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Simona Halep bizarrely ranked 13th in UTR Rankings despite not being banned and not playing for over a year
WTAWednesday, 06 December 2023 at 07:00
Romania’s tennis star Simona Halep has bizarrely kept her position in the top 20 in the UTR Rankings despite not playing a single professional tennis match at the highest level for more than a year.
The 32-year-old is currently serving a four-year ban after testing positive in the dope test for a banned substance. She has already submitted an appeal against the verdict. Despite not playing any professional tennis match for more than 12 months, Halep has mysteriously kept her place in the top 20 of the UTR Rankings.
Halep was initially banned for taking a banned substance after testing positive in the dope test taken during the US Open in 2022. The ban was increased to four years after a detailed investigation earlier in 2023.
The Constanta-born is a two-time Grand Slam winner and also became the world number one in October 2017. Her first major title was the French Open in 2018 when she defeated America’s Sloane Stephens in the final with a score of 3–6, 6–4, 6–1.
A year later in 2019, Halep went on to win her second Grand Slam title when she defeated the former world number one and America’s legendary tennis star Serena Williams in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2 to lift the Wimbledon title.
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