--- title: "Record 24-year ban: ITIA suspends Serb Stefan Milicevic for match-fixing" description: "The ITIA has banned Serb Stefan Milicevic for 24 years and fined him $70,000 for fixing six matches and recruiting players into a corruption network between 2022 and 2024." date: 2026-10-16T13:54:04.926Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/itia-suspends-stefan-milicevic-for-24-years-match-fixing tags: [tennis, itia, match-fixing, atp, serbia, discipline] author: "Dmitriy Shatolov" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Record 24-year ban: ITIA suspends Serb Stefan Milicevic for match-fixing ![Serbian tennis player Stefan Milicevic wearing a maroon shirt on court](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/16/itia-otstranila-stefana-milicevicha-na-24-goda-za-falsifikaciyu-matchey/itia-otstranila-stefana-milicevicha-na-24-goda-za-falsifikaciyu-matchey-1.webp) ## Key Points - The ITIA disqualified Serbian player Stefan Milicevic for 24 years and fined him $70,000 USD. - Guilt was established in fixing six matches and attempting to influence six other encounters in 2022–2024. - The tennis player recruited other players into a corruption network and ignored seven contact attempts. - The ban on playing, coaching, and attending ATP, WTA, and ITF events lasts until October 2050. - At his career peak, Milicevic ranked 1338th in the ATP standings and earned only $4,858 in prize money. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has issued one of the harshest rulings in its practice. According to the organization, 29-year-old Serbian tennis player Stefan Milicevic has been banned from any sports-related activity for 24 years and fined $70,000 USD. The sanctions come into force amid a systemic crackdown on corruption in world tennis and effectively close the path to professional sports for the athlete until October 2050. ### Charges and investigation results The anti-corruption agency found Milicevic guilty of fixing the outcomes of six matches, in five of which he directly participated, as well as attempting to influence the outcome of another six encounters between 2022 and 2024. Investigators established that the Serb actively recruited and tried to involve other professional players in a corruption network, leading to match-fixing involving other athletes. The circumstances of the case were exacerbated by the tennis player's own behavior: he completely ignored seven attempts by the organization to contact him and refused to give testimony. ### Scope of sanctions As a result, the ITIA disqualified Milicevic for 24 years and imposed a fine of $70,000 USD. Under the sanctions, the Serb is prohibited from playing, coaching, or even attending any official events sanctioned by the ATP, WTA, and ITF until October 2050. Thus, the decision effectively ends his professional career, which had not reached significant heights at the senior level anyway. ### Career: from junior titles to a marginal ranking In his younger years, Milicevic was considered a promising athlete: he holds six European Junior Championship titles and one ITF title. However, his senior professional career turned out less successfully. His highest career singles ranking on the ATP was 1338th in August 2014, and throughout his career at ATP tournaments, he earned just $4,858 in prize money. The tennis player played his last official match in June 2024. ### Context: the trend toward severe sanctions Such stringent measures are becoming systematic in the fight against tennis corruption. For example, in December 2025, the ITIA disqualified Frenchman Quentin Folliot for 20 years after proving his involvement in 27 anti-corruption rule breaches. Milicevic's case with its 24-year ban continues this line and will likely become one of the most severe precedents in the agency's history. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Рекордная дисквалификация в теннисе: бывшего чемпиона Европы устранили на четверть века](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/tennis/rekordna-diskvalifikatsiya-tenisi-kolishnogo-1792158629.html) - Primary source: ITIA decision on the 24-year ban and $70k USD fine, investigation details, career stats, and the context of the Folliot case. ## FAQ ### How many years has Stefan Milicevic been suspended for? The ITIA banned him from any sports activity for 24 years, until October 2050. ### What exactly was the tennis player accused of? Fixing six matches, attempting to influence six other encounters between 2022 and 2024, and recruiting other players into a corruption network. ### What fine was imposed? $70,000 USD. ### What was Milicevic's athletic level as a senior? His highest ATP ranking was 1338th (August 2014), with only $4,858 in prize money at ATP tournaments; his last match was in June 2024.