Former No. 1 tennis player Simona Halep gets 4-year ban in doping case

Halep had been provisionally suspended since October 2022. The four-year ban will run to Oct. 6, 2026.

LENGTHY BAN: Simona Halep has been banned for four years for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, the International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for doping violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday.

The 31-year-old Romanian had been accused of two doping offenses — failing a drug test during the 2022 U.S. Open and for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport, the ITIA said.