Simona Halep had one of the best seasons of her young career in 2016. The Romanian tennis player aims to remain atop the rankings this coming season.
Simona Halep earned 3 WTA Tour singles titles in 2016.
The Romanian tennis star won at Madrid, Bucharest, and Montréal. Still searching for her first major tournament title, Halep is poised to make a run on the 2017 WTA Tour.
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Halep finished the season with a singles record of 45-18 to go along with her 3 WTA titles. On her career, she now has 14 WTA singles titles.
Despite some poor performances on the Grand Slam circuit, Simona Halep finished the year with the world No. 4 ranking. At the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore, the Romanian tennis player did earn a victory over American Madison Keys in the early round robin. She would go on to lose to world No. 1 Angelique Kerber and eventual upset champion at the WTA Finals Dominika Cibulkova.
Women’s tennis is wide open for the taking.
At 25-years-old, Halep is a rising star in the sport. She also has a vast amount of experience in her short number of years on the tour. Since the 2014 season, Halep has finished within the top 10 every single season.
Her 2014 season saw her first major tournament finals appearance. She lost the 2014 French Open to Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova in 3 sets. Halep fought hard during the match. She has shown consistency ever since that 2014 WTA Tour. With the upcoming season quickly approaching, the tennis world will be watching what Simona Halep can do on the 2017 WTA Tour.
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