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Tennis Pro Goncalo Oliveira Suspended for Methamphetamine Use

10/10/2025

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Goncalo Oliveira, a Venezuelan professional tennis player, was suspended four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for methamphetamine.
The sanction followed a January provisional ban after a November 2024 ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo, Mexico.
Oliveira claimed the drug entered his system through a kiss, but a tribunal found insufficient evidence to support this.
He will be eligible to compete again in January 2029.

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Goncalo Oliveira, a Venezuelan professional tennis player, was suspended four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for methamphetamine.
The sanction followed a January provisional ban after a November 2024 ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo, Mexico.
Oliveira claimed the drug entered his system through a kiss, but a tribunal found insufficient evidence to support this.
He will be eligible to compete again in January 2029.