16 yr old female tennis player tests positive for nandrolone

Nick500 · 14-01-2006, 03:06 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060111/...BHNlYwN5bmNhdA

Sesil Karatantcheva played her first professional tennis tournament when she was 14 years old. At 16, the
French Open quarterfinalist was hit with a two-year doping ban.
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The Bulgarian, who beat Venus Williams in the third round at the French, was punished after twice testing positive for the steroid nandrolone, the International Tennis Federation said Wednesday.

She failed one drug test after losing at Roland Garros on May 31, then failed an out-of-competition test in Tokyo on July 5, the ITF added.

Both tests were treated as a first offense by an ITF tribunal that met Dec. 14-15 in London. The ban took effect Jan. 1, and the ITF said she has three weeks to appeal.

Karatantcheva, who is in Bulgaria, did not comment. She and her father, also her coach, were expected to speak at a news conference Thursday. The Bulgarian Tennis Federation also declined comment.

Karatantcheva lost to Russia's Elena Likhovtseva in the quarters at Paris. She was the seventh-youngest French Open quarterfinalist in the Open era. Her results at Roland Garros will be nullified and she will forfeit prize money and ranking points won since that tournament. Karatantcheva earned $137,676 at the French Open and $128,897 since.

The ITF said its tribunal "rejected the player's defenses but determined that the two offenses would be treated as one single first offense for sanctioning purposes."

Karatantcheva is the first female player to test positive for a banned substance since Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino, who was banned for three months after testing positive for cocaine in 2002.

In December, Argentina's Mariano Puerta was barred for eight years for his second doping offense, in effect ending his career. He was the first tennis player to receive a ban of more than two years.

Karatantcheva, ranked 41st, has never won a WTA Tour title, but her showing at the French Open made her a player to watch. She lost in the second round at
Wimbledon and the
U.S. Open.

Before a third-round match against Maria Sharapova in Indian Wells, Calif., in 2004, the then 14-year-old Karatantcheva vulgarly pledged to beat the Russian because of a perceived slight during training. Sharapova won that match and also defeated her at Wimbledon last year.

Karatantcheva spends six months training in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the other half of the year in Sarasota, Fla., at Nick Bolletieri's Tennis Academy.

Her parents are champion Bulgarian athletes her father in rowing, her mother in volleyball.

Comando Tom · 14-01-2006, 04:38 PM

Why would you need to take roids for tennis? Puzzles me.

Stu21Ldn · 14-01-2006, 05:11 PM

its becoming more and more of a power sport, especially the womens game. look at venus and serena the most powerful polayers in the game and they dominate when there on form.

Comando Tom · 14-01-2006, 05:26 PM

I'm sure theres only humanly possible so hard you can hit, do you really need roids for that? Im sure with with the right training, diet and power supps like taurine, creatine and other things you could work up some stupid ammounts of strength.

Or no?

Andy1981iron · 14-01-2006, 05:26 PM

As Stu says, the women are catching uip with the men and unless you're a huge black athlete like serena/Venus you may well need a little chemical help to keep up!

A lot of top athletes use anabolics, may mean the difference between second and first place.

Poom · 14-01-2006, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comando Tom

Why would you need to take roids for tennis? Puzzles me.

well if you think about it , the only reason there are seperate divisions for men and women is because men are stronger than women physically.

So if there are chemicals to make a woman as strong as a man that would probably make her "better" at the game.

Comando Tom · 14-01-2006, 06:21 PM

Is there a division for men vs women though? Wouldnt it be ovious they were roiding if there was?

14-01-2006, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,230 Rep Power:	16 yr old female tennis player tests positive for nandrolone http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060111/...BHNlYwN5bmNhdA Sesil Karatantcheva played her first professional tennis tournament when she was 14 years old. At 16, the French Open quarterfinalist was hit with a two-year doping ban. ADVERTISEMENT The Bulgarian, who beat Venus Williams in the third round at the French, was punished after twice testing positive for the steroid nandrolone, the International Tennis Federation said Wednesday. She failed one drug test after losing at Roland Garros on May 31, then failed an out-of-competition test in Tokyo on July 5, the ITF added. Both tests were treated as a first offense by an ITF tribunal that met Dec. 14-15 in London. The ban took effect Jan. 1, and the ITF said she has three weeks to appeal. Karatantcheva, who is in Bulgaria, did not comment. She and her father, also her coach, were expected to speak at a news conference Thursday. The Bulgarian Tennis Federation also declined comment. Karatantcheva lost to Russia's Elena Likhovtseva in the quarters at Paris. She was the seventh-youngest French Open quarterfinalist in the Open era. Her results at Roland Garros will be nullified and she will forfeit prize money and ranking points won since that tournament. Karatantcheva earned $137,676 at the French Open and $128,897 since. The ITF said its tribunal "rejected the player's defenses but determined that the two offenses would be treated as one single first offense for sanctioning purposes." Karatantcheva is the first female player to test positive for a banned substance since Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino, who was banned for three months after testing positive for cocaine in 2002. In December, Argentina's Mariano Puerta was barred for eight years for his second doping offense, in effect ending his career. He was the first tennis player to receive a ban of more than two years. Karatantcheva, ranked 41st, has never won a WTA Tour title, but her showing at the French Open made her a player to watch. She lost in the second round at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Before a third-round match against Maria Sharapova in Indian Wells, Calif., in 2004, the then 14-year-old Karatantcheva vulgarly pledged to beat the Russian because of a perceived slight during training. Sharapova won that match and also defeated her at Wimbledon last year. Karatantcheva spends six months training in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the other half of the year in Sarasota, Fla., at Nick Bolletieri's Tennis Academy. Her parents are champion Bulgarian athletes her father in rowing, her mother in volleyball. ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

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14-01-2006, 04:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Comando Tom Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 595 Rep Power:	Why would you need to take roids for tennis? Puzzles me.

14-01-2006, 05:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stu21Ldn Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 721 Rep Power:	its becoming more and more of a power sport, especially the womens game. look at venus and serena the most powerful polayers in the game and they dominate when there on form.

14-01-2006, 05:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Comando Tom Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 595 Rep Power:	I'm sure theres only humanly possible so hard you can hit, do you really need roids for that? Im sure with with the right training, diet and power supps like taurine, creatine and other things you could work up some stupid ammounts of strength. Or no?

14-01-2006, 05:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Andy1981iron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hull Posts: 833 Rep Power:	As Stu says, the women are catching uip with the men and unless you're a huge black athlete like serena/Venus you may well need a little chemical help to keep up! A lot of top athletes use anabolics, may mean the difference between second and first place.

14-01-2006, 06:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Comando Tom Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 595 Rep Power:	Is there a division for men vs women though? Wouldnt it be ovious they were roiding if there was?