Henry Patten (born 6 May 1996) is a British tennis player. Patten has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 50 achieved on 22 May 2023. He also has a career high singles ranking of world No. 462 achieved on 19 September 2022.[1] Patten has won twelve ATP Challenger doubles title, eleven with Julian Cash. Ten of the titles came in 2022, a record for most Challenger doubles titles in a single season.[2][3]
_02_(cropped).jpg) Patten at the 2023 Cary Challenger | |
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1996 Colchester, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | UNC Asheville |
| Prize money | $175,195 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 462 (19 September 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 10–17 |
| Career titles | 1 12 Challenger, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (22 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 66 (4 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 16 March 2024. | |
Personal edit
From Manningtree, Patten was educated at Ipswich School and Culford School. He played college tennis at UNC Asheville (2015–2019) and as a postgraduate at Durham University (2019–2020).[4][5]
Patten is also a chess enthusiast, often playing the game while on tour.[6]
College edit
While at UNC Asheville Patten became the No. 1 ranked NCAA doubles player and placed as high as No. 32 in singles.[6] In 2018 he was the first player in the history of his program to be selected for the singles draw of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships.[7] At Durham he finished runner-up with Josip Krstanovic to fellow Durham students Julius Tverijonas and Or Ram-Harel in the 2019 BUCS Men's Doubles Championship.[8]
Career edit
2022: Record Challenger titles in a season edit
Patten won ten titles in 2022, breaking the record for most Challenger doubles titles in a single season with Julian Cash.[2]
2023: First ATP final edit
Patten partnering with Julian Cash reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2023 Tata Open Maharashtra.
At the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships the pair Patten/Cash reached an ATP semifinal for a second time in the season and as a pair. Next they reached their first career final defeating Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela and Robert Galloway. They lost to Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.[9] He reached the top 50 on 22 May 2023.
2024: Maiden ATP title edit
Patten won his maiden ATP title at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II partnering with Harri Heliövaara defeating second seeded Austrian duo of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler.[10][11]
Doubles performance timeline edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 US Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 9–10 | 9–12 | |
| Year-end ranking | 774 | 69 | 69 | ||
ATP career finals edit
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2023 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | Julian Cash
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 Max Purcell Jordan Thompson
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6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay |  Harri Heliövaara
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 Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
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3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2024 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Harri Heliövaara
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 Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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3–6, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit
Singles: 4 (1–3) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Charles Broom
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Alfredo Perez
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7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Holt
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6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | Toby Samuel
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4-6, 7-6(10-8), 4-6 |
Doubles: 28 (20 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2021 | M15 Indore, India | World Tour | Hard | Jonathan Binding
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 Luca Castelnuovo  Eric Vanshelboim
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6–2, 5–7, [9–11] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom
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Eduardo Nava Nathan Ponwith
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7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom
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George Goldhoff  Tadeas Paroulek
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom
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 Sidane Pontjodikromo  Kai Wehnelt
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5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
World Tour | Hard | Rinky Hijikata
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 Hsu Yu-hsiou Wu Tung-lin
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2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–3] |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
World Tour | Hard | Mark Whitehouse
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Colin Markes Keegan Smith
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom
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 Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash
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 Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash
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Charles Broom Jan Choinski
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 7–3 | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash
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Omar Jasika  Edan Leshem
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6–3, 5–7, [10–2] |
| Win | 8–3 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash
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 Aleksandr Nedovyesov  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
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4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jun 2022 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash
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Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski
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6–3, 2–6, [14–16] |
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash
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Ramkumar Ramanathan John-Patrick Smith
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tour | Grass | Julian Cash
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Luca Castelnuovo  Skander Mansouri
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walkover |
| Win | 11–4 | Aug 2022 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash
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Jonathan Eysseric Artem Sitak
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–4 | Sep 2022 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash
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Charles Broom Constantin Frantzen
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–4 | Oct 2022 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash
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Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–4 | Oct 2022 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash
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Constantin Frantzen Reese Stalder
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6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 15–4 | Oct 2022 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash
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Alex Lawson Artem Sitak
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–4 | Nov 2022 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash
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Arthur Fery Giles Hussey
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 17–4 | Nov 2022 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash
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 Francesco Forti Marcello Serafini
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–4] |
| Win | 18–4 | Dec 2022 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay (i) | Julian Cash
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 Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 19–4 | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | Julian Cash
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 Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–5 | Aug 2023 | Stanford, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash
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 Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez
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7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8-10] |
| Loss | 19–6 | Oct 2023 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | John-Patrick Smith
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Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(12–14) |
| Loss | 19–7 | Nov 2023 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Francisco Cabral
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Evan King Brandon Nakashima
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4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 19–8 | Mar 2024 | Phoenix, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rinky Hijikata
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Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 20–8 | Apr 2024 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Harri Heliövaara
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Guido Andreozzi Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
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7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
References edit
- ^ "Henry Patten | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ a b "Perfect 10: British Team Cashes In On Challenger Tour". 8 December 2022.
- ^ "JULIAN CASH AND HENRY PATTEN: MEET THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DOUBLES TEAM IN 2022 AFTER RECORD 10 ATP CHALLENGER TITLES".
- ^ "Henry Patten - Men's Tennis". UNC Asheville Athletics.
- ^ Styles, Matt (20 February 2020). "DU Tennis Club win Northern Premier and National League". Palatinate. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Henry Patten Tennis Player Profile & Rankings". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "UNC Asheville's Henry Patten Selected for NCAA Singles Championship". Big South Sports. Big South Conference. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ British Uni Tennis (LTA) (10 November 2019). "BUCS Doubles Championships Finals". Twitter. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Aussies Purcell/Thompson Win Houston Doubles Title in Match Tie-break | ATP Tour | Tennis". 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Escobar/Nedovyesov clinch Estoril crown, Purcell/Thompson triumph in Houston; Heliovaara/Patten win title on team debut in Marrakech". 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Henry Patten seals his first ATP title at Grand Prix Hassan II". 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- Henry Patten at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Henry Patten at the International Tennis Federation
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