Fines Continues To Soar For Bad Boy Tarango

The cost to Jeff Tarango for his verbal outburst at Wimbledon has risen to $63,000 - and will go higher.

On Wednesday, the ATP Tour fined Tarango an additional $20,000 and suspended him for three weeks for postmatch remarks that tour officials called “conduct contrary to the integrity of the game.”

One day earlier, the International Tennis Federation’s Grand Slam Committee suspended the American from two Grand Slam tournaments, including next year’s Wimbledon, and fined him $28,256. He had been fined $15,500 at the time of his outburst.

Tarango stormed off the court following a dispute with umpire Bruno Rebeuh of France during a third-round match against Alexander Mronz on July 1. He called Rebeuh “the most corrupt official in the game,” and the player’s wife, Benedicte, slapped the umpire twice in the face.

Last year, Tarango earned $243,000, boosting his career earnings to just under $1 million.

A left-hander from Manhattan Beach, Calif., Tarango will appeal the committee’s decision, making him eligible to play in the U.S. Open.