Snapshot of Wimbledon champion Simon Halep

CAREER SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY CROWNED WIMBLEDON WOMEN’S CHAMPION SIMONA HALEP

Age: 27

Born: Constanta, Romania

Lives: Constanta, Romania

Height: 168cm

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Ranking: 7 (will rise to No.4 on Monday)

Career prize money: $US30,187,343

2019 win-loss record: 36-10

Career titles: 19

Career win-loss record: 486-207

Grand slam titles: 2 (French Open 2018; Wimbledon 2019)

Grand slam win-loss record: 88-35

Wimbledon win-loss record: 24-8

Best Wimbledon result: champion 2019

Road to title:

1st rd: bt Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 6-4 7-5

2nd rd: bt Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROM) 6-3 4-6 6-2

3rd rd: bt Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6-3 6-1

4th rd: bt Coco Gauff (USA) 6-3 6-3

QF: bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1

SF: bt 8-Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-1 6-3

F: bt 11-Serena Williams (USA) 6-2 6-2

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