Marketa Vondrousova Receives Four-Year Tennis Ban for Missed Doping Test

The International Tennis Integrity Agency banned Marketa Vondrousova from tennis for four years on June 23, 2026. The sanction stems from her refusal to open the door to an anti-doping officer in December 2025. An independent tribunal ruled that Vondrousova's evidence offered no compelling justification for declining the test.

The 26-year-old Czech player, currently ranked world No. 122, is barred during the suspension from competing in, coaching at, or attending any events organized or sanctioned by the ITF, WTA, ATP, Grand Slams, or national associations. Vondrousova stated on Instagram that she has never doped and has never recorded a positive test.

She added that she underwent another test three days after the December incident and received a negative result, consistent with all prior controls. Her lawyer, Jan Exner, told AFP that the team would consider an appeal. Vladislav Savrda, manager of her Prague club, described the ruling to CTK as nonsensical and scandalous, noting that the ITIA had imposed shorter bans on players Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek after positive tests.

Vondrousova won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 2023 as an unseeded player. She also reached the French Open final in 2019, earned a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and attained a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 6.

She has secured two additional WTA Tour singles titles. She played only two matches on the WTA Tour in 2026, withdrawing from the Adelaide International in January due to a shoulder injury.