It also put the defending champions top of the ITF nation rankings, ending Spain's four-year reign.
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International officials are ranked by the badges they are awarded by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
His two-year ban was cut in half because the ITF said Odesnik cooperated with its anti-doping program.
"I am proud to have been named ITF World Champion for the second successive year, " said the 25-year-old.
The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at a dinner during the French Open in Paris next June.
He gives his coaches a choice: Teach children under the ITF-designed progression, or use softer balls as they see fit.
The rule was unanimously approved by the ITF's members in 2010 and is backed by many top coaches, including Nick Bollettieri.
"The ITF is about to sign an agreement with the World Anti Doping Agency, " Bimes told a news conference at Roland-Garros on Monday.
The ITF rejected Koubek's defence of no fault or negligence, but it accepted there had been no intent on his part to enhance performance.
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In 2010, former top 100 player Wayne Odesnik, was suspended by the ITF after Australian customs officials found eight vials containing HGH in his luggage.
According to ITF statistics, Tipsarevic was among the minority of players who had to provide samples both in competition and outside of it in 2012.
The ITF's stance was backed by Stacey Allaster, the chief executive of the WTA Tour and her male counterpart from the ATP Tour Brad Drewett.
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"It means a lot to be named ITF World Champion for the third time, " said Williams, who finished the season with a WTA Tour-best seven titles.
In February, the ITF banned Czech Republic player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova for six months after she tested positive for the stimulant sibutramine at a tournament in October.
The ITF said it "did not dispute" Strycova's account and backdated her ban, meaning the Czech player will be able to compete again from April 16 onwards.
It is the second year in a row that the top-ranked woman has missed out on the ITF award -- last year Petra Kvitova headed off Caroline Wozniacki.
International Tennis Federation (ITF) president Christian Bimes said doping was taking place but was quick to point out that it was not as widespread as in other sports.
Next week's ITF Women's Circuit event in Dothan, Alabama, is on the tour below the WTA circuit and is traditionally where players hoping to break through learn their trade.
"Our research shows that kids have more fun, that the rallies are longer, and they can play an all-round game, " said Dave Miley, the ITF's executive director of development.
The Swiss veteran is sure to be pleased by the ITF's confirmation of a biological passport scheme, similar to the one used by cycling authorities to weed out doping cheats.
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"Before we can comment on doping cases until we have been notified in writing by the Belgian anti-doping agency and that has not happened as yet, " an ITF spokesman said.
The 27-year-old Swiss player was found to have tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine while competing at Wimbledon last year, the ITF said in a statement published on its Web site.
They came in as part of an aggressive recruitment effort, and commitment to educational development by the men's and women's tours, working with the ITF, over the past 10 or 15 years.
To wit: Earlier this month, Miley sent a letter to the tennis federations of the ITF's members there are more than 200 nations that encouraged them to "initiate sanctions" against tournament organizers that don't comply.
"The implementation of the athlete biological passport is an important step in the evolution of the tennis anti-doping program as it provides us with a great tool in the fight against doping in our sport, " said ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti.
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