Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has insisted that she “never doped” after an anti-doping watchdog banned her from tennis for four years.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) blames the 26-year-old Czech for failing to open the door to an anti-doping officer in December 2025.
The 2023 Wimbledon winner claimed in April she was scared when the officer rang the bell “without properly identifying themselves or following protocol”.
“I have never doped. I have never had a positive test,” she revealed on her Instagram page.
“Throughout my entire career, I have undergone countless anti-doping controls and have always stepped onto the court with a clear conscience.
“Just three days after the incident that ultimately changed my life, I was tested again. The result was negative, just like every test before it.”
In a reaction, her lawyer Jan Exner said they would consider an appeal but refused to elaborate.
An independent tribunal dealing with Vondrousova’s case ruled the evidence offered “no compelling justification” for the world number 122 to refuse the test.
Besides the Wimbledon crown and another three WTA Tour singles titles, Vondrousova also reached the French Open final in 2019 and earned a silver medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
She reached a career high sixth place in the WTA rankings in 2023.
Vondrousova has played just two matches on the WTA Tour this year, withdrawing from the Adelaide International in January due to a shoulder injury.
