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.”

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Simona Halep, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion who was ranked world No. 1 in women's tennis singles for 64 combined weeks, announced her

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 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.

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

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep has announced her retirement from tennis after losing her first match of 2025 at the Transylvania Open.

On Tuesday, former World No 1 Simona Halep announced her big decision to retire from tennis after her first round match at the Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania. “I don’t know if it is with joy or sadness that I speak to you but I made this decision in my soul and conscience,

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep has announced her retirement from professional tennis. Surprisingly, she announced this incredible development after she lost to Lucia Bronzetti at the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca.