Simona Halep spent over a year away from tennis due to her doping suspension and used that time wisely to focus on activities other than tennis. Being a professional athlete is very difficult because athletes have to maintain a lot of discipline in many spheres of life.
Simona Halep endured a tough time during her doping ban, and one of her biggest supporters was former WTA legend Chris Evert. Evert is a huge admirer of Halep and considers her a friend.
The 2024 Morocco Open was shaping up to be a really good event, with plenty of big names playing, but almost all of them withdrew before the start of it.
Simona Halep recently defended former coach Patrick Mouratoglou in light of her doping suspension in 2023. Halep was infamously banned from competing by
Simona Halep returned to the tennis courts in Paris, but she experienced some pain and retired from the match. This comeback hasn't been pain-free for Halep because jumping back into tennis after not playing for over a year is giving her body some issues.
Former World No.1 Simona Halep, who was not awarded the wild card for the Roland Garros, pulled out of the tournament. On Thursday (May 16), Halep shared
Simona Halep and Paula Badosa were both awarded a wild card for the upcoming Morocco Open in Rabat. The 22nd edition of this WTA 250 event was enriched by the presence of some top tennis names, as both Badosa and Halep will play at the tournament.
The third edition of the WTA Trophee Clarins in Paris is most certainly the biggest, given the amount of talent and star power in the field. It may only be a 125-level tournament, but it features two former Grand Slam champions on Tuesday’s schedule.
Simona Halep is set to compete at this week's Trophee Clarins in Paris, France, and she has learned the identity of her first-round opponent and her projected draw.
Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep has opened up about her feelings when she first heard about testing positive for a banned substance. The 32-year-old has said that it felt like she was hit by a truck when she first found out about the results of her doping test.
Simona Halep will be the biggest name to headline the WTA 125K Trophee Clarins tournament, which will run from May 13th to 19th in Paris, France. Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion and winner of the 2018 French Open, will step up her preparations for potentially playing at this year's Roland Garros by getting court time in a low-key event.
Simona Halep was supposed to play at the 2024 Madrid Open this week, but she won't, as she pulled out of the tournament. Halpe returned to tennis recently at the Miami Open, where she played a fairly solid match against Paula Badosa.
Simona Halep has pulled out of next week's Madrid Open to work on her fitness, saying she needs more time get physically ready to compete at the highest level after being out of action for over 18 months.
Simona Halep won't be playing at the 2024 Madrid Open despite initial plans to compete at the WTA 1000 tournament in the Spanish capital. The Romanian's comeback to tennis hasn't really gone as fans might have expected so far.
Romanian tennis star Simona Halep returned to tennis action last month when she was handed a wildcard entry into the 2024 Miami Open. Although she got knocked out in the second round, Halep played some decent tennis despite being away from the game for over a year.
Simona Halep made her comeback at the Miami Open, playing one match, but her comeback will continue on the lower level. Halep's comeback came together quickly after she jumped on a chance to play at the Miami Open.
The Golden Swing is finally here and players are getting their schedules locked in for action on clay. Making their comebacks on the Tour, Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep are currently both relying on wildcards to avoid the trouble of playing the qualifiers.
Simona Halep got another wild card entry, which will probably disappoint Caroline Wozniacki, but she received one for the same tournament - the Madrid Open.
Two-time Grand Slam winner and former World No. 1 Simona Halep of Romania returned from a nine-month suspension Monday but lost to Spaniard Paula Badosa in the Round of 128 at the Miami Open.
Simona Halep will take the court for the first time since losing to Daria Snigur at the 2022 US Open. The 2-time Grand Slam champion successfully appealed a doping ban and is going to try to make a triumphant return.
Simona Halep is set to make her return to tennis at the Miami Open after a significant hiatus of more than 17 months. The former world No. 1 announced her comeback on Instagram, expressing her excitement about rejoining the WTA Tour.
Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep has accepted a wild-card entry into this month's Miami Open, where she will make her return to the WTA Tour from a doping suspension.
Simona Halep’s nightmare is finally over. Having tested positive for the banned substance roxadustat at the 2022 US Open, she was initially banned from professional tennis until October 2026.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep can return to pro tennis immediately after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her ban for doping from four years to nine months on Tuesday.
Simona Halep believes that a four-year ban from tennis as a result of breaching anti-doping rules could ‘end’ her career. The former world No. 1 was provisionally suspended in October 2022 after testing positive for Roxadustat at that year’s edition of the US Open.
Simona Halep figured she’d be exonerated when a tribunal finally ruled on her doping case.
An independent tribunal suspended former World No. 1 Simona Halep four years for two violations of anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday.
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