Facundo Bagnis, ranked 55th in the world at the best of his career in 2016, received a provisional suspension for doping. The 35-year-old Argentinian tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide last August during US Open qualifying.
A former member of the Top 60 caught by the patrol. Facundo Bagnis, today 401st in the rankings but 55th in the world at the height of his career, in November 2016, during a season which saw him win six titles on the circuit, notably lifting the trophy in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, will have to wait before returning to competition. The Argentinian, now 35 years old, was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) following a control dating from last August (August 18 to be precise) during qualifying for the US Open.
In the wake of his initial defeat (and in two short sets at that) against the Australian James Duckworth, Bagnis had tested positive for a doping product: hydrochlorothiazide, used in particular in cases of edema and hypertension but especially known for increasing the quantity of water eliminated through urine. “Bagnis did not have a valid TUE (therapeutic use authorization) for this substance,” explained the ITIA, specifying that it was the player himself who withdrew from the circuit almost immediately, by forfeiting before his 2nd round at the Antofagasta Challenger tournament, when the body had just sent him a “prior notice of alleged violation of the rules anti-doping”.
Bagnis deprived of competition but not only
“Although the specified substances do not imply a mandatory provisional suspension, Bagnis voluntarily chose to begin a provisional suspension on October 18, 2025.” The Argentine, who reached the third round at the US Open in 2021 – his best result in a Grand Slam tournament – will not only be deprived of a match, as recalled by the ITIA in this same press release
“During the period of provisional suspension, Bagnis is not permitted to play, coach or attend any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, French Tennis Federation, Wimbledon and USTA) or any other national association.” The former 55th in the ranking, who will once again fall in the hierarchy, has not played since September 29.
