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Heliovaara & Patten win third title of 2026 in Dubai: ‘It’s a dream start to the year’

The Finnish-British duo is ranked number 2 in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings

February 28, 2026

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten strengthened their dominance in the Middle East on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where they claimed the title.

The third seeds defeated Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-5, 7-5 in the ATP 500 final, extending their winning streak to seven matches after last week’s victory in Doha. Last year, Heliovaara and Patten wasted four match points to Yuki Bhambri and Alexei Popyrin in the Dubai final, but made up for it with a clinical display in their 2026 redemption bid.

After also lifting the trophy in Adelaide in January, Heliovaara and Patten now own three titles in 2026 and have climbed to No. 2 in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings. Arevalo and Pavic, competing in their first final of the season, jumped three places to No. 6.

“As always in doubles, the margins are so small,” Patten said. “There’s no room to get complacent. You go on highs and then really fast, you.” [can] find yourself at a low point. We will try to ride this out and extend it as long as possible.”

Heliovaara and Patten ended the 2025 campaign in style with first titles at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris and the prestigious Nitto ATP Finals. Carrying that momentum into 2026, they have now won 21 of their past 23 matches, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

“It’s a dream start to the year,” Heliovaara said. “It’s a lot of fun to play with this guy, Henry. We are great friends off the court and everything seems to be working well on the court, so I want to thank him and of course our opponents, Marcelo and Mate. They were number 1 in the world last year and they can play very good tennis.”

They became the second team to secure three tour-level trophies this year, joining Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti, champions in Auckland, Montpellier and Dallas.