Joao Souza hit with lifetime tennis ban and £153,000 fine after being found guilty of numerous match-fixing charges
A Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) investigation found that the 31-year-old had committed several anti-corruption breaches between 2015 and 2019 including fixing matches at ATP Challenger and ITF Futures tournaments in Brazil, Mexico, the United States and Czech Republic.
“The player is permanently ineligible to compete in or attend any sanctioned event organised or recognised by the governing bodies of the sport,” TIU said in a statement.
Brazilian Joao Souza has been banned from tennis for life after being convicted of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences.
Souza, who had been provisionally suspended since March 2019 pending completion of the investigation, was also fined $200,000 (£153,000) following a disciplinary hearing in London on January 14.
Souza reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 69 in 2015 and is currently ranked 742. As a doubles player, he achieved his highest ranking of 70 in January 2013.
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