Terre battue triumphs: Simona Halep’s 9 clay titles
Simona Halep will be going for her 10th career title on clay when she hits the court in Paris for the 2020 French Open - relive all of the Romanian’s terre battue triumphs right here.
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Simona Halep made her name known in 2013, when she won her first career title on clay in Nürnberg.
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It was the first of six trophies Halep lifted during her breakthrough 2013 year, including a victory in Budapest.
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Hometown hero: Halep won the first BRD Bucharest Open in 2014, dropping only a single set all week and defeating Roberta Vinci in the final.
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Halep won her second Premier Mandatory title at the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open - her biggest clay title so far.
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She recorded a rare 6-0, 6-0 victory in the 2016 Bucharest final against Anastasija Sevastova to delight Romanian fans with another hometown win.
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In 2017, Halep became the first woman to successfully defend her Madrid title since Serena Williams, cementing her status as a clay court contender.
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It was but a precursor for the biggest clay title of all: in 2018, Halep was crowned Grand Slam champion for the first time in her third Roland Garros final appearance.
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In a 2020 season that was anything but routine, one constant remained: Simona Halep lifting trophies. She claimed her first title of the WTA’s restart at the Prague Open.
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Halep then captured her first Rome title, the ninth clay title of her career - and is heading into 2020 Roland Garros as the top seed on the back of a 14-match winning streak.
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