Doping

Facundo Bagnis Accepts 12-Month Anti-Doping Suspension

LONDON, July 13, 2026 (ITIA Media Release) Argentinian tennis player Facundo Bagnis has accepted a 12-month suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules. 36-year-old Bagnis, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 55 in November 2016, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a […]

Iga Swiatek Accepts One-Month Suspension Under Tennis Anti-Doping Programme

LONDON, November 28, 2024 (ITIA Press Release) The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that Iga Swiatek, a 23-year-old tennis player from Poland, has accepted a one-month suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, after testing positive for the prohibited […]

WADA Files Appeal In Jannik Sinner Doping Case

STARNBERG, September 28, 2024 (via WADA Press Release) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that on Thursday, 26 September, it filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner. […]

Provisional Suspension Imposed On Robert Farah

ITF Press Release, January 21, 2020 Robert Farah has been provisionally suspended under Article 8.3.1(c) of the 2019 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the “Programme”), pending determination of the charge against him at a full hearing pursuant to Article 8 of the […]

20 Years Of Failed Drug Tests In Tennis – Some Famous Cases

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2016 Maria Scharapova is not the first tennis player, who is facing a ban from tennis due to a failed drug test. In the following an overwiew of fomer incidents with top-players involved. 1995: Mats Wilander […]