Simona Halep (Romania), a two-time major champion, has retired from active duty.

Halev, ranked 870th in the world in the singles of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, announced his retirement after being eliminated from the first round of the WTA Tour Transylvania Open (total prize money of $275,000) singles held in Kluginapoca, Romania on the 5th (Korea time). 안전놀이터

On the same day, Halep met Lucia Bronzetti of Italy, ranked 72nd in the world, and was completely defeated 0-2 (1-61-6).

"It seems that joy and sadness intersect. I decided to retire because I thought it would be difficult to return to my old condition," Halep said, explaining how he felt about retirement and why he left the court.

Halep, who was born in 1991, had her heyday by winning the French Open in 2018 and the Wimbledon women's singles in 2019. She was ranked No. 1 in the world in singles in 2017. She has won 24 titles in total. Her total prize money is 4,232,663 U.S. dollars.

However, he was suspended for four years in October 2022 after testing positive for doping, and faced a serious crisis in his career. Halep returned to the court after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in February last year, which reduced the duration of disciplinary action to nine months, but failed to display the same performance as before.