Former tennis player Younes Rachidi receives life ban after record 135 match fixing offenses uncovered

Morocco's Younes Rachidi has gone down in tennis history. But not the kind that is celebrated or applauded.

On Thursday, the International Tennis Integrity Unit (ITIA) announced the 36-year-old former player has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of 135 match fixing offenses, the most ever recorded.

Independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Janie Soublière also enforced a $34,000 fine.

In the case findings, ITIA shared that Rachidi was linked to these clauses of the 2017 and 2018 Tennis Anti-Corruption Programmes (TACP):

• D.1.d: No Covered Person shall, directly or indirectly, contrive or attempt to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any Event.
• 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.f: No Covered Person shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or accept any money, benefit or Consideration with the intention of negatively influencing a Player's 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.
• D.2.a.i: In the event any Player is approached by any person who offers or provides any type of money, benefit or Consideration to a Player to (i) influence the outcome or any other aspect of any Event, or (ii) provide Inside Information, it shall be the Player's obligation to report such incident to the TIU[Now ITIA] as soon as possible.

Rachidi reached No. 753 in singles and No. 473 in doubles and appeared in seven Davis Cup ties for his nation, most recently in 2015.