Simona Halep turns 31 on Tuesday. The former WTA leader had an eventful 2022: she was close to the end of her tennis career, she rediscovered the taste of victory with Patrick Muratoglu, she divorced after less than a year of civil marriage with Tony Yuruk, and then underwent a surgical operation on her nose. which forced her to end the season early.

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Simona Halep and 2022, full of events both at the sports and personal level

Simona admitted that at the beginning of the year, she thought more and more about her resignation. At some point, he got to train at the Patrick Muratoglu Academy, and then began working with the former coach of Serena Williams.

According to the athlete, the French technician returned her passion for tennis and motivation to return to the WTA TOP-10.

In April, Simona and Patrick announced the beginning of cooperation in social networks.

On a personal level, the year was turbulent for the former WTA leader. Rumors of a divorce from Tony Yuruk (less than a year after a civil marriage with a businessman) became apparent, and they broke up.

Together with Muratoglu, Halep managed to win the tournament in Toronto (WTA 1000), and at the Grand Slam tournaments, the best result was reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon: she would be eliminated by the future champion – Olena Rybakina.

At the Australian Open, she left the competition in the 1/8 finals (she lost to Alize Cornet – then she was coached by Adrian Marcou), and at Roland Garros and the US Open she showed modest results (in Paris she was eliminated in the second round, and in New York immediately from inaugural round).

Returning to her personal plan, Simona decided to have an operation on her nose, the athlete clarified that she has breathing problems. Last but not least, Halep also said that the surgery also had a beautifying aspect (rhinoplasty), something she had wanted for a while.

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In 2022 (the season in which she will no longer play, although she had a real chance to reach the Tournament of Champions), Simona won two tournaments: Melbourne (before the Australian Open) and Toronto.

She is back in the WTA TOP 10, which is actually a goal that Halep announced a few months ago.

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Simona Halep in 2022

She won 39 times and lost 11 times. This season, Simona collected $2,253,197 from tennis prizes alone.

What you need to know about Simona Halep

  • He started playing tennis at the age of 4, his first coach was Yoan Sten.
  • At the age of 14, she made her debut on the ITF circuit.
  • In 2008, she won Roland Garros as a junior, and two years later she entered the WTA tournament.
  • 2013 was a push to establish himself, winning six tournaments on all surfaces.
  • The first major event in her career was the Roland Garros final in 2014: she was defeated by Maria Sharapova. Also in the same year, she reached the final of the Tournament of Champions (she was overtaken by Serena Williams).
  • In total, during her career, Simona won 24 tournaments, two of which are Grand Slam tournaments: Roland Garros (2018) and Wimbledon (2019).
  • He was at the top of the WTA price for 64 weeks.

Simona Halep, 24 career titles

At the age of 31, Simona Halep has won 24 titles in her career. Our athlete lost another 18 finals.

2022 – Melbourne (WTA 250), Toronto (WTA 1000)

2020 – Rome (Premier 5), Prague (WTA International), Dubai (Premier)

2019 – Wimbledon (Grand Slam)

2018 – Montreal (Premier-5), Roland Garros (Grand Slam), Shenzhen (WTA)

2017 – Madrid (mandatory premiere)

2016 – Montreal (Premier 5), Bucharest (WTA), Madrid (Premier Mandatory),

2015 – Shenzhen (WTA), Dubai (Premier-5), Indian Wells (Premier-compulsory),

2014 – Doha (Premier 5), Bucharest (WTA)

2013 – Nuremberg (WTA), Hertogenbosch (WTA), Budapest (WTA), New Haven (Premier), Moscow (Premier) and Sofia (“small” champion tour).