Former tennis world number one Simona Halep announced her retirement on Tuesday after her first-round defeat at the WTA Cluj-Napoca tournament in her native Romania.

The 30-year-old Austrian announced last week he was retiring at the end of the season after a career plagued by a long-term wrist injury.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) on Tuesday reduced the four-year doping ban imposed on Romania's former world number one Simona Halep to nine months.

Simona Halep, who has been provisionally suspended since October 2022, will not be able to play professional tennis again until October 6 2026.

The 31-year-old Romanian, winner of the French Open and Wimbledon singles titles, has been accused of a second doping offense by the ITIA for alleged discrepancies in her ABP

Former world number one Simona Halep said Friday she will "fight until the end" to prove she did not knowingly take a prohibited substance after she was provisionally suspended for doping.

Former Wimbledon Simona Halep was on Friday 'provisionally suspended' after returning a positive test for Roxadustat at the US Open.

Former world number one Simona Halep said Monday she would need a few weeks of rest after undergoing nose surgery.

Simona Halep kept control against unpredictable Beatriz Haddad Maia on Sunday, beating the Brazilian 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to win a third WTA Masters 1000 title in Canada

Simona Halep will bid for a third Canadian title at the WTA Toronto Masters on Sunday against determined Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia