Simona Halep will debut in the current season at the Transylvania Open 2025, to play on Tuesday in the first round against Italian Lucia Bronzetti (66 WTA). Prior to the Tournament in Cluj-Napoca, the 33-year-old player, the number 868 WTA, said he had permanently withdrawn from the national tennis national.
Simona Halep will no longer evolve under the tricolor. Facebook photo
The former leader of the world ranking did not play for the Romanian team of Billie Jean King Cup in 2019, but last year, immediately after escaping the suspension in the case of dopage, he wanted to help the national in confront with Ukraine (won by our girls. ). He abandoned the project, due to medical problems.
Now, Simona Halep has confessed that there is no question for her to ever play Billie Jean King Cup. The winner of Roland Garros 2018 and Wimbledon 2019 was asked about the national team. The answer was sharp: “I don’t think about the Fed Cup anymore. It’s a closed chapter, yes ”.
Romanian opponents at Transylvania Open
Jaqueline Cristian (Romania/n.8) – players from qualifications
Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine/n.4) – Gabriela Ruse (Romania)
Sorana Cîrstea (Romania) – players from qualifications
Elisabetta Cocriaretto (Italy/n.7) – Irina Begu (Romania)
Ana Bogdan (Romania) – Jodie Burrage (UK)
Simona Halep (Romania) – Lucia Bronzetti (Italy)