Henry Patten facts for kids
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Patten at the 2023 Cary Challenger
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
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| Born | 6 May 1996 Colchester, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | UNC Asheville |
| Coach | Calvin Betton |
| Prize money | $1,147,619 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 Challenger, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 462 (19 September 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 53–37 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (19 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 14 (30 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (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 (66.67%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
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. 12 in doubles, achieved on 19 August 2024. Patten has won four career doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including one Grand Slam tournament title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside partner Harri Heliövaara. He also attained his career-high singles ranking of world No. 462 in September 2022.
He has also won 13 ATP Challenger doubles 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.
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Personal life
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. He continued his postgraduate studies at Durham University (2019–2020). During two of his university summer breaks, he worked for IBM as a courtside statistician at Wimbledon.
Patten is a member of the Roehampton Club. He is also a chess enthusiast, often playing the game while on tour.
College
While at UNC Asheville, Patten became the No. 1 ranked NCAA doubles player and placed as high as No. 32 in singles. 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. 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.
Career
2022: Record Challenger titles in a season
Patten won ten titles in 2022, breaking the record for most Challenger doubles titles in a single season with Julian Cash.
2023: First ATP final, top 50
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. He reached the top 50 on 22 May 2023.
2024: Wimbledon champion, Maiden ATP title, Davis Cup debut
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. In May, Patten and Heliövaara defeated top seeds Andreas Mies and Neal Skupski in the final of the Turin Challenger. Patten won his second title at the Lyon Open partnering also with Heliövaara. The duo defeated Albano Olivetti and Yuki Bhambri in the final.
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, Neal Skupski and Michael Venus in the semifinals. 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. 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.
Seeded sixth at the US Open, Patten and Heliovaara reached the third round with a win over Flavio Cobolli and Dominic Stricker, before losing to 11th seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić.
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.
Patten and Heliovaara were runners-up at the China Open in October, losing in the final to top seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. The next week they won the Stockholm Open, defeating Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl in the final. 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.
Patten reached a career-high ranking of world No.15 on 28 October, becoming the British men's doubles No.1 for the first time. 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.
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. In their second group match, they defeated US Open champions Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in straight sets. 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. They lost in the semifinals to top seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić in two sets, both of which went to tiebreaks.
2025: Australian Open final
Alongside Heliövaara, Patten reached the final at the Australian Open, defeating Marc Polmans and Matthew Romios, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, 15th seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin and fourth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz. Partnering Olivia Nicholls, he also reached the mixed doubles semifinals after overcoming top seeds Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani in the second round and then Jackson Withrow and Irina Khromacheva in the quarterfinals. They lost to John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell in the last four.
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Men's doubles
Current through the 2024 ATP Tour.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||
| 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 | 11–3 | 1 / 8 | 14–6 | ||
| 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 | 42 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 10–13 | 43–22 | 53–37 | |||
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 43% | 66% | – | 59% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 774 | 69 | 69 | 14 | ||||
Mixed doubles
| 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 |
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Harri Heliövaara |
 Max Purcell Jordan Thompson |
6–7(7–9), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(11–9) |
| Pending | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Harri Heliövaara |
 Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori |
TBD |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups, 1 pending)
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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 |  Julian Cash |
Max Purcell Jordan Thompson |
6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |
 Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2024 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |
 Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2024 | ATP Lyon Open, France | 250 Series | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |
 Yuki Bhambri Albano Olivetti |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8] |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2024 | Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Harri Heliövaara |
Max Purcell Jordan Thompson |
6–7(7–9), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(11–9) |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2024 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Harri Heliövaara |
Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2024 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Harri Heliövaara |
 Petr Nouza Patrik Rikl |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Pending | – | Jan 2025 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Harri Heliövaara |
Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (1–3)
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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 | Charles Broom |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Alfredo Perez |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Holt |
6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | Toby Samuel |
4-6, 7-6(10-8), 4-6 |
Doubles: 29 (21 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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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 | Jonathan Binding |
 Luca Castelnuovo Eric Vanshelboim |
6–2, 5–7, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom |
Eduardo Nava Nathan Ponwith |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom |
George Goldhoff Tadeas Paroulek |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom |
 Sidane Pontjodikromo Kai Wehnelt |
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
World Tour | Hard | Rinky Hijikata |
 Hsu Yu-hsiou Wu Tung-lin |
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–3] |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
World Tour | Hard | Mark Whitehouse |
Colin Markes Keegan Smith |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom |
 Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash |
Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash |
Charles Broom Jan Choinski |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 7–3 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash |
Omar Jasika Edan Leshem |
6–3, 5–7, [10–2] |
| Win | 8–3 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash |
 Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jun 2022 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash |
Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski |
6–3, 2–6, [14–16] |
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash |
Ramkumar Ramanathan John-Patrick Smith |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tour | Grass | Julian Cash |
Luca Castelnuovo Skander Mansouri |
walkover |
| Win | 11–4 | Aug 2022 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash |
Jonathan Eysseric Artem Sitak |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–4 | Sep 2022 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash |
Charles Broom Constantin Frantzen |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–4 | Oct 2022 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash |
Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–4 | Oct 2022 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash |
Constantin Frantzen Reese Stalder |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 15–4 | Oct 2022 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash |
Alex Lawson Artem Sitak |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–4 | Nov 2022 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash |
Arthur Fery Giles Hussey |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 17–4 | Nov 2022 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash |
Francesco Forti Marcello Serafini |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–4] |
| Win | 18–4 | Dec 2022 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay (i) | Julian Cash |
 Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral |
6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 19–4 | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | Julian Cash |
 Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–5 | Aug 2023 | Stanford, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash |
 Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez |
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8-10] |
| Loss | 19–6 | Oct 2023 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | John-Patrick Smith |
Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14) |
| Loss | 19–7 | Nov 2023 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Francisco Cabral |
Evan King Brandon Nakashima |
4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 19–8 | Mar 2024 | Phoenix, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rinky Hijikata |
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 20–8 | Apr 2024 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |
Guido Andreozzi Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 21–8 | May 2024 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Harri Heliövaara |
Andreas Mies Neal Skupski |
6–3, 6–3 |
See also
In Spanish: Henry Patten para niños
