Former Chilean tennis player Sebastián Rivera was banned from tennis for life after fixing 64 matches in his career.
This Thursday a new scandal was revealed that threatens Chilean tennis. “The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed that Sebastian Rivera, Chilean tennis coach and former player, has been banned for life from the sport after being found guilty of 64 match-fixing offences. The entity reported in a statement. This is the highest number ever detected for a player by the ITIA or its predecessor, the Tennis Integrity Unit.
The case was ruled by anti-corruption hearing officer Jane Mulcahy QC and, in addition to the ban, Rivera was also fined $250,000. The sanction means that she is permanently banned from training, playing or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis.
Rivera’s career
Sebastian Rivera He is 36 years old and his last match on the circuit was in 2017, at the Future de Laguna Niguel, United States. Throughout his career, the Chilean never won any title as a professional tennis player in singles. However, he was in the doubles branch together with Ricardo Urzua-Rivera in 2013 in Egypt. His best tennis moment was in 2009, when he reached his best ATP ranking, 709th. His career has not had great highlights.
A few years ago, Rivera commented on his relationship with Nick Bollettieri -known American coach- with whom he intended to lead a talent recruitment project. “The idea is that with these boys we promote this project and thus we can from the base fill all the shortcomings and change habits that many boys suffer when trying to make the leap to professionalism.”commented.
He is currently based outside of Chile and turned into an entrepreneur, with no further relationship with tennis.
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