The former world number one in women’s tennis, Simona Halep, 34, officially retired from professional sports activity on Saturday, June 13, during a gala event organized at BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, as part of the 7th edition of the Sports Festival. The event, marked by highly emotional moments, brought together great legends of Romanian sport, including Nadia Comăneci, Gheorghe Hagi, Ilie Năstase, and Virginia Ruzici, as well as international tennis personalities such as Halep's former coaches, Darren Cahill and Daniel Dobre, umpire Kader Nouni, and top players Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils.  During the gala, images from the family life and career of the former world number one were shown for the first time, accompanied by the song “The Winner Takes It All”  by ABBA, performed live by Loredana Groza, who also opened the show. Nouni also offered Halep a collage of her winning trophies from the part of the Women’s Tennis Association. Similarly, the vice-president of the Romanian Tennis Federation, Daniel Dobre, presented the athlete with a special trophy from the national governing body. During the retirement event, the public could admire all the trophies Simona Halep won throughout her career.