Mikos banned for life

Greek tennis player Konstantinos Mikos, 25, has been banned for life after being found guilty of four offences under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.

Evidence obtained by a Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) investigation confirmed that in November 2013 he made a corrupt approach to another Greek player, Alexandros Jakupovic*, at the Greece F20 Futures tournament in Rethymon.

The approach offered payment in return for agreeing to lose nominated sets and games in a match at the event.

Mikos was also found to have operated two gambling accounts through which bets were placed on tennis between March 2012 and December 2013.

The case was considered by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Jane Mulcahy QC, who imposed the lifetime ban on 4 May 2017.

The ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate effect and means the player is not allowed to compete in, or attend, any tournament or event organised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of the sport.

Mikos achieved a career-high singles ranking of 933 in in August 2014.

* Alexandros Jakupovic was the subject of a separate TIU investigation and disciplinary hearing that led to him receiving a lifetime ban in December 2015