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From Fixer to Facilitator: Inside Quentin Folliot's 20-Year Tennis Ban

French player Folliot made around $60,000 in six years as a tennis pro. He made almost as much by fixing just eleven tennis matches. World of Crime goes inside the investigation that caught him.

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Chris Dalby
Dec 16, 2025
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On December 11, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) effectively erased Quentin Folliot from the professional record. The 26-year-old French journeyman, whose career peaked at No. 488, was handed a rare twenty-year ban.

But what did Folliot do to face such a momentous ban?

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