Halep a început să practice tenisul la vârsta de 4 ani, în oraşul ei natal, Constanţa, sub îndrumarea antrenorului Ioan Stan şi cu un puternic sprijin familial.
La 14 ani, ea s-a hotărât să urmeze o carieră profesionistă, debutând astfel în circuitul ITF.
În numai doi ani, Simona Halep a ajuns printre cele mai bune junioare din lume şi s-a impus la Roland Garros, în 2008, pe tabloul rezervat tinerelor jucătoare.
„Când Simona avea zece ani, le-am spus apropiaţilor că visul meu e ca Simona să ajungă la Roland Garros. Am avut o încredere incredibilă de la care nu m-am abătut. Au fost momente foarte grele, am investit totul. Toţi apropiaţii îmi spuneau că sunt nebun. Tot de atunci am mers cu ea la turnee în străinătate. La 16 ani, visul mi s-a împlinit când a câştigat Roland Garros la juniori”, îşi amintea, în urmă cu ceva timp, Stere Halep, tatăl Simonei, potrivit Mediafax.
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