Former world number one Simona Halep has been awarded a wildcard entry into the upcoming Transylvania Open. The WTA 250 event will be organised from February 03 to February 09 where some big-name ...

Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying and will delay the start of her 2025 season after feeling pain in her knee and shoulder.

It was set to be Halep's first Grand Slam appearance since the 2022 US Open when the Constanta-born ace crashed out in the first round. Speaking on her excitement about returning to Melbourne for ...

Halep was provisionally suspended in October 2022 after she tested positive for roxadustat -- a banned drug that stimulates the production of red blood cells -- at the US Open that year.

Simona Halep of Romania reacts as she plays against Daria Snigur of Ukraine during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National ...

Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ... drug that stimulates the production of red blood cells – at the US Open that year. She was later banned for four years, a period which was cut ...

Instead, Halep plans to take part in the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania, in February. The former No. 1 was suspended in October 2022 after testing positive for roxadustat at that year’s US Open.