Simona Halep
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Halep at the 2016 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Romania
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| Residence | Constanța, Romania |
| Born |
27 September 1991 Constanța, Romania |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money |
US$15,460,788 (As of November 07, 2016)
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| Singles | |
| Career record | 360–170 (67.92%) |
| Career titles | 14 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (11 August 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 4 (31 October 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2014, 2015) |
| French Open | F (2014) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2014) |
| US Open | SF (2015) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2014) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 48–51 (48.48%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 125 (1 August 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 125 (1 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| French Open | 2R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2011) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | QF (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 12–6 (66.67%) |
| Last updated on: 26 March 2016. | |
US$15,460,788 (As of November 07, 2016)
Simona Halep (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈmona haˈlep]; born 27 September 1991) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Halep first broke into the world's top 50 at the end of 2012, and reached the top 20 in August 2013 and finally the top 10 in January 2014. She won her first 6 WTA titles in the same calendar year in 2013 (a feat that was last achieved by Steffi Graf in 1986 when she won her first 7), being named the WTA's Most Improved Player at its end, as well as being named ESPN Center Court's 2013 Most Improved Player. Halep reached the 2014 French Open final, her first Grand Slam final, where she played against Maria Sharapova, losing in three sets. She also reached the final of the WTA Finals the same year, losing to Serena Williams in straight sets after having defeated her earlier in the tournament.
Halep has been the most clicked player on WTATennis.com for two consecutive years (2014–2015), when she was awarded the WTA Most Popular Player of the Year prize.
Simona Halep was born in the Dobrujan city of Constanța, to Stere and Tania Halep, a family of Aromanian descent. Her father, a former football player at Săgeata Stejaru playing in the lower leagues, owns a dairy products factory.
"I just thought that she serves well to be her height. She has so much power on her serve.
That's actually really awesome. It's always hard to play with such power on grass court."
Halep started playing tennis at the age of four, in emulation of her older brother. At age 6, she was practicing daily. At age 16, she relocated to Bucharest to further her tennis career. She named Justine Henin and Andrei Pavel as two of her idols when she was younger.
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