Doubles
Heliovaara/Patten capture Beijing title
Finnish-British team qualifies for Nitto ATP Finals
October 01, 2025
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Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten win the 2025 China Open men’s doubles title.
By ATP Staff
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten clinched their second tour-level title of the season on Wednesday at the China Open, where they clawed past singles stars Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
The third seeds did not drop a set en route to the final in Beijing and then in the final raised their level from 6/6 in the Match Tie-break, winning three consecutive points before converting on their third championship point to triumph after 90 minutes.
“Winning tournaments is what we do, that’s why we practice, we put the hard work in,” Heliovaara said. “Our family is at home, missing them. This makes it all worth it.
“We can really enjoy this. Just remind ourselves this was not a small tournament we just won. This is a big one with most of the top teams in the draw. We ended up here with the trophy. We can be very, very proud of ourselves.”
With their victory, the Finnish-British team qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second consecutive year. They are the fourth pair to qualify for the prestigious year-end event, to be held in Turin from 9-16 November. Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool, Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic will also compete in Turin.
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Earlier this season, Heliovaara and Patten clinched their second major as a team at the Australian Open. Heliovaara, 36, is now 10-10 in tour-level finals, winning two at ATP 500 level, while Patten, 29, holds a 6-4 record in championship matches, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
“It’s been a while since we’ve won a tournament,” Patten added. “It’s been a lot of hard work and a lot of disappointing results. We’ve been pretty close. So we’re extremely excited.”