Former world number one Simona Halep has been given a four-year suspension from tennis for two doping offences, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old Romanian has been provisionally suspended since October last year after testing positive for the blood-boosting substance Roxadustat at the 2022 US Open.
And in May the two-time Grand Slam singles champion was charged with a second anti-doping breach relating to irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP).
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Both charges have been upheld by an independent tribunal.
Halep, who has been provisionally suspended since October 2022, will not be able to play professional tennis again until 6 October 2026.
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