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 "I am looking at the possibility of filing a lawsuit," Tarpischev
told the ITAR-TASS news agency on Wednesday.
"If I am going to make such a move then it will be in the U.S.
court, where I will be able to find out on what basis the sanctions
were applied."
Tarpischev appeared on a Russian late-night chat show alongside
former WTA player Elena Dementieva in October.
When Dementieva was asked what it was like to play against the
American sisters, Tarpischev interrupted and referred to them as the
"Williams brothers".
The WTA fined him $25,000 and demanded a personal apology as well as
disqualifying him for from working in an organizational capacity for
one year.
 Tarpischev has officially apologised for his comment but does not
agree with the punishment. However, the Russian Davis Cup captain
faces a dilemma as he does not know who to file the suit against.
The official said he analyzed the comments along with linguistics
experts and they said they were neither insulting nor abusive.
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"I translated the findings into English and sent them to the WTA
but they did not accept them," he added.
"The International Tennis Federation and International Olympic
Committee (IOC) also said they would not look into the issue.
Therefore, I believe the whole situation was a set-up."
(Editing by John O'Brien)
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