Victoria Azarenka managed to break the record of Simona Halep at the WTA Montreal, the athlete from Belarus became the player with the most victories in tournaments of the “WTA 1000” category.

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Victoria Azarenka, 187th victory in WTA 1000 tournaments – overtook Simona Halep

Meanwhile, Vika retired from the competition (declared a forfeit before her match against Sloane Stephens in the second round), Vika earned her 187th career win in this type of tournament after defeating Magda Lynette (6-3, 6-0) in the first round .

“Oh yeah? Well, I didn’t know about that stat, but it goes to show that I love playing in the big tournaments” – Victoria Azarenkasurpassing Simona Halep’s record.

This category of tournaments was introduced into the WTA scheme starting from the 2009 season, but then the competitions were called Premier Mandatory and Premier 5. From 2021, the WTA combined them under the new name WTA 1000.

This category includes tournaments in Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Canadian Open (Montreal/Toronto), Cincinnati, Guadalajara and China Open. Wuhan Open is also on this list, but tennis is not currently played here.

Victoria Azarenka has 187 victories, followed by Simona Halep (186), Petra Kvitova (177), Caroline Wozniacki (176 – recently returned to the world circuit) and Agnieszka Radwanska (175 – retired for several years).

Simona Halep, temporarily suspended for the use of doping, is still on the list of players registered for the 2023 US Open.

Know:

  • The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.
  • Simona Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis due to a positive test for Roxadustat (conducted during the US Open 2022).
  • Simona’s case is now being heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent court in London that hears doping cases in white sport.
  • However, if innocence cannot be proven, Simone has one more appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
  • It will be recalled that the maximum suspension that Halep could receive is 4 years.

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