Belgian tennis player suspended and fined over betting offences
Belgian tennis player Benjamin Dhoe has been fined and suspended for betting on tennis.
The 22-year-old admitted to placing bets on tennis matches in which he didn't compete at the beginning of 2017.
Dhoe has received a six-month ban and been ordered to pay a $3,000 fine.
However, the Belgian will serve only a one-month suspension and pay a $500 fine if he commits no further breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
Dhoe, who doesn't have a ranking on the ATP rankings list, achieved his career-high of No. 742 at the end of last year.
Dhoe does have a ranking on the ITF World Tennis Tour rankings list as he is ranked at No. 386.
"In a ruling by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer (AHO) Charles Hollander QC, Mr D’Hoe was suspended for six months and fined $3,000. Five months of the ban and $2,500 of the fine are suspended provided the player commits no further breaches of the TACP," the Tennis Integrity Unit said in its statement.
"In mitigation, AHO Hollander took into account that the player self-reported his offences to the Tennis Integrity Unit and that no wagers involved matches in which he competed. No other breaches of integrity rules were involved.
"The disciplinary decision means that with effect from today, 25 April 2019, Mr D’Hoe cannot compete in, or attend, any tournament or event organised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of the sport for a one month period. Assuming that no further offences are committed, he will be eligible to resume playing tennis from 24 May 2019.
"The 22-year old player, currently ranked 386 in ITF World Tennis Tour singles, admitted to placing over 900 mostly low-value bets on professional tennis matches between 31 January and 26 February 2017."
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