LONDON, June 25, 2025 (ITIA Press Release)

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that four tennis players have been sanctioned for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).

Thai tennis player Natthasith Kunsuwan has been suspended for a period of 12 years after admitting to 39 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  Kunsuwan, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 1316 in October 2018, admitted to breaches of the TACP between 2022 and 2024, including contriving the outcome of events, accepting money to contrive the outcome of events, and failure to report corrupt approaches. The player has been fined $75,000, of which $56,250 is suspended.

24-year-old Kunsuwan co-operated fully with the ITIA investigation and accepted an agreed sanction, waiving their right to a hearing before an independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer (AHO). The player’s period of ineligibility began on 9 April 2024 and ends at midnight on 8 April 2036.

French tennis player Jaimee Floyd Angele has been suspended for a period of five years and three months, after admitting to contriving one match in exchange for payment in 2022, failing to co-operate with an ITIA investigation, and destroying evidence.

25-year-old Angele, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 463 in August 2022, accepted the sanction and was also fined $20,000, of which $10,000 is suspended. The sanction is backdated to the start of the player’s provisional suspension, on 19 September 2024, and will expire on 18 December 2029.

Brazilian-born former player Christian Lindell, who represented Sweden, has been suspended for a period of seven years after being found to have committed four breaches of the TACP, relating to one fixed match, by AHO Diana Tesic, following a hearing.

33-year-old Lindell, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 177 in July 2015, was linked to the criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium. In addition to the ban, the player has also been fined $10,000. The sanction commenced on 10 June 2025 and will expire on 9 June 2032.

Finally, French former tennis player Samuel Bensoussan has been suspended for a period of one year and 11 months after being found to have fixed four matches by AHO Philippe Cavalieros following a hearing.

33-year-old Bensoussan, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 405 in June 2018, was also linked to the criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium. In addition to the ban, the player has also been fined $12,000. The sanction commenced on 23 May 2025 and will expire on 22 April 2027.

During their periods of ineligibility, the players are prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorised or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association.