Halep was banned by the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA) following two separate doping infractions.
She examined constructive for roxadustat after the US Open in 2022, whereas irregularities have been additionally present in her organic passport in a separate anti-doping breach that 12 months.
Halep, who could be unable to play skilled tennis till 6 October 2026 if the ban is upheld, insists she is harmless and has claimed consultants discovered she had by chance taken a contaminated complement.
Nonetheless, the ITIA mentioned that whereas the tribunal accepted Halep’s argument she had taken a contaminated complement, they determined that might not have resulted within the focus of roxadustat present in her urine pattern.
Roxadustat is an anti-anaemia drug which stimulates the manufacturing of crimson blood cells within the physique.
Halep, who gained the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon the next 12 months, was ranked primary on the planet in 2017 and 2018 and has earned £32.2m in prize cash.