Simona Halep
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Germany's Angelique Kerber continues to lead WTA rankings
Tennis | Jun 26, 2017, 07:59 PM ISTSimona Halep could become World No. 1 for the first time in her career after next week's Eastbourne Championships. Halep needs to reach the semi-finals in order to have a shot at the No.1 ranking.
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'Carefree' Ostapenko to take on experienced Halep in French Open final
Tennis | Jun 10, 2017, 12:08 PM IST20-year old Jelena Ostapenko's carefree approach has helped her to storm into her first Grand Slam final where she will be up against the 2014 French Open runner-up Simona Halep.
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Simona Halep routs Pennetta in opening match at WTA Finals
Tennis | Oct 25, 2015, 05:13 PM ISTSingapore: Top-seeded Simona Halep defeated U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta 6-0, 6-3 to win the opening match of the WTA Finals on Sunday.Halep, last year's finalist in Singapore, raced to a 6-0 1-0 lead before Pennetta won a
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US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta makes 1st major final at 33
Tennis | Sep 11, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTNew York: Flavia Pennetta never made it past a Grand Slam quarterfinal throughout her 20s.She finally reached her first major semi at the 2013 U.S. Open at age 31. Now 33 years young, in her
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Australian Open 2015: Sharapova to play Makarova in semifinals
Tennis | Jan 27, 2015, 10:14 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova moved closer to another Australian Open title, set to face a fellow Russian in the semifinals who has never beaten her.Sharapova made all the big points look easy Tuesday in defeating
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Australian Open 2015: Makarova 1st to semifinals, beats Halep
Tennis | Jan 27, 2015, 07:38 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Ekaterina Makarova raced to a 3-0 lead in the first nine minutes of the match and beat third-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-0 in the first quarterfinal at the Australian Open on Tuesday.The win
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Australian Open 2015: Halep through to quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 25, 2015, 05:54 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Simona Halep advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the second straight year with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium on SundayThe 23-year-old Romanian has moved through the first four
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Australian Open 2015: Simona Halep advances to 4th round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 01:36 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Third-seeded Simona Halep advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 7-5 win Friday over Bethanie Mattek-Sands.Halep twice served for the match at 5-2 and 5-4 but Mattek-Sands broke
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Halep parts ways with coach after less than a year
Tennis | Nov 07, 2014, 08:57 AM ISTFourth-ranked Simona Halep has parted ways with coach Wim Fissette after less than a year.A statement posted on Halep's Facebook page Thursday said: "My collaboration with Wim Fissette will come to an end, following a
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WTA Finals: Serena Williams beats Simona Halep to win title
Tennis | Oct 27, 2014, 12:01 AM ISTSingapore: The lead-up to Sunday's championship match at the WTA Finals suggested Serena Williams would face a major challenge to beat Simona Halep, but then, the No. 1-ranked player has made a career out of
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WTA Finals: Simona Halep routs Serena Williams
Tennis | Oct 22, 2014, 04:52 PM ISTSingapore: Serena Williams was routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep at the WTA Finals on Wednesday in one of the most one-sided losses of the 18-time Grand Slam champion's career. The last time Williams managed
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WTA Finals: Simona Halep breezes past Eugenie Bouchard
Tennis | Oct 20, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTSingapore : Romania's Simona Halep comfortably defeated Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-3 on Monday's opening night of the WTA Finals. In a clash of the only two players making their first appearance at the season-ending
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US Open: Andy Murray grits through cramps to win
Tennis | Aug 26, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTNEW YORK : Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open. Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6
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US Open: Halep rallies from set down in 1st round
Tennis | Aug 25, 2014, 11:29 PM ISTNEW YORK: Second-seeded Simona Halep rallied from a set down to beat a young American making her Grand Slam debut in the first round of the U.S. Open. The Romanian won 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2
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Top-seed Simona Halep upset in New Haven
Tennis | Aug 20, 2014, 01:09 PM ISTNEW HAVEN, Connecticut: Defending champion and top-seeded Simona Halep was beaten in her opening match at the Connecticut Open, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 by Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova on Tuesday. Rybarikova, ranked 68th in the world, broke
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Halep, Lisicki reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
Tennis | Jul 01, 2014, 07:32 PM ISTLONDON: French Open runner-up Simona Halep breezed into the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan. The third-seeded Romanian needed just 57 minutes to beat the 72nd-ranked
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Wimbledon: French Open finalist Halep into Wimbledon quarters
Tennis | Jul 01, 2014, 06:08 PM ISTLONDON: French Open runner-up Simona Halep breezed into the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan. The third-seeded Romanian needed just 57 minutes to beat the 72nd-ranked
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Wimbledon: Halep, Wozniacki advanced to third round
Tennis | Jun 27, 2014, 08:30 PM ISTLONDON: French Open finalist Simona Halep and former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki were early winners Friday as Wimbledon moved into the third round under contrasting weather at the All England Club. Mid-morning rain that delayed
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French Open: 2012 champion Sharapova awaits Simona Halep in final
Tennis | Jun 06, 2014, 01:45 PM ISTPARIS : Might be easier said than done. Still, Maria Sharapova offered a tidy aphorism to sum up the formula that's carried her to a third consecutive French Open final."It's not how you finish a
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Petkovic, Halep reach French Open semifinals
Tennis | Jun 04, 2014, 11:32 PM ISTPARIS: Andrea Petkovic and Simona Halep completed the French Open semifinal pairings with straight-set wins Wednesday, and one of them will be in a Grand Slam final for the first time. Petkovic, a 28th-seeded German,