The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) received 10 match alerts from the regulated betting industry during the second quarter of 2026, a 52% reduction from the 21 recorded between January and March.
Seven alerts involved lower-level men’s competitions. Five came from M15 World Tennis Tour events and two concerned M25 tournaments. The remaining alerts related to two ATP Challenger 75 matches and one women’s W15 match.
A betting alert indicates that unusual activity has been identified by monitoring systems. It does not establish that match-fixing occurred and may be caused by factors including incorrect pricing, player fitness or informed betting.
The agency confirmed nine sanctions under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program during the quarter. Jasel Beltre received the longest suspension at 20 years, while Lu Pengyu was banned for six years and Ángel Maleno Rosario received a three-year sanction.
Two sanctions were issued under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. Nathan Ponwith accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for cannabis, while former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová received a four-year suspension for refusing an out-of-competition test.
An independent tribunal found that Vondroušová had provided no compelling justification for refusing the test, despite hearing evidence concerning stress, mental health and personal safety.
Her suspension is scheduled to end on 21 June 2030, although the decision may be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The case prompted wider discussion about the balance between unpredictable testing and player welfare.
ITIA CEO, Karen Moorhouse, said: “Unpredictable testing remains one of the most important tools available to protect clean sport.”
Testing activity increased by 2.4% quarter-on-quarter, with 2,225 samples collected compared with 2,173 in Q1.
All tests were conducted without notice across 48 countries, covering competitions from the World Tennis Tour’s entry level through to Roland Garros.
The total comprised 1,477 in-competition samples and 748 out-of-competition samples. Men provided 1,299 samples and women provided 926.
Earlier this year, Russian player Alana Tuayeva accepted a three-year-and-nine-month suspension after admitting to fixing two ITF World Tennis Tour matches in 2023 and 2024.
The ITIA received 68 suspicious betting reports across the whole of 2025, compared with 95 in 2024
