Stefano Vukov, the previous coach of world quantity 5 Elena Rybakina, will stay banned from the WTA Tour following an impartial investigation into his behaviour in the direction of the participant.
It was introduced in January that the Croat had been provisionally suspended after allegedly breaching the WTA’s Code of Conduct.
On Tuesday, the WTA – the governing physique of ladies’s tennis – confirmed Vukov’s ban had been upheld.
The 37-year-old has denied any wrongdoing and Rybakina has mentioned she was by no means mistreated by him.
Confirming the conclusion of the investigation to BBC Sport, the WTA added: “Following this course of, the suspension stays in place.
“To guard the confidentiality and integrity of the investigation and its findings, the WTA won’t present additional particulars. We stay dedicated to making sure that each one issues are dealt with in a good and goal method in accordance with the WTA Code of Conduct.”
It might not specify how lengthy Vukov might be banned for and it’s not identified which a part of the WTA’s code he has damaged.
Vukov can attraction towards the choice.
The choice means Rybakina won’t be able to deliver Vukov again on to her group – one thing she hoped to do initially of the 12 months.
BBC Sport has approached Vukov for remark.