LONDON (AP) — 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.
A panel concluded that Halep “had committed intentional anti-doping rule violations.”Halep had been provisionally suspended since October 2022.
Such passports provide a baseline reading of substances in an athlete’s body and are considered a way to help chart doping.
The tribunal reported that “likely doping” was the explanation for the irregularities in Halep’s profile.
Persons:
Simona Halep, Halep “, ” Halep, Halep, Serena Williams, Roxadustat, “
Organizations:
Tennis Integrity Agency, Wimbledon, Sport, AP
Locations:
Romanian, “