Tara Moore Gets Four-Year Doping Ban After CAS Overturns Clearance
British tennis player Tara Moore has been handed a four-year ban after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned her earlier exoneration in a doping case, following an appeal by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
Moore, 32, tested positive for banned anabolic steroids—nandrolone and boldenone—during a tournament in 2022. Though she initially convinced an independent tribunal that the substances had likely entered her system via contaminated meat, CAS disagreed, ruling that her explanation lacked sufficient scientific backing.
“The player did not succeed in proving that the concentration of nandrolone in her sample was consistent with the ingestion of contaminated meat,” CAS said in its verdict.
The panel concluded that Moore failed to establish the violation was unintentional. As a result, the ITIA’s appeal was upheld and her initial clearance was reversed.
Moore’s ban is effective from July 15, 2025, but will be reduced by the time already served during her provisional suspension since June 2022. A cross-appeal filed by Moore, seeking to prove “no fault or negligence,” was declared inadmissible.
Karen Moorhouse, CEO of the ITIA, said:
“This decision was not taken lightly. Based on independent scientific advice, we maintained that the explanation did not justify the high nandrolone levels. CAS’s decision affirms that view.”
Moore, once ranked in the world’s top 100 in doubles, has not yet responded to the ruling. Her suspension marks a major setback in what had already been a career sidelined by controversy and a long legal fight.
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