Tennis Pro Sues WTA for $20M, Says Doping Ban Stems from Bad Meat

February 22, 2026

A women’s tennis professional is suing the WTA for failing to protect players from consuming contaminated meat, leading to her doping violation.

British tennis player Tara Moore, 33, was handed a four-year ban in July after testing positive for steroids boldenone and nandrolone at a tournament in Colombia in 2022. Moore claims the substances were from consuming contaminated local meat.

Moore filed a lawsuit against the WTA in the Southern District of New York last week, alleging that the organization chose to “stay silent in the face of a known and specific danger and then shifting the blame for its own negligence to the victim.” FRONT OFFICE SPORTS