Neither player is said to have failed a doping test but both were sanctioned for being in violation of regulations regarding notifying drug-enforcement officials of their whereabouts.
They were informed the suspensions from the Flemish Doping Tribunal Nov. 5, a move that forced Wickmayer to withdraw from the WTA's season-ending Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.
"I knew nothing of the Flemish regulations," Wickmayer said last week at a news conference in Belgium. "Then there were two violations beside my name. I do not understand why they did not try to contact me when they noticed their registered letters were returned because I was not home."
Wickmayer and Malisse have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. Results of the appeal aren't expected for about four months.
Wickmayer, 20, won two tournaments in 2009 and ended the year ranked No. 16, after starting No. 69. She also made it to the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Malisse, 29, played sparingly on the ATP Tour this year, winning four of nine matches.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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