Retired from tennis, Simona Halep has signed a new contract.
The former tennis player has signed with the Sports Festival group, which will represent her interests from now on.
This group will also handle the advertising contracts that Simona Halep will have.
"A new beginning together! The Sports Festival group will represent Simona Halep. From now on, we will be the team that will take care of her projects with the same passion we have always had, watching her make history in her career," Sports Festival wrote.
Simona Halep had an impressive career in tennis. She won two Grand Slam titles, Roland Garros 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, played in three other finals (two at Roland Garros and one at the Australian Open). Simona was the world number one in the WTA rankings for 64 weeks.
In 2022, Simona Halep tested positive for Roxadustat after a match in the first round of the US Open against Daria Snigur on August 29. Since then, a dark period began for Simona. Initially, ITIA imposed a four-year suspension on the Romanian, which was reduced to just nine months by TAS.
Halep returned to tennis in March 2024, after a year and a half on the sidelines, provisionally suspended, awaiting the ITIA verdict. Since then, Simona Halep has played six matches and won only one, against Arina Rodionova in Hong Kong in October 2024, and she retired at the beginning of 2025.