Tennis Pro Suspended 20 Years for Alleged Match-Fixing Syndicate

The International Tennis Integrity Agency has handed a multi-decade suspension to a pro player for match-fixing, the sixth professional player the organization has banned since June.

French tennis professional Quentin Folliot has been suspended for 20 years for match fixing, the ITIA announced Thursday. Folliot, 26, also received a $70,000 fine and is required to return $44,000 in “corrupt payments” after he was found to commit 27 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).

Folliot, whose highest tennis ranking was No. 488 in August 2022, has $60,047 in official career earnings.

The ITIA said that Folliot was considered a “central figure” in what it called a tennis match-fixing “syndicate.” He originally received 30 charges spread through 11 matches from 2022 to 2024 for:

“Contriving the outcome of matches, receiving money to not give best efforts for betting purposes, offering money to other players to fix matches, provision of inside information, conspiracy to corrupt, failure to co-operate with an ITIA investigation, and destruction of evidence.”

Folliot has been provisionally suspended since May 17, 2024, and the time served since then will count towards his 20-year ban. He will be eligible to compete again on May 16, 2044, when he will be 45 years old. 

Five other players had already received suspensions this year for violating the TACP, though Folliot received the longest ban. Here are the other five players, their suspension terms, and fine amounts:

Natthasith Kunsuwan: 12 years, $75,000 

Jaimee Floyd Angele: Five years and three months, $20,000 fine

Christian Lindell: Seven years, $10,000 

Samuel Bensoussan: 23 months, $12,000

Lucas Boquet: Six weeks, $10,000 

The players are banned from competing, coaching, or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the ITIA, including the ATP and WTA and the four major tournaments.