Simona Halep
05/11/2014 – Simona Halep – 2014 Tennis – Mutua Madrid Open – Maria Sharapova vs. Simona Halep – May 11, 2014 – La Caja Magica – Madrid, Spain – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Constanța, Romania
Date of Birth: 27 September, 1991
Ethnicity: Aromanian
Simona Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA, Women’s Tennis Association.
Simona is the daughter of Stere and Tania Halep. Her family is Aromanian. Simona is able to speak Aromanian. Aromanians are Vlach, a Romance group closely related to Romanians.
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So, given that Aromanians are such a small group, it would probably be helpful to give them a short description. They are Vlachs, or a Romance group of people throught the Balkans closely related to Romanians. The two languages are very similar the main difference being that Aromanian is more influenced by Greek and Romanian by Slavic languages.