Banned Tennis Player Montcourt Dies at 24
July 7, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Tennis
Mathieu Montcourt was banned from tennis after it was learned that he was betting on matches. If that wasn’t sad or bad enough, Montcourt was found dead by his girlfriend in the stairwell of his Paris apartment. It looks like he died overnight but they won’t know the cause of death until they perform an autopsy.
The French Tennis Federation confirmed the reports and issued the following statement: “it is with great sadness that the French tennis federation has learned of the sudden death of Mathieu Montcourt. Mathieu was an enthusiastic young man, passionate, …read more




