Kyrgyz tennis player banned for 16 years

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PARIS: Kyrgyzstan's Ksenia Palkina has been fined 100,000 US dollars and has been banned from playing tennis until at least 2029, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday.

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The ban was for 16-years with six of them suspended and at 32-years-old Palinka has been set a date of 2029 for a comeback.

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Palink admitted charges of match-fixing at a French tournament and was detained by French police in November 2019, ITIA said.

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The ITIA said Palkina is free to resume her career after the suspension comes to an end, provided she doesn't break any more anti-corruption rules.

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However the 32-year-old's career is likely over. She will be 39 by the time she is allowed back onto the court.

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The sanctions prohibit Palkina from playing in or attending any event authorised or sanctioned by any international tennis governing body or national association for the duration of her ban.

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Ksenia Palkina breached four anti-corruption rules Section D.1.d of the 2018 and 2019 TACP, Section D.1.e, Section D.1.f And section D.2.a.i

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Palkina turned pro in 2004 and has earned about $220,000 in career prize money. She has 11 singles and 27 doubles titles to her name on the ITF tour - the tier below the WTA tour. She peaked at World No.163 on the WTA singles rankings in 2009, and reached World No.164 in doubles in 2010.

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