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.
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).
Match fixing was found to have taken place in multiple matches in three different countries, and bank transfer transactions were also uncovered.
The ITIA has suppressed names and other details of those who made the transfers from cases of alleged match fixing.
Tinich also failed to cooperate and is accused of tampering with evidence.
“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.”
Tinjic was already serving a four-and-a-half-year ban after being investigated for match-fixing allegations in Sweden.
The ITIA said the six-year ban would be retroactive to match Sweden’s ban and would end on May 17, 2028.
Tinich has won four singles titles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Women’s Tour.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
