Britain’s Henry Patten and his partner, Harri Heliovaara, are planning to be “in a gutter at 3am” after winning the ATP Finals for the first time in their careers. The British-Finnish duo started the 2025 season on a high when they won the Australian Open, and ended the year with another win in Turin, going 4-1 in matches during the week and claiming the trophy, as well as a £554k ($728.5k) prize cheque.
Patten and Heliovaara have won eight titles together, four of which came this year, but they usually go their separate ways before they can celebrate. That will change tonight, however, as their season is now over and they can stay in Turin to mark the occasion – even if it means missing a flight home.
Asked how they’d be celebrating, British star Patten joked: “In the same gutter at three in the morning.”
Heliovaara added: “I think for the first time, me and Henry will be in the same city. There’s a flight home tonight, but I’m not going to make it, and that’s great.”
Patten approved of the 36-year-old’s plans. “That’s a fact. Looking forward to it. It will be nice,” he said. The team have a lot to celebrate this week, as Patten also proposed to his girlfriend of a decade, Ellie Stone, ahead of the tournament.
The world No. 4 popped the question in Turin last Sunday, one day before he and Heliovaara played their opening match. It was a good omen for the rest of the week, and Patten’s fiancee was in his box for every match, cheering them on to the title.
Although Patten is excited to celebrate his and Heliovaara’s maiden ATP Finals title, he confessed that the engagement meant more to him. “The tennis is good but I have to say the engagement takes big priority in terms of how happy I am,” the 2024 Wimbledon doubles champion smiled.
“I thought Turin would be a really special place to do it. She hadn’t been here, and luckily, I was able to surprise her, which was great. She’s been here supporting me this week but has been supporting me for nine-and-a-half years.
“Tennis is a difficult sport, especially at the start when you’re kind of climbing the ranks, there’s not much money, there’s a lot of travel, there’s a lot of questions, and she’s supporting me every step of the way, so I’m incredibly happy.”
