A pair of Bolivian umpires are serving provisional suspensions—and are the subjects of corruption investigations.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that two Bolivian tennis chair umpires, Percy Flores and Heriberto Morales Churata, have been provisionally suspended from the sport, pending the full consideration of Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) charges.

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The suspensions went into effect on December 8, 2022. Both officials are prohibited from officiating at or attending any sanctioned tennis events organized by the governing bodies of the sport.



The ITIA said the provisional suspension was issued under section F.3 of the TACP 2022: “The ITIA may at any time impose a Provisional Suspension on a Covered Person, including (i) before a Notice of Major Offense has been issued, (ii) before a Hearing or (iii) at any time after a Hearing but prior to the AHO’s issuance of a written Decision.”

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