Doping Cases

Below is the definitive list of anti-doping cases and incidents in professional tennis.

Test-Based Violations
PlayerSample DateEventSubstance
Mats WilanderJun-1995Roland GarrosCocaine
Karel NovachekJun-1995Roland GarrosCocaine
Ignacio TruyolJul-1996ATP Challenger OstendeSteroids and stimulants
Samantha ReeveDec-1997Out-of-competitionNandrolone
Petr KordaJul-1998WimbledonNandrolone
Juan Ignacio ChelaAug-2000ATP CincannatiMethyltestosterone
Guillermo CoriaApr-2001ATP BarcelonaNandrolone
Lourdes Dominguez LinoMar-2002WTA AcapulcoCocaine
Martin RodriguezOct-2002ATP BaselExceeded caffeine limit
Mariano Puerta Feb-2003ATP Vina del MarClenbuterol
Graydon OliverMar-2003ATP MiamiHydrochlorothiazide
Pedro BragaSep-2003ATP Costa do SuipeStanozolol
Travis MoffatFeb-2004ATP SydneyCannabis
David SebokFeb-2004ATP MilanStanozolol, clenbuterol, nandrolone and ephedrine
Nicolas CoutelotFeb-2004ATP Vina del MarTetrahydrocannabinol
(THC)
Diego HipperdingerFeb-2004ATP Vina del MarCocaine
Stefan KoubekMay-2004Roland GarrosGlucocorticosteroid
Jamie BurdekinJul-2004British Open WheelchairCocaine
Simon LaroseSep-2004ATP Bucharest Cannabis
Luis Feo BernabéOct-2004ATP Challenger SevillaGlucocorticosteroid
Juan VilocaOct-2004ATP Challenger BarcelonaGlucocorticosteroid
Dimitry VlasovOct-2004ATP MoscowPemoline
Melle Van GemerdenDec-2004ATP Challenger MauritiusTetrahydrocannabinol
(THC)
Alex Bogomolov JrJan-2005Australian OpenSalbutamol
Guillermo CanasFeb-2005ATP AcapulcoHydrochlorothiazide
Todd PerryApr-2005ATP CasablancaSalbutamol
Sesil KaratantchevaMay-2005Roland GarrosNandrolone
Mariano HoodMay-2005Roland GarrosFinasteride
Miguel Gallardo VallesJun-2005ATP LondonCannabis
Mariano Puerta Jun-2005Roland GarrosEtilefrine
Sesil KaratantchevaJul-2005Out-of-competitionNandrolone
Ryan NewportJul-2005ATP Challenger VancouverCannabis
Holger FischerSep-2005Satellite Circuit MontreuxCannabis
Karol BeckSep-2005Davis CupClenbuterol
Ilanit FridmanOct-2005Wheelchair ChampionshipsTerbutaline
David BuckOct-2005Wheelchair ChampionshipsCannabis
Mark NielsenJan-2006Australian OpenFinasteride
Antony DupuisMay-2006ATP Challenger TunisSalbutamol
Meliha KaricJul-2006British Open WheelchairModafinil
Guillaume LegatJun-2007League MatchCannabis
Franz StauderJun-2007ATP HalleCannabis
Marcelo MeloJun-2007ATP LondonIsometheptene 
Laura Pous TioJun-2007WimbledonHydrochlorothiazide and amiloride
Steve Sanford (Coach)Jun-2007Carayou de Tennis OpenCannabis
Martina HingisJun-2007WimbledonCocaine
Kyu Tae ImJul-2007ATP Challenger AptosEphedrine
John Paul FrutteroJul-2007ATP Challenger AptosModafinil
Nicola GambiJul-2007Campionati Italiani MaschiliCocaine
Maximilian AbelSep-2007ATP MoselleCocaine
Marcel FelderNov-2007ATP Challenger PueblaCannabis
Filippo VolandriMar-2008ATP Tour Event Indian WellsSalbutamol
Charles IrieApr-2008Davis CupNikethamide
Courtney NagleJul-2008Nordic LightCanrenone
Richard GasquetMar-2009ATP Tour Event MiamiCocaine
Ivo MinarJul-2009Davis CupMethylhexanamine
Kristof MichilsJul-2009Invacare World Team CupCannabis
Andrei PlotniyNov-2009ChallengerCarphedon
Kristina AntoniychukFeb-2010Abierto Mexicano TELCELFurosemide
Mohammed MohazebniaMay-2010Davis CupClenbuterol
Dejan KaticJun-2010Mozzart Futures TournamentEphedrine
Robert KendrickMay-2011Roland GarrosMethylhexaneamine
Kaitlyn VerfuerthJul-2011British Open WheelchairStimulant
Jaime CarmonaSep-2011XLIX Copa Sevilla ChallengerTerbutaline
Gianluca MagerSep-2011Genova ChallengerTetrahydrocannabinol
Dimitar KutrovskyFeb-2012SAP OpenMethylhexaneamine
Anthony CarterMay-2012Wheelchair ChampionshipsCannabis
Filippo Calorosi Sep-2012Torneo Nazionale Open Tetrahydrocannabinol
Fernando RomboliJul-2012Bogota ChallengerFurosemide and Hydrochlorothiazide
Barbora Zahlavova StrýcováOct-2012Luxembourg OpenSibutramine
Faisal AldossriMay-2013Saudi Arabian Tennis ChampionshipsAmphetamine
Marin CilicMay-2013BMW Open, MunichNikethamide
Nuria Llagostera VivesJul-2013Bank of the West ClassicMethamphetamine




Other Violations
PlayerDateViolation
Alejandro Vargas-AboyApr-2005Out-of-competition: Refused to provide sample
Sebastien RodriguesJun-2007Tournament: Refused/failed to provide sample
Andrei Plotniy2010Breached existing suspension
Wayne OdesnikJan-2010Possession of a Prohibited Substance (HGH)
Viktor TroickiApr-2013Monte Carlo: Refused/failed to provide sample
Exonerations
PlayerSample DateEventSubstanceReason
Andre Agassi1997UnknownMethamphetamineLied to ATP
Mirjana LucicMay-2002Roland GarrosBupropion Medical Exemption
Unknown MaleMay-2002Roland GarrosLidocaineMedical Exemption
Bohdan UlihrachOct-2002ATP MoscowNandroloneContaminated  
supplement theory,
later disproved.
Greg RusedskiJul-2003ATP IndianapolisNandrolone
6 Unknown Males2002-2003UnknownNandrolone
Svetlana KuznetsovaDec-2004Charleroi ExhibitionEphedrineUnder WTA rules
ephedrine
was allowed out
of competition
Tamira Paszek2009Medical TreatmentBlood Reinjection"Lack of wrongdoing"
2009
Whereabouts
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2009
Whereabouts
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Other
PlayerSample DateEventIncidentResult
Younes El AynaouiDec-2005Italian team championshipsCannabisUnknown.
Serena WilliamsOct-2011Out-of-competition testNo sample collected
No sanction.
Reasons unknown.