Tennis is a racquet sport played by two players or pairs on a rectangular court divided by a net. The objective is to hit the ball with the racquet so that it rebounds in the opponent's field without them being able to return it. Simona Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player currently ranked 6th in the world by the WTA. She won the junior Roland Garros in 2008 and reached her first Roland Garros final in 2014, losing to Maria Sharapova. Halep started playing tennis at age four, inspired by her older brother, and is described as an aggressive baseline player with powerful groundstrokes and great talent.