International Tennis Integrity Agency

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) is the organisation responsible for investigating match fixing in tennis since 2021. It is an upgraded version of Tennis Integrity Unit. It has the ability to impose fines and sanctions, and ban players, umpires, and other tennis officials from participating in tournaments.[1][2]

International Tennis Integrity Agency
SportProfessional tennis
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationITIA
Founded2021 (2021)
HeadquartersBank Lane, Roehampton,
London, SW15 5XZ, United Kingdom
CEOJonny Gray
DirectorNigel Willerton
Other key staffJennie Price
Sal Perna
Bob Harayda
Philip Craven
Avril Martindale
Official website
itia.tennis

The organisation is an initiative from the ITF, ATP, WTA, and the four Grand Slam tournaments (the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open). It was set up after an investigation into allegations of match fixing in 2008.[3]

Investigations and sanctions

Last updated on: 7 February 2021.[4]

Current suspensions
  • Majed Kilani (match official suspended for seven years + US$7,000 fine to be repaid in equal yearly payments)
  • Armando Alfonso Belardi Gonzalez (suspended for two years and six months + US$5,000 fine with US$4,000 suspended)
  • Jonathan Kanar (suspended for four years and 6 months + US$2,000 fine)
  • Juan Carlos Saez (eight year suspension)
  • Issam Taweel (five year suspension with two years suspended + US$15,000 fine with US$13,000 suspended)
  • Henry Atseye (three year suspension, with one year suspended + US$5,000 fine with US$2,500 suspended)
  • Marc Fornell-Mestres (provisionally suspended)
  • Potito Starace (10 year suspension + US$100,000 fine)
  • Patricio Heras (suspended + US$25,000 fine)
  • Nicolas Kicker (suspended + US$25,000 fine) [accomplished]
  • Barlaham Zuluaga Gaviria (suspended for three years + US$5,000 fine)
  • Nikita Kryvonos (suspended + US$20,000 fine)
  • Piotr Gadomski (suspended + US$15,000 fine)
  • Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez (suspended for four years + US$15,000 fine)
  • Antonis Kalaitzakis (tournament director suspended for 16 months + US$3,000 fine)
  • Alexey Izotov (chair empire suspended for three years + US$10,000 fine)

Banned
  • Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez (4 years ban with six months suspended + US$15,000 fine)
  • Nick Lindahl (7 years ban + US$35,000 fine)
  • Enrique López Pérez (8 years ban + US$25,000 fine)*
  • Yuri Khachatryan (10 years ban + US$50,000 fine)
  • Pertti Vesantera (coach banned for 5 years + US$15,000 fine)
  • George Kennedy (7 months ban + US$10,000 fine + US$9,000 suspended)
  • David Rocher (line umpire banned for 1 year and 6 months + US$5,000 fine + US$4,000 suspended)
  • Mostafa Hatem (3 years ban + US$3,000 fine)
  • Dagmara Baskova (12 years ban + US$1,000 fine)
  • Temur Ismailov (7 years ban + US$12,000 fine)
  • Nikita Gudozhnikov (2 years and 6 months ban + US$7,500 fine)

* Suspension contested and lifted by Superior Court of Justice of Madrid, Spain.[5]

Lifetime ban

*Appeal dismissed from The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).[31]

See also

References
  1. Cox, Simon (18 January 2016). "Tennis match fixing: Evidence of suspected match fixing revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. Mendick, Robert (11 June 2011). "Wimbledon given watchlist of tennis corruption suspects". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "Tennis authorities ignore evidence of top-ranked players fixing matches, report says". ESPN.com. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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