sport for life after being found guilty of match-fixing charges.
The 21-year old admitted to approaching another player with financial
inducements of $2,000 to underperform in a singles match, and $600 in
a doubles match, during the ITF Futures F1 event in Stellenbosch,
South Africa, in November 2015.
The player approached by Chetty, whose identity will remain
confidential in accordance with the provisions of the Tennis
Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), rejected the corrupt offers and
reported the matter to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).
The findings of a resultant TIU investigation were referred to
independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer, Ian Mill QC, who
considered the case and imposed the lifetime ban from all professional
tennis.
Mr Chetty is currently ranked 1,857 in singles, with a career-high of
1,370 in June 2015.
The breaches of the TACP for which he has been found guilty fall under
Sections D.1.e and D.1.g, namely:
D.1.e. No Covered Person shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or
facilitate any Player to not use his or her best efforts in any Event.
D.1.g. No Covered Person shall, directly or indirectly, offer or
provide any money, benefit or Consideration to any other Covered
Person with the intention of negatively influencing a Player's best
efforts in any Event.
The lifetime ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate
effect and means the player is not allowed to compete in, or attend,
any tournament or event organised or sanctioned by the governing
bodies of the sport.
The Tennis Integrity Unit is an initiative of the Grand Slam Board,
the International Tennis Federation, the ATP and the WTA, who are
jointly committed to a zero tolerance approach to corruption in
tennis.
