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British tennis player Henry Patten (R) and Finland's Harri Heliovaara celebrate with the trophies after defeating El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatia's Mate Pavic during their Men's Doubles Final match of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
Arthur Fery may have fallen short in the singles semi-final, but Britain still enjoyed some success at Wimbledon with Henry Patten regaining the men’s doubles title alongside Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara on Saturday.
Patten, 30, and 37-year-old Heliovaara, who won the title two years ago, got revenge for their defeat by El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo and Croatian Mate Pavić in the final at Queen’s Club last month with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) victory.
The ATP may have unveiled proposals to reduce prize money and tournament sizes for doubles, but this match was played in front of a packed Centre Court.
Patten, an outspoken critic of the planned cuts, said: “I’d be remiss not to mention at the start of these two weeks the ATP Tour submitted proposals to maybe cut some of the doubles.
“I’m a strong believer we need to grow the game. This is a fantastic example of the joy that doubles can bring.
“I hope the crowd enjoyed it. I believe we should be growing opportunities for kids instead of taking opportunities away.”
Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid also won their seventh men's wheelchair doubles title, beating Tokito Oda and Gustavo Fernandez 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Court One.
“It’s a dream come true really, to play our home slam on a court like this and come away with the win,” said Reid.
“We know exactly how strong these guys are, they are the Australian Open and US Open champions, and when you’ve got someone with the size of Tokito’s forehand and someone with the size of Gusty’s biceps, it’s not easy.”
Hewett added: “We’ve had so many finals here, 10 years ago we won our first and who would have thought 10 years on we’d still be here with seven titles.”
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British tennis player Henry Patten (R) and Finland's Harri Heliovaara celebrate defeating El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Croatia's Mate Pavic during their Men's Doubles Final match of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
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