Playing against Argentina’s Guadalupe Pérez Rojas at an ITF women’s circuit tournament, Koch-Benvenuto refused her opponent treatment for a knee injury from the primary healthcare provider.

The world number 681 then received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct for using her mobile phone on court and refusing to stop when requested by the chair umpire.

Having gone on to use "aggressive and inappropriate" language towards the tournament officials, primary healthcare provider and her opponent, Koch-Benvenuto was defaulted from her match for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Following the match, the 31-year-old approached the supervisor in his office to request that the result be recorded as a retirement at which point she was informed that she had been defaulted and the decision would remain.

While Koch-Benvenuto was in the office, she broke the supervisor’s mobile phone.

Jackie Nesbitt, the executive director of ITF circuits, found her guilty of "behaving in an unacceptable manner towards tournament officials and tournament personnel during her match, from which she was defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct" and "breaking the mobile phone belonging to the tournament supervisor" following her default.

These offences are said to have "constituted a major offence of aggravated behaviour and a breach of the ITF welfare policy".

In addition to the three-month ban from all ITF Pro Circuit tournaments, which is due to end on September 15, she has been fined $500 (£340/€441) for the offences committed under the Code of Conduct in addition to fines imposed for the initial default.

Koch-Benvenuto is also required to pay compensation to the value of $199 (£135/€175) for the replacement of the mobile phone belonging to the tournament supervisor.

Earlier this month, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios announced he had withdrawn from consideration for selection for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after claiming he had been the victim of "unwarranted attacks" over his behaviour.

It came after Australia's Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller threatened the youngster and team-mate Bernard Tomic with the possibility of being axed from the Rio 2016 team if their behaviour failed to improve.

This followed the actions of Tomic during the Mutua Madrid Open, where he was accused of "tanking" - deliberately trying to lose - when he turned his racket upside-down on match point during his loss to Italy’s Fabio Fognini.

Kyrgios was dragged in to the row following a series of controversial incidents involving the player after he was given a suspended 28-day ban for derogatory remarks made about the girlfriend of Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka during a Rogers Cup match in August.

Tomic confirmed in May he will not compete at Rio 2016, opting instead to play in an ATP competition in Mexico.