Simona Halep is a professional tennis player from Romania who was born on September 27, 1991.
Between 2017 and 2019, she held the top singles position twice for a total of 64 weeks, which is the eleventh-longest streak in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings’ history.
Former No. 1 junior in the world is Simona. At the age of 13, she started competing on the ITF Junior Circuit. In the second tournament of her career, she placed second at the Romanian Grade 4 Mamaia-Sen Junior ITF Tournament.
At the age of 17, Simona had breast reduction surgery largely to enhance “her ability to respond swiftly” as a tennis player.
Who Is Simona Halep’s Father Stere Halep?
Simona Halep’s father Stere Halep played football for AS Săgeata Stejaru in the Romanian lower divisions.
After his career in football, he worked as a zootechnics technician before establishing and operating his own dairy products factory.
He became interested in helping his kids participate in sporting endeavors after reflecting on how far his football career would have advanced if his parents had given him more financial assistance as a youth.
He supported both Simona and Nicolae in their tennis careers although stopped playing after a few years.
Source: Kingaziz.com