After pairing up with Harri Heliovaara to defeat Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia in the final at Wimbledon in London on Saturday, Henry Patten became the first British man to earn two Wimbledon men’s doubles titles in the Open era.

The Anglo-Finnish pair won 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in a serve-dominated match with no break points. The top seeds, Patten and Heliovaara, won the championship here for the first time in 2024 and also took home the prize at the Australian Open in 2025.

Since Bob and Mike Bryan did so in 2011, Patten and Heliovaara are the first men’s doubles combination to win several Wimbledon championships.

In the Open Era, they are the eleventh team to accomplish the feat. Patten, a native of Colchester who aced the second match point, stated, “It’s unreal. “ We were unsure if we would ever have the chance to experience this again when we won the first time. We are so fortunate to be out here again.

Heliovaara thanked the British player “for being the greatest partner in the world.

In the Open era, four additional British men have won the Wimbledon gentlemen’s doubles championship: Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who won the title here last year, Neal Skupski (with Wesley Koolhof in 2023), and Jonathan Marray (with Frederik Nielsen in 2012).

During the two weeks, the winners overcame eighth seeds Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard in the quarter-finals, Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl in the third round, and Mac Kiger and Patrik Thrac in the second round, winning three final-set tie-breaks. They were victorious in eight of nine tie-breaks at The Championships.

With an ace down the T in the Ad court, Patten secured their third major trophy as a duo, following victories at Wimbledon in 2024 and at the Australian Open last year. Patten, a left-handed player, is the first British male doubles player in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon championship more than once.

In the game, neither side had a breakpoint. Heliovaara and Patten won 41 of their 45 first-serve points (91%) to avoid being under pressure.

Arevalo and Pavic had won the Queen’s Club final 6-2, 6-4, so this was a rematch of that match. Heliovaara and Patten only earned 56% of their initial service points during the game.

With a 4-1 record this year, Heliovaara and Patten now lead Pavic and Arevalo 6-3 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. With Jelena Ostapenko, Arevalo won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship.

“I want to thank everyone who came out today to lend their support. Arevalo stated, “I believe it was a wonderful match. “I would like to take this opportunity to praise Henry and Harry for their outstanding two weeks and for winning another championship here. “