Detailed in this update are our final quarterly figures for 2024.
In the coming weeks, our regular and detailed annual review will be published for last year – providing in-depth information about the ITIA’s governance, financial reporting and strategy – alongside our reflections on the past 12 months.
In the meantime, we continue to encourage the tennis community – be they players, officials, media, or support team members – to get in touch with any queries they may have about tennis’ anti-doping or anti-corruption programmes.
Below, you will find an update on sanctions and suspensions issued during Q4 of 2024, as well as key reporting data, including testing figures from our anti-doping programme and match alerts.
Sanctions and Provisional Suspensions
The ITIA confirmed three sanctions under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme and four sanctions under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program in the fourth quarter of 2024
Players sanctioned under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP)
Nikola Bartunkova – six months
Iga Świątek – one month
Daniil Savelev – two years
Players sanctioned under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP)
Henry Atseye – two years and six months
Christian Paul – three years
Sylvester Emmanuel – three years
Officials sanctioned under the TACP
Damjan Dejanovic – four years
Provisional Suspensions
Jaimee Floyd Angele (TACP)
Anapat Timangkul (TACP)
Renlong Pang (TACP)
Juan Gabriel Castro (TACP)
Max Purcell (TADP)
Match alerts
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the ITIA received a total of 23 match alerts through its confidential Memoranda of Understanding with the regulated betting industry.
|
Tournament Type |
Q4 2024 |
|
ATP - Challenger 125 |
2 |
|
ATP - Challenger 100 |
1 |
|
ATP - Challenger 75 |
3 |
|
ATP - Challenger 50 |
1 |
|
WTA 125 |
2 |
|
M15 - Men's - World Tennis Tour 15s |
5 |
|
M25 - Men's - World Tennis Tour 25s |
2 |
|
W15 - Women's - World Tennis Tour 15s |
2 |
|
W35 - Women's - World Tennis Tour 35s |
5 |
|
Total |
23 |
A note about match alerts:
Every alert reported to the ITIA is recorded, assessed and followed up as an indicator that something inappropriate may have happened. It is important to note that an alert on its own is not evidence of match fixing.
Unusual betting patterns can occur for many reasons other than match fixing – for example incorrect odds-setting; well-informed betting; player fitness, fatigue or form; playing conditions and personal circumstances.
The number and distribution of alerts are reported quarterly. Care should be taken in drawing any conclusions about prevailing corruption across the tennis ‘pyramid’ as there are many more matches at the bottom than at the top. More complete analysis will be published in our annual report.
Where analysis of a match alert does suggest corrupt activity, the ITIA conducts a full, confidential investigation.
In addition, the ITIA considers intelligence from various sources, and encourages anyone with any concerns to contact the ITIA.
Tennis Anti-Doping Testing Programme – Q4 2024 testing figures
These figures outline the number of samples taken from players, not the number of tests (multiple samples e.g., urine and blood, can be taken from players when they are tested). All tests undertaken this quarter were with no notice.
The ITIA is responsible for the TADP across all members' tennis events. Tests in Q4 of 2024 took place at events ranging from ITF $15K level to the Billie Jean King Cup, Davis Cup, WTA and ATP Finals, with in and/or out-of-competition testing undertaken in 56 different countries.
|
Total Q4 Samples |
Total samples |
Men |
Women |
|
In-Competition (urine) |
1222 |
655 |
567 |
|
In-Competition (blood) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
In-Competition (DBS) |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
In-Competition (ABP) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Out-of-Competition (Urine) |
410 |
210 |
200 |
|
Out-of-Competition (Blood) |
217 |
113 |
104 |
|
Out-of-Competition (DBS) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Out-of-Competition (ABP) |
215 |
106 |
109 |
|
Totals |
2,074 |
1,094 |
980 |
ABP = Athlete Biological Passport
DBS = Dry Blood Spot
Published 23 January 2025 14:00
