Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep retires

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Mar 19, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Simona Halep (ROU) hits a forehand against Paula Badosa (ESP) (not pictured) on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Former World No.

1 Simona Halep, who won two Grand Slams before a doping suspension, announced her retirement on Tuesday following a loss at the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Halep, 33, fell to Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1, in her first match of 2025, then informed the crowd in her native country of her decision.

“I wanted to come here today in Cluj to play in front of you and say goodbye on the court to tennis,” she said in Romanian. “Even though my […].



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