BBC Sport · Feb 4, 2025
Former Wimbledon champion Halep announces retirement
Image caption, Simona Halep beat Serena Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon finalTwo-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Simona Halep has retired from tennis.
The Romanian announced her decision on court at the Transylvania Open following her 6-1 6-1 first-round loss to Lucia Bronzetti.
The 33-year-old recently said she was considering retirement, external because of a knee injury that forced her to withdraw from Australian Open qualifying last month.
This week's event was just her fifth tournament since returning to the WTA Tour following a doping ban, in a case which went on for almost two years.