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.”

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, 6-1.

The winner of 24 singles titles called an end to her career after a first-round loss Tuesday in the Transylvania Open in her native Romania.

The Orlando Magic are looking to halt their current freefall as Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox and the new-look San Antonio Spurs come to town on Saturday.

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 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,

Former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement at age 33 after losing in the first round at her home event in Romania.

The former world No 1 claimed 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

Several tennis greats paid tribute to Simona Halep after she brought the curtain down on her glittering career this week.