The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) released a brief statement on Tuesday outlining the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to reduce Simona Halep’s suspension.

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The WTA welcomes the return of Simona Halep to the circuit

After a short review of the TAC decision, the tennis forum welcomed the return of Simona Halep.

“The WTA respects the processes that exist to protect the integrity of the sport and ensure a clean and fair sporting environment.

Thus, the WTA fully supports the CAS decision and welcomes Simona Halep’s immediate return to the WTA,” the official website says.

At the time of the suspension, the WTA announced that it would closely monitor Simona Halep’s case.

“It is very important that tennis players know the rules of the anti-doping program and respect them. An independent tribunal ruled in Simona’s case, and under the TADP that decision can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The WTA will support the decisions made as part of this process and will continue to closely monitor this case,” said a statement posted on social media in September 2023.

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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).

• Halep was heard at the CAS on February 7-9, 2024.

• The Swiss court said that the ex-leader of the WTA asked to cancel the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and “reduce” its sanctions.

• On August 29, 2022, Simona Halep played her last official match on the world circuit. At the US Open, in the inaugural round, our athlete unexpectedly defeated Daria Snigur (at that time, 124th place in the WTA, based on the qualification).