The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the schedule of hearings for the next period, and the case of Simona Halep (suspended for 4 years from tennis for doping) is not a priority for the Lausanne forum.

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The case of Simona Halep will not be considered by the CAS before the end of January 2024

Simona Halep’s doping case is not on the TAS agenda, which means that the trial of the ex-WTA leader will not take place until at least the end of January 2024 (the schedule has been announced until the 26th).

This is reported by TAS list of hearings is published for informational purposes only. CAS hearings are usually not open to the public and are held in person, by video conference, or in a hybrid format.

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What you need to know about Simona Halep’s doping case:

  • The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.
  • Simona’s case was heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent tribunal in London that hears doping cases in white sport.
  • Halep was suspended for 4 years for two separate violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP): the presence and use of the substance roxadustat in a urine sample collected after an anti-doping test conducted at the 2022 US Open (1) and a violation of her biological passport (2).
  • Simone has only one appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
  • If the 4-year disqualification remains in force, then the ex-WTA leader can theoretically return to the tennis court on October 6, 2026. Halep will be 35 years old at that time.

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