British Wimbledon champion Henry Patten has been fined £9,200 by Wimbledon after he allegedly directed verbal abuse at a member of staff.
The 29-year-old Brit is the reigning men’s doubles champion alongside his partner Harri Heliovaara at this year’s Championships.
Patten has topped the list of 12 fines that have been revealed by the All England Club for the first week of the tournament.
His $12,500 [£9.2k] fine has followed an off-site incident that occurred on June 29 where he is alleged to have ‘verbally abused staff’.
In a statement via the Metro, he said: “The next day, I spoke to the tournament referee and tournament director regarding this incident.
“On the 2nd of July I received a letter informing me that I had been fined and on the same day I responded appealing the decision due to inaccuracies and procedural failures in the process.
“Despite this decision being under appeal, I am disappointed that Wimbledon thought it appropriate to disclose this fine to the media without indicating my appeal which creates an unfair and inaccurate perception of the incident.
“As this decision is subject to appeal, I have been advised not to speak about this in any detail at this point.
“At this stage I will merely say that I do not believe that there has been a full or proper investigation, nor has Wimbledon acted reasonably or fairly with due process.
“I am disappointed that as the defending male doubles champion that I am having to address this matter at this point rather than concentrating on playing tennis.
“I will comment further once the appeal has been concluded.”
Patten and Heliovaara won their first Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon in 2024.
Wimbledon doubles champion Patten has appealed the decisionGettyWimbledon 2025 fines
Henry Patten – $12,500/£9,200 – Verbally abusing staff
Adrian Mannarino – $6,000/£4,400 – Unsportsmanlike conduct
Elena Pridankina – $5,000/£3,672 – Unsportsmanlike conduct
Zizou Bergs – $4,000/£2,938 – Audible obscenity
Halley Baptiste – $4,000/£2,938 – Audible obscenity
Varvara Gracheva – $4,000/£2,938 – Abuse of rackets/equipment
Anna Kalinskaya – $4,000/£2,938 – Unsportsmanlike conduct
Jule Niemeier – $2,500/£1,835 – Unsportsmanlike conduct
Alex Bolt – $2,000/£1,468 – Audible obscenity
Chloe Paquet – $2,000/£1,468 – Audible obscenity
Colton Smith – $2,000/£1,468 – Abuse of rackets/equipment
Luca Van Assche – $2,000/£1,468 – Unsportsmanlike conduct
They went on to win this year’s Australian Open by beating Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
After wins against Dan Evans and Henry Searle, and Billy Harris and Marcus Willis, they reached this year’s third round.
However, a walkover against Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Jordan Thompson confirmed a second consecutive quarter-final appearance.
British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool await on Wednesday.
Patten’s fine is not the only controversial incident from Wimbledon in 2025.
Tournament chiefs were forced to apologise on Sunday after the new automatic line-calling technology failed.
He and Heliovaara remain in contention to defend their titleGettyThe last-16 women’s singles clash between Sonay Kartal and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova saw a ball land a foot out without a call.
Three calls were missed during the match, with line judges not being used for the first time in Wimbledon’s 148-year history.
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