Corruption reports are declining in pro tennis.

Reports of suspicious betting for the first half of 2019 are the lowest recorded since 2015, the first year for which match alert data was made publicly available, the Tennis Integrity Unit announced today.

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Between April and June 2019 the TIU reports it received a total of 33 match alerts through its confidential Memorandums of Understanding with the regulated betting industry.

Thirty-two of the 33 alerts came from the lower level ITF World Tour and ATP Challenger circuits. No alerts were received from either Roland Garros or Wimbledon.

Both the quarterly figure of 33 alerts and the January to June half year 2019 total of 54 alerts are the lowest recorded since 2015, the first year for which match alert data was made publicly available. By comparison, there were 86 alerts for the second quarter in 2018 and 124 for the January to June six-month period.

The Tennis Integrity Unit cites several factors as contributing to the lower figures so far in 2019, including:

• The reduced number of matches played on the ITF World Tour to date in 2019 compared to 2018 (19,743 April to June 2019 v 24,611 over the same period in 2018.)
• The deterrent effect of police investigations and arrests in Europe, initiated by information provided by the TIU.
• Continued close co-operation between the TIU and the regulated betting sector.