TAS 2009/A/1995 Yanina Wickmayer c. Vlaams Doping Tribunaal (VDT) & TAS 2009/A/2021 Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA) c. VDT, Fédération flamande de tennis (VTV) et Yanina Wickmayer, sentence partielle du 10 juin 2011
Related cases:
CAS 2009_A_1995 Yanina Wickmayer vs Vlaams Doping Tribunal (VDT) | WADA vs VDT, Fédération flamande de tennis (VTV) & Yanina Wickmayer
December 3, 2012
Swiss Federal Court 4A_428_2011 Xavier Malisse & Yanina Wickmayer vs WADA & Vlaamse Tennisvereniging
February 13, 2012
Tennis
Doping (failure to provide whereabouts / missed test)
Suspension of the arbitration proceedings
Respect for the procedural guarantees in accordance with Article 6 ECHR
Preponderant interest in the resolution of disputes between athletes and sports institutions before CAS
Respect of the national sovereignty and primacy of the decision of an international authority
On 5 November 2009 the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) decided to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the two Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse for their 3 whereabouts filing failures.
Hereafter in November 2009 both Athletes appealed the VDT decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In December 2009 the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) filed its appeal against the VDT decision with CAS.
In this partial award the CAS Panel considers the issues raised by the parties regarding the suspension of the pending cases, the consolidation of the appeals and the jurisdiction of CAS.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport decides on 10 June 2011:
1.) The Panel has jurisdiction to hear the proceedings TAS 2009/A/1995 and TAS 2009/A/2021;
2.) The request filed by Yanina Wickmayer regarding suspension of proceeding TAS 2009/A/2021 is dismissed;
3.) The procedures TAS 2009/A/1995 and TAS 2009/A/2021 shall be consolidated and settled by one Panel;
4.) The Panel orders the resumption of the procedure TAS 2009/A/1995;
5.) The CAS Court Office will set deadlines for the filing of the parties submissions;
6.) This partial award is rendered without costs, as the matter of costs shall be settled in the final award.
