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Former Tennis Player Arrested over Alleged Social Media Fraud

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A former Japanese professional tennis player who won a French Open mixed doubles title has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding a woman of 300,000 yen ($1,840) through social media.

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Former tennis player arrested over alleged social media fraud

A former Japanese professional tennis player who won a French Open mixed doubles title has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding a woman of 300,000 yen ($1,840) through social media.

·Tokyo, Japan
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Former Roland Garros champion arrested on suspicion of fraud following online scam

From lifting a Grand Slam title to being arrested over suspicion of fraud, it has been a downward spiral for Rika Hiraki who could be facing the consequences following the possible involvement in an online scam by police in Japan.  The Japanese is most famous for winning the 1997 French Open mixed d...

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Prominent Japanese Tennis Player Faces Jail for Fraud: Details of a High-Profile Scandal

Japanese police suspect tennis player Hiraki of involvement in fraud committed four years ago

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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