Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara win China Open to qualify for Nitto ATP Finals
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British doubles star Henry Patten clinched his second title of the season at the China Open alongside Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara.
Patten and Heliovaara came back to defeat Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev in the final 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 to seal the ATP 500 title in Beijing.
“It's been a while since we've won a tournament,” said Patten after their victory. “It's been a lot of hard work and a lot of disappointing results. We've been pretty close. So we're extremely excited.”
The third seeds were made to work for it the final up against two current top 15 singles stars. After losing the first set, Patten and Heliovaara waited patiently for their opportunity and managed to break at 4-3 in the second set on only their second break point of the match.
The teams remained neck and neck throughout the match tie-break – but a run of three consecutive points at 6-6 set up three championship points, which they took at the third time of asking.
Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara road to the China Open title
- Final: Karen Khachanov & Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
- Semi-final: Guido Andreozzi (ARG) & Manuel Guinard (FRA) 7-6(5), 7-6(3)
- Quarter-final: Cam Norrie (GBR) & Yunbchaokete Bu (CHN) 6-3, 6-4
- First round: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) & Alex de Minaur (AUS) 6-3, 6-4
The victory means that Patten and Heliovaara have qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for a second consecutive year – joining fellow Brits Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
Former Wimbledon champions Patten and Heliovaara have enjoyed another successful season together so far in 2025.
The duo started the year with their second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, reached the final in Dubai and have now added a second title in Beijing.
They have also reached eight additional ATP semi-finals, including Masters 1000 events in Miami, Monte Carlo and Rome.
Earlier in the season, Patten reached his career high ranking of world No.3 and is one of five Brits to feature in the ATP Doubles top 12 this year.
Britain’s Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are also currently in contention for a spot at this year’s Finals having reached two Grand Slam finals at Roland Garros and the US Open.
