Germany's Dario Drebenstedt, suspended 12 months for buying tournament invitations

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) suspended German tennis player Dario Drebenstedt for 12 months without competing and a $ 5,000 fine after being convicted of attempted buy an invitation card and contacts with other players for suspected fixes during a tournament played this year in Egypt.

According to the document published by the ITIA this Thursday, Drebenstedt breached Section D.1.k of the Anti-Corruption Program in Tennis (TACP) which states that: “No covered person, directly or indirectly, will offer, will pay or accept money, benefit or consideration for the provision of a wild card for an event. “

In the case ruled by anti-corruption hearing officer Raj Parker, Drebenstedt was also found guilty of “soliciting, facilitating, or inciting another person to commit, attempt, agree to, or conspire to commit a crime of corruption.“and” devise or attempt to devise the outcome or any other aspect of any event. “

The German who had his highest ITF ranking at 2905 is prohibited from playing or attending any tennis event organized by the governing bodies of sport between September 21, 2021 and September 20, 2022.