FORMER World No.1 Simona Halep has been handed a four-year ban following a failed drug test after the 2022 US Open.
Here we take a look inside the life and career of Halep and her former marriage to ex-husband Toni Iuruc.
Simona Halep, born September 27, 1991, is a professional tennis player.
Born in Constanta, Romania to parents Stere and Tania Halep, she began playing tennis at the age of four – and by the age of six, she was already practising every day.
As a teenager, Halep relocated to Bucharest at the age of 16 to continue her tennis career.