Former national tennis champion banned for two years; morphine found in dope test

The International Tennis Integrity Agency has suspended erstwhile nationalist champion Dalwinder Singh for 2 years aft helium tested affirmative for morphine use.Singh, who achieved his highest satellite singles ranking of 791 successful April 2017, was recovered affirmative for morphine during an ITF World Tennis Tour lawsuit successful Chandigarh successful March 2025."During the play of ineligibility, Singh is prohibited from playing in, coaching at, oregon attending immoderate tennis lawsuit authorised oregon sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) oregon immoderate nationalist association," ITIA said successful a release.Morphine is banned nether TADP's Narcotics category, specifically conception S7 of the 2025 World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

As a Specified substance, nary mandatory provisional suspension was required, allowing the 29-year-old Singh to vie during the investigation.In connection with ITIA, Singh admitted to the Anti-Doping Rule Violation, claiming the morphine came from symptom medicine taken connected the trial day.
Singh explained the medicine was prescribed pursuing wrist country astir 12 months earlier.The subordinate couldn't supply supporting grounds specified arsenic packaging, receipts, prescriptions, oregon the merchandise sanction to verify his explanation.

While ITIA lacked grounds to beryllium intentional violation, Singh's inability to found the root of the affirmative trial meant nary mitigating factors could trim his responsibility level.Following TADP rules and precedent, a two-year suspension was accepted by Singh, starting from October 22, 2025. The suspension volition reason connected October 21, 2027.Singh indispensable forfeit each results, prize money, and ranking points from the lawsuit wherever helium tested positive.The ITIA operates independently and was established by tennis governing bodies to support the integrity of nonrecreational tennis events.