Simona Halep
Halep, Buzarnescu, Begu, Niculescu, Olaru, selected for Romania's FedCup team semifinal against France
Simona Halep, Mihaela Buzarnescu, Irina Begu, Monica Niculescu and Raluca Olaru have been nominated by non-playing captain Florin Segarceanu for the Fed Cup tennis semi-finals in Rouen, France, April 20-21, the Romanian Tennis Federation reported on Monday.
Romania's Cirstea through to BNP Paribas Open second qualifying round
Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea defeated US's Danielle Lao 6-3 6-4 in the first qualifying round of the women's singles event at the 9,035,428-USD BNP Paribas Open tournament in Indian Wells (California). The 28-year-old Cirstea, world number 98, prevailed in one hour and 15 minutes over 27-year-old Lao, world number 153.
Halep nominated for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2019 award
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been nominated for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2019 award, which will be presented at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards scheduled for Monday evening in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Halep is competing with American gymnast Simone Biles, Czech skier Ester Ledecka, German tennis player Angelique Keber and American skier Mikaela Shiffrin.
Belgium's Mertens downs top seed Simona Halep in Qatar Total Open final
World #3, Romania's Simona Halep was downed this Saturday by Belgian Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Qatar Total Open tennis tournament.
Romania's Halep advances to Qatar Total Open singles final
World number three and top seed Simona Halep of Romania on Friday advanced to the women's singles final of the 916,131-USD Qatar Total Open tennis tournament after defeating Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, world number seven, 6-3 3-6 6-4, as she was led 4-1 in the deciding set.
Simona Halep qualifies for semis in WTA Doha tournament
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has qualified on Thursday night for the semifinals of the USD 916,131 WTA Doha tournament after defeating German Julia Goerges, 7-6 (1) 7-6 (6).
Halep (27 y/o, WTA #3), main seeded who starting next Monday will climb to #2 WTA, prevailed in two hours.
Simona Halep qualifies for quarterfinals in Doha, to climb on second position of WTA rankings
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep qualified for the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Doha (Qatar), featuring total prizes worth 916,131 US dollars, after 6-2, 6-3 with Ukrainian Lesia Turenko, a victory that will bring her to the second position in the world hierarchy.
Tennis: Halep defeats Pliskova and Romania's Fed Cup team leads Czech team 2-1
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, WTA's 3rd, defeated Karolina Pliskova (WTA's 5th), in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, on Sunday, and Romania's Fed Cup team leads the Czech Republic team with 2-1 after the first three matches of the meeting taking place in Ostrava, in the World Group quarterfinals.
Halep won after 2 hours and 37 minutes.
Tennis: Halep, Buzarnescu, Begu, Bogdan, Niculescu - Romania's Fed Cup team against Czech Republic
Romanian tennis players Simona Halep (WTA's 3rd), Mihaela Buzarnescu (WTA's 28th), Irina Camelia Begu (WTA's 71st), Ana Bogdan (WTA's 99th) and Monica Niculescu (WTA's 100th) were invited by Florin Segarceanu, the non-playing captain of Romania's Fed Cup team to play against the Czech Republic's team, in the first round of the World Group.
Tennis: It is my best match at Melbourne, Halep said after defeating Venus Williams
Melbourne, Jan 19 /Agerpres/ - Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, the world's number one, said on Saturday that the match against American Venus Williams was her best one this year at the Australian Open.