What notable players have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs?
Tennis has had numerous positive tests over the years; for a full list, visit the ITF’s anti-doping decisions page. Czech player Petr Korda, the 1998 Australian Open champion, tested positive for the steroid nandrolone at Wimbledon in 1998 and after a long court battle, was suspended for one year (at which point he had already retired from the sport). Then there was the case of Sesil Karatantcheva, a Bulgarian teenager who was suspended for two years after testing positive for nandrolone. Other players who received suspensions after positive tests include Mariano Puerta (the 2005 French Open finalist) and Guillermo Canas. More recent suspensions have involved recreational drugs, which are also banned under the WADA code: Gasquet and Martina Hingis for cocaine. One tennis player, David Sebok, was the rare athlete who admitted to doping when he tested positive for four banned substances in 2004. He was suspended for two years.
