Tennis: Samuel Bensoussan’s match-fixing ban extended by three years

French tennis player Samuel Bensoussan’s ban for match-fixing has been extended by three years after an unsuccessful appeal, the International Tennis Integrity Agency has confirmed.

Bensoussan was suspended for a year and 11 months last June after an independent anti-corruption hearing officer found the 34-year-old had fixed four matches.

Bensoussan was also linked to a criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium and was fined $12,000 (£8,880) in addition to the ban.

Bensoussan appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to have his ban lifted, but it was dismissed, upholding all of ITIA’s complaints.

CAS then agreed that Bensusan’s approval should be extended in line with similar cases. After being suspended in May 2025, he will now not be eligible to play until May 2028.

Bensusan was punished last year along with three other players – Nathasith Kunsuwan, Jamie Floyd Angel and Christian Lindell.

After Bensousan’s ban was extended, Cass noted that the investigation “found a criminal organization that has corrupted at least 181 players worldwide and is involved in at least 375 tennis match-fixing”.

Bensoussan reached a career-high ranking of 405 in June 2018 and has not competed professionally since 2019.

Suspended individuals are not permitted to play, coach, or participate in any event organized or sanctioned by World Tennis, WTA, ATP, or the Grand Slam.