French tennis player Quentin Folliot has been suspended from the sport for 20 years after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) upheld 27 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The 26-year-old was also fined $70,000 and ordered to repay more than $44,000 in corrupt payments.
According to the ITIA, Folliot was identified as a central figure within a wider match-fixing network involving multiple professional players.
He is the sixth individual sanctioned in connection with the investigation, which has already resulted in penalties for Jaimee Floyd-Angele, Paul Valsecchi, Luc Fomba, Lucas Bouquet and Enzo Rimoli.
Folliot, who achieved a career-high singles ranking of 488 in 2022, denied 30 charges linked to 11 matches played between 2022 and 2024.
The upheld violations include match-fixing, accepting payment to underperform, offering money to others to influence outcomes, providing inside information, conspiracy to corrupt, failing to cooperate with investigators and destroying evidence.
Three charges relating to a January 2024 doubles match were dismissed.
Following an October 2025 remote hearing, independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Amani Khalifa described Folliot in a written ruling as "a vector for a wider criminal syndicate," citing efforts to recruit other players and obstruct the ITIA's work. These aggravating factors contributed to the severity of the sanction.
Folliot has been provisionally suspended since May 2024, with time served credited toward his ban. His ineligibility runs until May 2044, contingent on full repayment of fines. During this period, he is barred from competing in, coaching at or attending any tennis event sanctioned by major governing bodies.
This case adds to a growing list of gambling-related enforcement actions across professional sports this year. In November, Turkish football authorities suspended 102 players from the top two leagues as part of an illegal gambling probe.
Meanwhile, a high-profile FBI investigation resulted in the arrest of 31 individuals in October, including NBA players Terry Rozier and Damon Jones, along with Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.
Rozier pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges earlier this month, and remains on unpaid administrative leave.
Folliot is the sixth player sanctioned in this ITIA investigation, with aggravating factors including obstruction and evidence destruction
