The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has ruled that Crepatte, a tennis player, was involved in the fixing of three matches and committed seven breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). These breaches include manipulating the outcome or any other aspect of two events, facilitating tennis betting, and failing to report corrupt approaches to the ITIA.
As a result, Crepatte, who reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of 276 in August 2019, will face a three-year ban until 19 April 2026 and be required to pay a fine of $15,000 (£11,902/€13,664). During the ban period, Crepatte will not be allowed to play in, coach at, or attend any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis.
The specific charges issued by the ITIA include Section D.1.b of the TACP, which prohibits players from soliciting or facilitating any other person to bet on the outcome or any other aspect of an event or tennis competition. The ITIA also highlighted Section D.1.d, which forbids any form of contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of an event. Additionally, Crepatte was found in breach of Section D.2.a.i, which requires players and other personnel to promptly report any approaches related to match fixing to the relevant body.
This case is part of a series of investigations conducted by the ITIA in collaboration with law enforcement inquiries in Belgium, revealing several players involved in match fixing incidents.
