- Charge made over ‘irregularities’ in athlete biological passport
- Halep was provisionally suspended last October
Simona Halep, the former world No 1, has been charged with a second breach of doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Friday.
The additional charge relates to irregularities in Halep’s athlete biological passport (ABP), based on an assessment of her profile by an independent ABP expert panel. The 31-year-old former Wimbledon and French Open champion has already been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for the banned blood-booster roxadustat at the US Open last year.