Players to Face Stricter Anti-Doping Whereabouts Rules From 2027
The new rules shift most players to an expanded testing pool and keep sample requests mandatory, with refusal carrying up to a four-year ban.
- On Wednesday, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced that tennis players will lose their longstanding doping exemption during tournaments starting in January 2027.
- Changes to the World Anti-Doping Code ended the exemption previously granted to tennis because of the sport's unpredictable scheduling; players in the Registered Testing Pool must now provide a daily 60-minute testing window.
- The ITIA will reduce the size of its RTP, moving around 80% of players to an expanded testing pool where the daily 60-minute requirement will not apply. Those remaining in the reduced RTP face the stricter requirement.
- Players will be informed of their pool assignments in November, though individual classifications will not be made public; all players must provide samples when requested, with refusal carrying a potential ban of up to four years.
- The updated code provides greater protection for players establishing that positive tests resulted from contamination, including through medication or food, while offering greater flexibility in sanctions for recreational drug cases unrelated to sporting performance.
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Players to face stricter anti-doping whereabouts rules from 2027
Stricter rules on the whereabouts of tennis players and doping tests will be introduced from 2027, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). Players will have to specify a 60-minute window each day during a tournament in which they can be checked. The change affects the current exception for the competition period. Currently, players from the international registered pool are not required to indicate such a time interval for…
The tennis players will lose, starting from January 2027, a long-term derogation from the strict requirements on location for the purpose of combating doping during tournaments, announced the International Agency for the Integrity of Tennis (ITIA), which will operate, however, some changes come in support of athletes. ...
Tennis players will lose a long-standing exemption from strict anti-doping rules on whereabouts reporting during tournaments from January, the Tennis Integrity Unit (ITIA) said in response to changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code effective from 2027. The changes require athletes in the so-called Registered Testing Pool (RTP) to report a daily 60-minute window for doping control purposes during competition.
Tennis players will lose a long-standing exemption from strict anti-doping rules regarding whereabouts reporting during tournaments from January, the Integrity Tennis Authority (ITIA) said on its website today, responding to changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code effective from 2027.
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