On Tuesday 3 May 2016, the financial prosecutors from the police searched the premises of the French Tennis Federation.

This preliminary investigation, conducted by the financial prosecutor, follows the work of the General Inspectorate at the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports, which has been widely discussed in the press.

The Federation’s teams, elected officials and employees are cooperating fully with investigators.

The French Tennis Federation has no comment to make at this stage of the proceedings. It reserves the right to initiate civil proceedings if criminal actions are revealed by the investigation.

Press contact:

Guillaume Lebastard – 01 47 43 49 98 – [email protected]
Paris, le 3 mai 2016

La Fédération Française de Tennis

• This media release was originally published by the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) on 4 May 2016. To access the original, please click here.