Mexican tennis player Luis Patino has been banned from the sport for three years after the player admitted possession and use/attempted use of substances included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list. Specifically, Patino admitted to having used or possessed clenbuterol and stanozolol, both forbidden substances.
Luis Patino best position in the ATP singles ranking is 567.
The decision made by the ITIA read: “The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed that Mexican tennis player Luis Patiño has been banned from the sport for three years after the player admitted possession and use/attempted use of substances included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.
The information came to light during an investigation by the ITIA under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme. In the course of that investigation, evidence was found relating to the player’s possession of clenbuterol and stanozolol which are both Prohibited Substances.