SME News UK. Former British Doubles No. 1 to Miss Competitive Tennis Until 2028London, July 16, 2025 \u2014 British tennis player Tara Moore has been handed a four-year ban from the sport after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) won an appeal against a previous tribunal ruling that had cleared her of a doping offence.Moore, 32, tested positive for the banned substances nandrolone and boldenone during a tournament in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, in April 2022. At the time, she was ranked as Britain\u2019s top women\u2019s doubles player.An independent tribunal initially ruled in December 2023 that the positive test was likely caused by the consumption of contaminated meat. This verdict allowed Moore to return to professional tennis in April 2024, where she resumed competing on the ITF World Tour and featured in the main draws of the 2024 Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open.However, the ITIA appealed the tribunal\u2019s decision, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now ruled in its favour. In a statement, CAS said:> \u201cAfter reviewing the scientific and legal evidence, the majority of the CAS panel considered that the player did not succeed in proving that the concentration of nandrolone in her sample was consistent with the ingestion of contaminated meat.\u201d> \u201cThe panel concluded that Ms Moore failed to establish that the Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) was not intentional. The appeal by the ITIA is therefore upheld and the decision rendered by the Independent Tribunal is set aside.\u201dAlthough the ban takes effect immediately, Moore has already served 19 months of provisional suspension, meaning she will be eligible to return to the sport at the start of the 2028 season.ITIA: High Standards for AppealsKaren Moorhouse, Chief Executive of the ITIA, commented on the ruling:> \u201cEvery case is considered according to its individual facts and circumstances. Our bar for appealing a first-instance decision is high, and not taken lightly. In this case, independent scientific advice indicated that the player did not adequately explain the high level of nandrolone in the sample. Today\u2019s ruling confirms that position.\u201dCareer HighlightsTara Moore has had a distinguished career in both singles and doubles competition. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 145 and climbed to No. 77 in the doubles rankings. Moore has secured nine ITF singles titles and 18 doubles titles, including a recent win in April 2025 at the Palmetto Pro Open in the United States alongside partner Abigail Rencheli.With her ban now officially reinstated, Moore\u2019s professional future remains uncertain. She will not be eligible to return to competitive tennis until 2028 \u2014 a gap that could potentially mark the end of her playing career.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SME News UK. Former British Doubles No. 1 to Miss Competitive Tennis Until 2028London, July 16, 2025 \u2014 British tennis player Tara Moore has been handed a four-year ban from the sport after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) won an appeal against a previous tribunal ruling that had cleared her of a doping offence.Moore,…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"\n