Chilean tennis coach banned for life from Tennis after fixing 64 matches

Sebastian Rivera was handed a lifelong ban from tennis after being found guilty of fixing 64 matches, a record.

Setting records is something a lot of people associate with good things however this record is one nobody wants to hold. Sebastian Rivera is a 36-year-old tennis coach from Chile who was once ranked as high as number 705 in the singles but he'll be forever known for a record-setting 64 match-fixing offences that he was found guilty of.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) assessed him a punishment of more than £220,000 on top of his lifelong ban from tennis. The statement read:

"The International Tennis Integrity Agency has confirmed that Sebastián Rivera, a Chilean tennis coach and former player, has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of 64 match-fixing offences, the highest number ever detected for a player by the ITIA or its predecessor the Tennis Integrity Unit"

And continued:

"The case was ruled on by Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Jane Mulcahy QC and in addition to the ban, Rivera has also been fined $250,000. The sanction means Rivera is permanently prohibited from coaching at, playing in or attending any tennis event authorised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis."