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Colombian tennis player Barlaham Zuluaga Gaviria suspended for three years and fined $5,000 after being found guilty of failing to co-operate with a Tennis Integrity Unit investigation.
IRP confirms no evidence of cover-up or institutional corruption by tennis authorities
Unified agreement in principle with recommendations for consultation
Immediate priority work under way to review and respond to IRP
Thai chair umpires Anucha Tongplew, Apisit Promchai and Chitchai Srililai have been provisionally suspended from officiating in or attending any professional tennis events, by independent anti-corruption Hearing Officer Charles Hollander QC.
Full disciplinary Decision published in the case of Piotr Gadomski
Polish tennis player Piotr Gadomski has received an 18 months suspension after he was found to have breached the terms of an existing ban for corruption offences
New staff for education department; publication of disciplinary decisions; numbers of match alerts down
Spanish tennis player Samuel Ribeiro Navarrete has been suspended for eight months and fined US$1,000 after being found guilty of betting-related corruption offences. Four months of the period of ineligibility will be suspended on condition that the player commits no further breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program).
21-year old Romanian player receives eight months suspension and $1,000 fine
TIU strengthens Education and Intelligence resources with Perry and Patel appointments
Australian tennis player Isaac Frost, 28, has been provisionally suspended from playing professional tennis by independent anti-corruption Hearing Officer Richard McLaren.
Completion of criminal proceedings in Australia allows TIU case to proceed
931-ranked player found to have contrived the outcome of a match and failed to co-operate with a TIU investigation
Japanese player made corrupt approaches, bet on tennis and failed to co-operate with TIU
Greek player banned for match-fixing and betting on tennis
Mexican tennis player's Appeal to CAS upheld
New online training program developed by TIU
Match alert data for Jan-March 2017
Australian tennis player Oliver Anderson has been provisionally suspended from playing professional tennis by independent anti-corruption Hearing Officer Richard McLaren.
Australian tennis player Calum Puttergill has been suspended for six months and fined US$10,000 after being found guilty of a betting-related corruption offence.
Romanian tennis player Mihaita Damian has been suspended for 12 months and fined 5,000 Euros after being found guilty of a betting-related corruption offence.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) today published its first Annual Review, covering the work and development of the unit during 2016.
Romanian tennis player Alexandru-Daniel Carpen has been banned from playing professional tennis for life after admitting to a match-fixing charge.
Australian tennis players Nick Lindahl, Brandon Walkin and Isaac Frost have been disciplined after being found guilty of tennis corruption offences relating to an ITF Futures tournament in Toowoomba, Queensland in September 2013.
CAS dismisses Alexandros Jakupovic appeal against lifetime ban from tennis
Further expansion for TIU as new staff recruited for investigative and educational roles.
Detailed investigations carried out by the Tennis Integrity Unit have resulted in two tennis officials receiving lifetime bans from the sport.
South African tennis player Joshua Chetty has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of match-fixing charges.
French tennis player Constant Lestienne has been suspended for seven months and fined $10,000 after admitting to charges of betting on tennis.
Detailed investigations carried out by the Tennis Integrity Unit have resulted in two tennis officials receiving lifetime bans from the sport.
The Independent Review Panel set up by the governing bodies of tennis to review all aspects of the sport’s anti-corruption protocols, structures and resources, has launched a website at www.tennisirp.com
Match Alert Data - April to June 2016
For the second quarter of 2016, April to June inclusive, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) received a total of 73 match alerts through Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with regulators and betting organisations.
Bulgarian tennis player Danail Tarpov has received a suspension of three months and a Euros 5,000 fine after admitting to a betting-related offense under Section D of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program)*.
Croatian umpire Denis Pitner's 10 year corruption ban is reduced to six years on appeal
Official originally disciplined by ITF following TIU investigation
Match Alert Data - January to March 2016
The TIU has committed to publishing headline figures from the Match Alert data it receives from the betting industry, on a regular quarterly basis.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), supported by the governing bodies of tennis, strongly refutesany suggestion made by the Public Prosecutor in Cremona, Italy, that evidence of match fixing in tennis has been ignored by the TIU.
Responding to the publication of ESSA’s Q4 integrity report.
Player disciplined for betting on professional tennis matches and failing to co-operate with a TIU investigation.
Statement from Governing Bodies of International Tennis
Statement from tennis governing bodies.
Greek tennis player Alexandros Jakupovic has been banned from the sport for life for committing offenses under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program).
A review of the terms of the lifetime ban imposed on Serbian tennis player David Savic for corruption offenses in October 2011.
Greek tennis player Alexandros Jakupovic has been found guilty of offenses under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program) in a Decision issued today.
Polish tennis players Piotr Gadomski and Arkadiusz Kocyla have received disciplinary sanctions after being found guilty of offenses under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program).
Slovakian tennis player Ivo Klec, 34, has been suspended and fined after being found guilty of offences under the 2015 Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program).
Italian tennis player Walter Trusendi (30) and French player Elie Rousset (25) have been suspended and fined after being found guilty of an offence under the 2014 Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (Program).
Kazakhstan official banned for life by ITF following Tennis Integrity Unit investigation
French tennis official banned for life for violations of the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the case of the Spanish tennis player Guillermo Olaso de la Rica against the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).
Russian player banned for life for violations of the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Player banned for 5 years and fined US$25,000 for violations under the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Italian tennis player Claudia Coppola has been suspended for six months and fined US$4,000 after admitting offenses under the 2013 Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Dutch tennis player Yannick Ebbinghaus has been suspended for six months and fined US$10,000 after admitting offenses under Article D.1.a of the 2013 Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Player banned for life and fined US$60,000 for violations under the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has confirmed the retirement of Jeff Rees, its Director of Integrity since September 2008.
Lausanne, 6 September 2012 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its decision in the arbitration between the Serbian tennis player David Savic and the Professional Tennis Integrity Officers (PTIOs).
Lausanne, 23 March 2012 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rendered its decision in the arbitration between the Austrian tennis player Daniel Koellerer and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF) & Grand Slam Committee.
Swedish tennis player Lucas Renard has been suspended for six months and fined US$5,000 after admitting an offense under Article D of the 2011 Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Player banned for life and fined US$100,000 for three violations under the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program
Player banned for life and fined US$100,000 for three violations under the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program
The establishment of a permanent Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) for world tennis was the major recommendation to come out of the May 2008 independent review of the betting-related corruption challenges that faced the game.
Austrian tennis player Daniel Koellerer and his manager Manfred Nareyka have been disciplined under the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme for the offences of facilitating betting.
A Tennis Integrity Unit investigation found that Ms. Bychkova received a proposal to provide inside information and influence the outcome of matches in exchange for substantial compensation, which was not disclosed by Ms. Bychkova until questioned by investigators from the Tennis Integrity Unit.