Tuayeva Admits Match-Fixing, Hit with 3-Year Ban
Fixing two matches will cost Alana Tuayeva more than three years on the sidelines.
By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Photo credit: Alana Tuayeva
INDIAN WELLS—Fixing two matches will cost Alana Tuayeva more than three years of her career.
Russian player Tuayeva was hit with a three-year, nine-month ban and fined $30,000 (of which $21,000 is suspended), after admitting to fixing two of her Challenger-level matches, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced.
The 26-year-old Russian, who never cracked the Top 1000 in the world, 26-year-old Tuayeva admitted to all of the ITIA charges, including fixing two of their own matches at ITF World Tennis Tour level in 2023 and 2024, according to the ITIA.
Tuayeva, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 1282 in September 2025, accepted the ban and waived her right to a hearing on the charges before an independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer.
Tuayeva was provisionally suspended on December 19th, 2025 so her suspension is set to expire on September 18th, 2029, subject to repayment of outstanding fines.
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