ITF stops live scoring at 15K events, part of anti-corruption measures
Other actions include "introduction of accreditation and access control" at World Tennis Tour events and video recording.
The ITF plans to stop providing live scoring from its $15K events as part of an $8 million investment into anti-corruption improvements on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
The removal of live scoring from $15K events, the lowest level of tournaments on the ITF circuit, was recommended by a recent independently-conducted integrity review, which all tennis governing bodies have committed to implementing. The move is being done in collaboration with the Tennis Integrity Unit.
The ITF said live scores from $15Ks had already been reduced by 3,500 matches compared to 2018, and would be further decreased on an agreed timetable. It plans to increase the amount of $25K events, for which live scoring will still be provided.
Getty Images: David Haggerty, President of the International Tennis Federation
The ITF has a more than $14 million annual agreement with Sportradar to provide it with scoring for ITF events.
Other anti-corruption measures include "introduction of accreditation and access control" at World Tennis Tour events, video recording, "added security to deter unofficial data collection," on site integrity personnel, and improvements in collecting integrity concerns from players and officials.
These additional steps are important in helping ensure that official scores are not "simply replaced with unofficial data," said Jennie Price, the independent chair of the TIU's supervisory board.
The ITF's World Tennis Tour consists of more than 1,000 events in 80 nations.