Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has been suspended and fined $US10,000 ($A13,500) for breaching the sport's anti-corruption code by attempting to change her doubles partner after a sign-in deadline, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has announced.
Peng was found to have used coercion and offered the possibility of financial reward in return for her main draw partner agreeing to withdraw from the women's doubles event at Wimbledon in 2017.
Although the offer was refused and Peng did not compete in the doubles at the All England Club last July, the TIU said in a statement that her actions breached Tennis Anti-Corruption Program rules.
They state that "no covered person shall, directly or indirectly, contrive or attempt to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any event".
Peng was banned for six months, with three months suspended, while half of the fine - $US5000 ($A6750) - was suspended.
Peng, who is ranked 20th in doubles and 80th in singles, cannot play on the WTA Tour until November 8.
The 32-year old was the No.1 ranked doubles player in February, 2014 and has a career-best singles ranking of 14 achieved in August, 2011.
Peng triumphed at Wimbledon in 2013 with Hsieh Su-wei and they claimed the French Open doubles title a year later.
A winner of 21 doubles titles during her career, Peng has also won two singles events.
Peng's former coach Bertrand Perret was suspended from obtaining tournament credentials for three months for the same offence.
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