Colombian tennis player Carlos Andrés Sepúlveda Navarro has been given a three-year ban for match fixing by ITIA ©ITIA

Colombian tennis player Carlos Andrés Sepúlveda Navarro has been banned from the sport for three years after admitting to multiple breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP) rules.

The 24-year-old, who had a highest Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking of 1579, has also been fined $10,000 (£7,200/$8400) with $8,000 (£5,700/$6700) suspended, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed.

The offences took place between 2015 and 2020 and Sepúlveda Navarro is now prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or otherwise attending any tennis event authorised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis for three years until June 8 2024.

The case was dealt with under the 2021 TACP proposal for disposition framework, which allows for a sanction to be handed down from the ITIA to the player upon admission of guilt and acceptance of the sanction, without the need for a hearing and with no option of appeal.

The Colombian is banned from the sport until June 2024 ©Getty Images
The Colombian is banned from the sport until June 2024 ©Getty Images

Sepúlveda Navarro admitted to five breaches of the TACP, including: "No covered person shall, directly or indirectly, wager, conspire to wager or attempt to wager on the outcome or any other aspect of any Event or any other tennis competition."

The Colombian also broke rules covering not contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any event, and those which state players report potential match fixing attempts.

The ITIA is an independent body established by the international governing Bodies of tennis to promote, encourage, enhance and safeguard the integrity of professional tennis worldwide.