The International Tennis Integrity Authority (ITA) announced on Friday that Jasmina Tinjic has been suspended for six years for alleged match-fixing.
The ITIA said Tinich had admitted to 23 “violations of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme”, including “manipulating the outcome of a match, facilitating gambling, accepting money in exchange for not performing to his best in a match and failing to report misconduct”.
Tinich, 33, who was ranked 236th in 2013, pleaded no contest to charges of “corrupt conduct” in 2017 and 2018. ITIA is.
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Jasmina Tinjic was banned for six years for alleged match-fixing. (Erika Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
In January 2018, she was involved in a tournament for which she received a warning from the International Gambling Integrity Council, which launched an investigation.
“Swedish authorities have investigated various tennis matches in which Ms. Tynich took part, which also contained suspicious gambling activities,” the ITIA said in its ruling.
As a result of the investigation, she was found guilty and charged with accepting a bribe of 12,000 Swedish kronor (equivalent to approximately $1,160).
The investigation found that several matches in three countries were fixed, and that bank transfers were also made, although the ITIA suppressed names and other details from the alleged match-fixing cases.
Tinich also failed to cooperate and is accused of tampering with evidence.
Tinich will be eligible to return to the sport in 2028. (Aaron Doster/USA Today Sports)
“At the time, she was under extreme stress and suffered from anxiety and depression,” it said. “Her financial situation exacerbated these conditions and did not allow her to address them appropriately, which left her in a vulnerable state and affected her in ways that did not or should not have occurred. She expresses deep regret and anguish over this.”
Tynjic was already serving a four-and-a-half-year ban in Sweden as part of an investigation into match-fixing allegations, and the ITIA announced that Tynjic’s six-year ban would be retroactive to coincide with his Swedish national ban and would expire on May 17, 2028.
Tinich reportedly admitted to violating tennis’ anti-corruption program 23 times. (Reuters)
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Tinich has won four singles titles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women’s Tour.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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