Stefano Vukov, former world number five Elena Rybakina, will remain prohibited from the WTA tour after an independent investigation of his behavior of players.
Announced in January that Croatia has while being suspended After allegedly violating the WTA code of ethics.
On Tuesday, WTA – Women’s Tennis Regulatory Agency – which was confirmed by the Vukov ban was upheld.
The 37 -year -old man denied making mistakes and Rybakina said he was never persecuted by him.
Confirming the conclusions of the investigation for BBC Sport, WTA added: “Following this process, the suspension remains.
“To protect the confidentiality and integrity of the investigation and findings, WTA will not provide further details. We remain committed to ensuring that all problems are handled in a fair and objective manner in accordance with the WTA code of ethics.”
It will not determine how long the vukov will be prohibited and unknown which part of the WTA code he has damaged.
Vukov can appeal the decision.
The decision means that Rybakina will not be able to bring Vukov back to his team – something he hopes will be done at the beginning of the year.
BBC Sport has approached Vukov to comment.
