The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced sanctions against five players for violations of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).
They Admitted Violations
The sanctions are linked to a 2023 criminal investigation in Belgium involving a match-fixing syndicate, accordingto Ziare.
Earlier this year, Bulgarian official Stefan Milanov and French player Leny Mitjana were suspended in connection with the case.
According to the ITIA, all five individuals admitted to their violations and accepted pre-agreed sanctions, waiving their right to a hearing before an independent anti-corruption hearing officer.
Involves Match-Fixing
The violations stem from matches played in 2017 and/or 2018 and involve match-fixing, facilitating betting, accepting money in exchange for reduced effort, and failing to report corrupt approaches.
Among the sanctioned athletes, Ecuadorian Ivan Endara, who once ranked as high as No. 367 in the world in 2015, along with Mexican players Mauricio Resendiz and Raul Isaias Rosas-Zarur, received five-year suspensions that will run until July 2029. Each of these three players was also fined $15,000.
Two other players, brothers Ivar and Aitor Aramburu Contreras from Mexico, received shorter suspensions. Ivar was suspended until March 2026 and fined $44,000, with $30,800 of the fine suspended. Aitor's suspension will last until December 2025, and he was fined $36,000, with $25,200 of the fine suspended.
