Doubles
Heliovaara & Patten win third title of 2026 in Dubai: ‘It is a dream begin to the yr’
End-British duo is as much as No. 2 within the PIF ATP Dwell Doubles Groups Rankings
February 28, 2026
Dubai Obligation Free Tennis Championships 2026
Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara have a good time their victory in Dubai Saturday.
By Jerome Coombe
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten strengthened their dominance within the Center East on Saturday on the Dubai Obligation Free Tennis Championships, the place they captured the title.
The third seeds defeated Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-5, 7-5 within the ATP 500 ultimate, stretching their successful streak to seven matches following final week’s triumph in Doha. Final yr, Heliovaara and Patten squandered 4 match factors within the Dubai ultimate to Yuki Bhambri and Alexei Popyrin, however made up for it with a medical show of their 2026 redemption bid.
Having additionally lifted the trophy in Adelaide in January, Heliovaara and Patten now personal three titles in 2026 and have climbed to No. 2 within the PIF ATP Dwell Doubles Groups Rankings. Arevalo and Pavic, who had been contesting their first ultimate of the season, jumped three locations to No. 6.
“As at all times in doubles, the margins are so effective,” Patten stated. “There’s no room to get complacent. You go on highs after which in a short time, you [can] end up in a low. We’ll attempt to journey this one and lengthen it for so long as doable.”
Heliovaara and Patten closed the 2025 marketing campaign in type with maiden titles on the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris and the celebrated Nitto ATP Finals. Carrying that momentum into 2026, they’ve now gained 21 of their previous 23 matches, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
“It’s a dream begin to the yr,” Heliovaara stated. “It’s very good to play with this man, Henry. We’re nice pals off courtroom and all the pieces appears to work effectively on the courtroom, so I need to thank him and clearly our opponents, Marcelo and Mate. They had been World No. 1s final yr they usually can play some actually good tennis.”
They grew to become the second group to safe three tour-level trophies this yr, becoming a member of Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti, champions in Auckland, Montpellier and Dallas.
