Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has called on the ATP player council to act after Justin Gimelstob's sentencing for assault and end "a shameful period" for the sport.
Gimelstob, 42, is one of three player representatives on the ATP board.
The American, also a former player, received three years probation and 60 days community service after pleading "no contest" to a battery charge.
Swiss Wawrinka, 33, says players "need to speak out" about the subject.
The player council, led by 15-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia, has the power to remove Gimelstob, but would need the consent of at least six of its 10 members.