![]() Patten at the 2023 Cary Challenger | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Colchester, United Kingdom | 6 May 1996
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 2020 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | UNC Asheville |
Coach | Calvin Betton [1] |
Prize money | $1,402,826 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 Challenger, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 462 (19 September 2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 61–38 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (27 January 2025) |
Current ranking | No. 3 (27 January 2025) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2025) |
French Open | 3R (2024) |
Wimbledon | W (2024) |
US Open | 3R (2023, 2024) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2024) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 4–2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2025) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
Last updated on: 27 January 2025. |
Henry Patten (born 6 May 1996) is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 3 in doubles, achieved on 27 January 2025. Patten is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2024 Wimbledon Championships and the 2025 Australian Open with Harri Heliövaara.
He has won five career doubles titles on the ATP Tour and also 13 ATP Challenger titles, 11 with Julian Cash. Ten of the titles came in 2022, a record for the most Challenger doubles titles accrued in a single season. [2] [3]
He also attained his career-high singles ranking of world No. 462 in September 2022.
Patten was born on 6 May 1996 in Manningtree, Essex, England. He attended Ipswich School and Culford School, before he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where he played collegiate tennis. [4] He continued his postgraduate studies at Durham University (2019–2020). [5] [6] During two of his university summer breaks, he worked for IBM as a courtside statistician at Wimbledon. [7] [8]
Patten is a member of the Roehampton Club. [9] He is also a chess enthusiast, often playing the game while on tour. [10] [11]
While at UNC Asheville, Patten became the No. 1 ranked NCAA doubles player and placed as high as No. 32 in singles. [10] In 2018 he was the first player in the history of his program to be selected for the singles draw of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. [12] At Durham he finished runner-up with Josip Krstanovic to fellow Durham students Julius Tverijonas and Or Ram-Harel in the 2019 BUCS Men's Doubles Championship. [13]
Patten won ten titles in 2022, breaking the record for most Challenger doubles titles in a single season with Julian Cash. [2]
Patten partnering with Julian Cash reached his first ATP final at the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, losing to Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in a deciding champions tiebreak. [14] He reached the top 50 on 22 May 2023.
In April, Patten won his maiden ATP title at the Grand Prix Hassan II partnering with new partner Harri Heliövaara, defeating second seeded Austrian duo of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler. [15] [16] In May, Patten and Heliövaara defeated top seeds Andreas Mies and Neal Skupski in the final of the Turin Challenger. [17] Patten won his second title at the Lyon Open partnering also with Heliövaara. The duo defeated Albano Olivetti and Yuki Bhambri in the final. [18]
Patten and Heliövaara reached the final at Wimbledon, defeating Italian duo Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli, Spanish duo Pedro Martínez and Jaume Munar, and then Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić in the quarterfinals, [19] [20] Neal Skupski and Michael Venus in the semifinals. [21] [22] They defeated Australian duo Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in the final, in a three-setter with three tiebreaks, saving three match points, to win their first Grand Slam title together. [23] [24] [25] [26] As a result he moved 25 positions up to a new career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 on 15 July 2024 and to the top 15 three weeks later on 5 August 2024.[ citation needed ]
Seeded sixth at the US Open, Patten and Heliovaara reached the third round with a win over Flavio Cobolli and Dominic Stricker, [27] before losing to 11th seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić. [28]
Patten made his debut for the Great Britain Davis Cup team against Canada in Manchester, England, on 15 September, teaming with Neal Skupski to defeat Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau in a dead rubber after the tie was already lost following wins for the Canadians in both singles matches. [29] [30]
Patten and Heliovaara were runners-up at the China Open in October, losing in the final to top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. [31] The next week they won the Stockholm Open, defeating Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl in the final. [32] [33] They followed this by reaching the semifinals at the Vienna Open, losing in a deciding tiebreak to wildcards and eventual champions Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler after squandering two match points. [34]
Patten reached a career-high ranking of world No. 15 on 28 October 2024, becoming the British men's doubles No.1 for the first time. [35] His place alongside Heliovaara at the ATP Finals was also confirmed with the duo having secured a top eight spot in the ATP Doubles Race to qualify. [36] [37]
At the ATP Finals, Patten and Heliövaara defeated world No.1 team Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in straight sets in their first group match. [38] [39] In their second group match, they defeated US Open champions Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in straight sets. [40] [41] [42] Patten and Heliövaara then secured first place in their group by winning their third match against Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic in a deciding champions tiebreak. [43] [44] They lost in the semifinals to top seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić in two sets, both of which went to tiebreaks. [45] [46]
Alongside Heliövaara, Patten won the doubles title at the Australian Open, defeating third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the final and in doing so, becoming the third British player to win the event in the Open Era. [47] [48] [49] On the way to the final they overcame Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and Ryan Seggerman, [50] Marc Polmans and Matthew Romios, [51] Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, [52] [53] 15th seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin [54] [55] and fourth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz. [56] Partnering Olivia Nicholls, he also reached the mixed doubles semifinals after overcoming top seeds Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani in the second round [57] and then Jackson Withrow and Irina Khromacheva in the quarterfinals. [58] [59] They lost to John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell in the last four. [60] Patten reached a career-high of world No. 3 in the ATP doubles rankings on 27 January. [61]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2025 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | W | 1 / 3 | 8–2 | |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–1 | ||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | W | 1 / 2 | 6–1 | ||
US Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 11–2 | 6–0 | 2 / 9 | 20–6 | |
Year-end championship | ||||||||
ATP Finals | did not qualify | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | ||||
National representation | ||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | RR | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | ||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | ||
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 45 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 10–13 | 43–22 | 8–2 | 61–39 | ||
Win % | 0% | 0% | 43% | 66% | 80% | 61% | ||
Year-end ranking | 774 | 69 | 69 | 14 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0 / 2 | 4–2 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(11–9) |
Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2023 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2024 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–2 | May 2024 | ATP Lyon Open, France | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8] |
Win | 3–2 | Jul 2024 | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(11–9) |
Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2024 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2024 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 5–3 | Jan 2025 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | ![]() | 4-6, 7-6(10-8), 4-6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2021 | M15 Indore, India | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, [9–11] |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–3] |
Win | 4–2 | Mar 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, United States | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 6–3 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Win | 7–3 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, [10–2] |
Win | 8–3 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Loss | 8–4 | Jun 2022 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, [14–16] |
Win | 9–4 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 10–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tour | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | walkover |
Win | 11–4 | Aug 2022 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 12–4 | Sep 2022 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 13–4 | Oct 2022 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 14–4 | Oct 2022 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 15–4 | Oct 2022 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 16–4 | Nov 2022 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 17–4 | Nov 2022 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–4] |
Win | 18–4 | Dec 2022 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 19–4 | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Loss | 19–5 | Aug 2023 | Stanford, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8-10] |
Loss | 19–6 | Oct 2023 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14) |
Loss | 19–7 | Nov 2023 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 19–8 | Mar 2024 | Phoenix, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 20–8 | Apr 2024 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 21–8 | May 2024 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |