How old is Simona Halep?

Simona Halep is 34 years old, born on September 27, 1991.

Does Simona Halep use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

Simona Halep uses a two-handed backhand.

Is Simona Halep left-handed or right-handed?

Simona Halep plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Simona Halep won?

Simona Halep has won 2 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 2019.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Simona Halep won?

Simona Halep has won 10 WTA 1000 titles. The most recent was Montreal in 2022.

How many WTA titles has Simona Halep won?

Simona Halep has won 24 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Melbourne 250 #1 in 2022.

What is Simona Halep's highest WTA ranking?

Simona Halep's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on October 9, 2017.

What is Simona Halep's career win-loss record?

Simona Halep has a career WTA singles record of 446 wins and 197 losses (69.4%).

How much career prize money has Simona Halep earned?

Simona Halep has earned at least $40,236,618 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Simona Halep play professional tennis?

Simona Halep turned professional in 2010 and was active through 2025.

What is Simona Halep's best surface?

Simona Halep's best surface is grass court with a 73.4% win rate (47W-17L).

Who is Simona Halep's biggest rival?

Simona Halep's most frequent opponent is Serena Williams, with a head-to-head record of 3–10 across 13 meetings.

Simona Halep

ROU Age 34 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 2010–2025

Peak ranking

1 (Oct 9, 2017)

Elo peak

2112 (96.4%ile)

Career record

446–197 (69.4%)

Career titles

Prize money

$40,236,618

News: July 13, 2019: The day Simona Halep dealt Serena Williams her heaviest Grand Slam final loss (Tennis Majors, 9d ago) Halep celebrates her career with fans in Cluj-Napoca, Svitolina among special guests (Women's Tennis Blog, 36d ago)

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Feb 4, 2025	Cluj-Napoca	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Lucia Bronzetti #66	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 31, 2024*	Hong Kong	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Yue Yuan #45	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Mar 21, 2024*	Miami	WTA 1000	R128	Hard	Paula Badosa #80	6-1 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 2022*	US Open	Grand Slam	R128	Hard	Daria Snigur #124	2-6 6-0 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Aug 18, 2022*	Cincinnati	WTA 1000	R32	Hard	Veronika Kudermetova #20	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Serena Williams	3	10	13	Feb 18, 2021	H2H
Carla Suárez Navarro	7	6	13	Jun 6, 2017	H2H
Agnieszka Radwanska	5	6	11	Mar 22, 2018	H2H
Elina Svitolina	4	6	10	Sep 7, 2021	H2H
Angelique Kerber	5	5	10	May 13, 2021	H2H

Titles (24)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2013	21	6	—	—	2	3	1	's Hertogenbosch , Budapest , Nuremberg , Moscow , New Haven , Tournament of Champions
2014	22	2	—	1	—	1	—	Bucharest , Doha
2015	23	3	—	2	—	1	—	Shenzhen , Dubai , Indian Wells
2016	24	3	—	2	—	1	—	Bucharest , Madrid , Montreal
2017	25	1	—	1	—	—	—	Madrid
2018	26	3	1	1	—	1	—	Shenzhen , Montreal , Roland Garros
2019	27	1	1	—	—	—	—	Wimbledon
2020	28	3	—	2	—	1	—	Prague , Dubai , Rome
2022	30	2	—	1	—	1	—	Melbourne 250 #1 , Montreal
Total		24	2	10	2	9	1

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2010	18	7	9	16	43.8%	185	84
2011	19	16	22	38	42.1%	84	47
2012	20	23	23	46	50.0%	47	47
2013	21	50	17	67	74.6%	47	11
2014	22	46	18	64	71.9%	11	3
2015	23	49	16	65	75.4%	3	2
2016	24	41	14	55	74.6%	2	4
2017	25	44	18	62	71.0%	4	1
2018	26	45	12	57	79.0%	1	1
2019	27	39	16	55	70.9%	1	4
2020	28	23	3	26	88.5%	3	2
2021	29	24	13	37	64.9%	2	20
2022	30	39	13	52	75.0%	20	10
2024	32	0	2	2	0.0%	1,143	873
2025	33	0	1	1	0.0%	873	873
Career		446	197	643	69.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2010	18	0	3	3	0.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	9	16	43.8%
2011	19	10	12	22	45.5%	5	8	13	38.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	16	22	38	42.1%
2012	20	14	14	28	50.0%	9	6	15	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	23	23	46	50.0%
2013	21	28	10	38	73.7%	16	5	21	76.2%	6	1	7	85.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	50	17	67	74.6%
2014	22	23	11	34	67.6%	17	4	21	81.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	46	18	64	71.9%
2015	23	41	10	51	80.4%	6	4	10	60.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	49	16	65	75.4%
2016	24	23	10	33	69.7%	14	3	17	82.4%	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—	—	—	41	14	55	74.5%
2017	25	20	13	33	60.6%	18	3	21	85.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	—	—	—	—	44	18	62	71.0%
2018	26	28	8	36	77.8%	15	3	18	83.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	45	12	57	78.9%
2019	27	21	12	33	63.6%	9	3	12	75.0%	9	1	10	90.0%	—	—	—	—	39	16	55	70.9%
2020	28	10	2	12	83.3%	13	1	14	92.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	3	26	88.5%
2021	29	20	10	30	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	13	37	64.9%
2022	30	23	7	30	76.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	11	3	14	78.6%	—	—	—	—	39	13	52	75.0%
2024	32	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2025	33	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	261	125	386	67.6%	138	52	190	72.6%	47	17	64	73.4%	0	3	3	0.0%	446	197	643	69.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2010	18	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	2	1	3	66.7%	7	9	16	43.8%
2011	19	1	1	2	50.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	15	21	36	41.7%
2012	20	0	8	8	0.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	11	4	15	73.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	22	23	45	48.9%
2013	21	4	5	9	44.4%	17	6	23	73.9%	19	5	24	79.2%	9	1	10	90.0%	49	17	66	74.2%
2014	22	8	7	15	53.3%	13	6	19	68.4%	15	4	19	78.9%	9	1	10	90.0%	45	18	63	71.4%
2015	23	4	6	10	40.0%	16	4	20	80.0%	21	5	26	80.8%	8	1	9	88.9%	49	16	65	75.4%
2016	24	5	6	11	45.5%	8	4	12	66.7%	22	2	24	91.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	41	14	55	74.5%
2017	25	5	6	11	45.5%	15	4	19	78.9%	15	6	21	71.4%	9	2	11	81.8%	44	18	62	71.0%
2018	26	6	4	10	60.0%	12	2	14	85.7%	21	5	26	80.8%	6	1	7	85.7%	45	12	57	78.9%
2019	27	5	5	10	50.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	22	7	29	75.9%	5	1	6	83.3%	39	16	55	70.9%
2020	28	1	0	1	100.0%	8	1	9	88.9%	11	2	13	84.6%	3	0	3	100.0%	23	3	26	88.5%
2021	29	0	3	3	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	17	4	21	81.0%	4	0	4	100.0%	24	13	37	64.9%
2022	30	4	3	7	57.1%	8	3	11	72.7%	18	6	24	75.0%	9	1	10	90.0%	39	13	52	75.0%
2024	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2025	33	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		43	56	99	43.4%	117	57	174	67.2%	205	66	271	75.6%	77	17	94	81.9%	442	196	638	69.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 638/643 (99.2%) of Simona Halep's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
2010	18	1552	62	31	73	—	51.5%	+0.32	66	22	0	2	2	50
2011	19	1592	72	61	53	50	42.9%	-0.63	62	9	40	4	5	44
2012	20	1700	86	80	80	—	47.4%	-0.41	91	17	67	3	5	38
2013	21	2004	99	97	93	74	68.5%	+1.67	90	35	80	4	8	33
2014	22	1970	98	97	98	87	71.0%	+1.94	93	53	67	5	7	42
2015	23	1929	98	99	97	83	69.9%	+1.56	95	67	71	2	5	29
2016	24	1997	99	99	100	93	69.5%	+1.69	99	53	67	3	6	33
2017	25	1974	99	99	100	94	67.1%	+1.28	100	67	62	8	5	62
2018	26	2005	100	99	100	94	71.9%	+1.74	99	67	79	4	4	50
2019	27	1939	99	98	100	98	67.7%	+1.52	99	50	62	8	4	67
2020	28	2057	99	98	100	—	78.6%	+1.95	97	83	100	5	1	83
2021	29	1949	98	97	100	—	67.6%	+1.52	97	46	75	4	0	100
2022	30	1987	99	99	100	99	75.5%	+2.04	96	53	58	1	3	25
2024	32	1913	98	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.50	78	0	—	0	0	—
2025	33	1887	97	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	78	0	—	0	0	—
Career		1890	93	94	92	88	66.3%	+1.10	91	44	67	53	55	49

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
2010	18	—	R128	—	R128
2011	19	R32	R64	R64	R64
2012	20	R128	R128	R128	R64
2013	21	R128	R128	R64	R16
2014	22	QF	F	SF	R32
2015	23	QF	R64	R128	SF
2016	24	R128	R16	QF	QF
2017	25	R128	F	QF	R128
2018	26	F	W	R32	R128
2019	27	R16	QF	W	R64
2020	28	SF	R16	—	—
2021	29	QF	—	—	R16
2022	30	R16	R64	SF	R128

WTA 1000

Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ROM	TKY	MON	TOR	WUH
2011	19	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R64	—	—	—	R32	—
2012	20	R64	R64	R16	—	R32	R64	R32	R64	R32	R32	—	—
2013	21	R64	QF	R32	—	R64	R64	R32	SF	R16	—	—	—
2014	22	QF	QF	W	—	SF	F	—	R16	—	—	—	R32
2015	23	R64	F	—	W	W	R64	SF	SF	—	F	—	R16
2016	24	R32	SF	R32	R16	QF	W	QF	R32	—	W	—	SF
2017	25	F	F	—	—	R32	W	QF	F	—	SF	—	R32
2018	26	R64	F	SF	—	SF	QF	R32	F	—	W	—	R32
2019	27	R32	R16	F	QF	R16	F	SF	R32	—	QF	—	R16
2020	28	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—
2021	29	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—
2022	30	—	R32	R64	SF	SF	QF	—	R32	—	W	—	—
2024	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DUB	EAS	MEL	PAR	SDG	SPB	STU	WAS	BAD	BIR	BRU	LIN	MON	MOS	NEW	STA	STR	SYD
2011	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—
2012	20	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—
2013	21	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—
2014	22	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32
2015	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	25	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	27	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	28	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	29	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—
2022	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ACO	AUC	BAD	BAR	BUC	DAL	EST	HER	HKG	MEL	MRK	SEL	BAD	BIR	BOG	BUD	CLU	COP	FES	GUA	HOB	LUX	MAR	NUR	PAL	PRA	SHE	TRA
2010	18	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—
2011	19	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	20	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	21	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	W	—	—	—	—
2014	22	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—
2016	24	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—
2018	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—
2020	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—
2021	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F
2022	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	TOU	WTA
2013	21	W	—
2014	22	—	F
2015	23	—	RR
2016	24	—	RR
2017	25	—	RR
2019	27	—	RR

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Oct 9, 2017

First top 100

Jul 12, 2010

First top 50

Sep 12, 2011

First top 20

Aug 26, 2013

First top 10

Jan 27, 2014

Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2007	15	—	—	—	—	724	729	735	737	732	—	—	—
2008	16	—	—	686	574	500	493	353	349	353	349	336	343
2009	17	342	305	317	317	264	242	268	268	229	213	187	185
2010	18	186	192	169	144	114	113	95	96	102	81	83	84
2011	19	63	63	66	52	67	58	55	53	40	52	53	47
2012	20	60	50	50	47	37	42	48	53	49	47	47	47
2013	21	48	53	57	65	57	32	23	19	17	14	11	11
2014	22	10	7	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
2015	23	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
2016	24	2	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
2017	25	4	4	5	5	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
2018	26	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2019	27	3	2	3	3	3	7	4	4	5	5	4	4
2020	28	3	2	2	2	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2
2021	29	2	3	3	3	3	3	10	13	15	18	20	20
2022	30	23	27	19	21	19	18	16	7	9	10	10	10
2023	31	15	19	25	26	35	50	56	1138	1138	—	—	—
2024	32	—	—	—	1150	1136	1128	1125	1135	1130	883	876	873
2025	33	873	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Sorana Cirstea	ROU	17	2,024	0	4	716	373	343	52.1%	2006-2026	Match log
Irina-Camelia Begu	ROU	22	1,886	0	6	483	249	234	51.6%	2009-2026	Match log
Mihaela Buzarnescu	ROU	20	1,872	0	1	121	58	63	47.9%	2017-2025	Match log
Serena Williams	USA	1	2,405	23	71	995	825	170	82.9%	1997-2026	Match log
Venus Williams	USA	1	2,362	7	47	1,056	768	288	72.7%	1994-2026	Match log
Caroline Wozniacki	DEN	1	2,153	1	29	874	605	269	69.2%	2005-2024	Match log
Maria Sharapova	RUS	1	2,238	5	36	770	596	174	77.4%	2002-2020	Match log
Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS	2	2,097	2	18	899	580	319	64.5%	2001-2021	Match log
Victoria Azarenka	BLR	1	2,203	2	21	841	575	266	68.4%	2005-2025	Match log
Jelena Jankovic	SRB	1	2,132	0	15	879	547	332	62.2%	2001-2017	Match log
Agnieszka Radwanska	POL	2	2,081	0	20	743	506	237	68.1%	2006-2018	Match log
Petra Kvitova	CZE	2	2,073	2	31	759	501	258	66.0%	2007-2025	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Simona Halep?: Simona Halep is 34 years old, born on September 27, 1991.
Which country is Simona Halep from?: Simona Halep is from Romania.
How tall is Simona Halep?: Simona Halep is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Simona Halep use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Simona Halep uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Simona Halep left-handed or right-handed?: Simona Halep plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Simona Halep won?: Simona Halep has won 2 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 2019.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Simona Halep won?: Simona Halep has won 10 WTA 1000 titles. The most recent was Montreal in 2022.
How many WTA titles has Simona Halep won?: Simona Halep has won 24 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Melbourne 250 #1 in 2022.
What is Simona Halep's highest WTA ranking?: Simona Halep's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on October 9, 2017.
What is Simona Halep's career win-loss record?: Simona Halep has a career WTA singles record of 446 wins and 197 losses (69.4%).
How much career prize money has Simona Halep earned?: Simona Halep has earned at least $40,236,618 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Simona Halep play professional tennis?: Simona Halep turned professional in 2010 and was active through 2025.
What is Simona Halep's best surface?: Simona Halep's best surface is grass court with a 73.4% win rate (47W-17L).
Who is Simona Halep's biggest rival?: Simona Halep's most frequent opponent is Serena Williams, with a head-to-head record of 3–10 across 13 meetings.