Henry Patten seals Year-End ATP Doubles No.1 with Harri Heliovaara
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Britain’s Henry Patten will finish the 2026 season as the Year-End ATP Doubles No.1 for the first time in his career alongside Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara.
The world No.1s have enjoyed an incredible year on the ATP Tour, winning five titles, including a second Wimbledon men’s doubles trophy in July.
Patten is the fifth British player to finish the season in the top-ranked doubles team on the ATP Tour since 2016, joining Jamie Murray (2016), Neal Skupski (2022), Julian Cash (2025) and Lloyd Glasspool (2025).
“It’s an incredible achievement, one that goes to the very top of my list of best achievements as a tennis player,” Patten told ATPTour.com.
“When I look back on the journey me and Harri have been on together when we started in 2024, I was ranked around No.60 in the world and Harri was around No.40. In two years we’ve worked incredibly hard and to go from where we started to where we are now, on top of the world, is beautiful. And to do it with Harri the whole way – we haven’t changed partners, we’ve stuck together through good and bad – makes it all the more special.”
After winning the Paris Masters and Nitto ATP Finals trophies back-to-back at the end of 2025, Patten and Heliovaara picked up where they left off at the start of this season.
By the end of February, they had won titles in Adelaide, Doha and Dubai, beginning the year 14-1 across four tournaments.
They finished runners-up at the Miami Open, before going on to win their second ATP Masters 1000 title together at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Patten and Heliovaara reached their first Roland Garros final at the end of the clay court season, winning five matches without losing a set before losing out to Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final.
Following a final run at the HSBC Championships, the world No.1s secured their third Grand Slam title together at Wimbledon – beating Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in the final 7-6(4), 7-6(3).
They became the 11th team in the Open Era to win two Wimbledon men’s doubles titles and the first since the Bryan brothers in 2011.
Since then, they’ve made the semi-finals at the US Open and most recently, a final four finish at the Rolex Paris Masters.
The duo now move to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin to finish their season, where they will be hoping to become only the sixth team to retain the title.
Patten will then join up with the Lexus Great Britain Davis Cup squad for the Finals in Bologna.
