had struggled to regain her best form after being suspended in October 2022 for testing positive for a banned substance.
Former world number one Simona Halep announces retirement
Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep announced her retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday after losing in the first round at her home event in Cluj. Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was reduced on appeal last year,
Simona Halep announces retirement from tennis
Check out some of the stats behind Simona Halep's career as she announces her retirement from tennis.
Former world No. 1 player Simona Halep retires from tennis
The 33-year-old former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion announced her retirement at a tournament in her native Romania.
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