Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has requested the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she obtained for doping violations.
The court docket stated Tuesday it has registered Ms. Halep’s appeal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s resolution in September.
The ITIA dominated that the 32-year-old Halep “committed intentional anti-doping rule violations ” after failing a drug test during the 2022 U.S. Open and for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport.
Ms. Halep had blamed contaminated nutritional supplements and said she would “do everything in my power to clear my name of these false allegations and return to the court.” Ms. Halep reached No. 1 within the WTA rankings in 2017. She received Wimbledon in 2019, beating 23-time main champion Serena Williams within the ultimate, a yr after successful the French Open.
CAS stated a panel of arbitrators will rule on the appeal. The court docket stated there is no timetable for a choice.
Halep will probably be 35 when her suspension ends in early October 2026.