Henry Patten became the first British player to win the Wimbledon gentlemen’s doubles title twice in the Open Era.
Patten achieved the milestone with Finnish partner Harri Heliövaara at the 2026 Championships. They defeated Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić in the final, winning both sets in tiebreaks, 7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–3).
Patten’s first Wimbledon men’s doubles championship came in 2024, also alongside Heliövaara. Their 2026 victory therefore made him a two-time champion and the first British player to reach that total during the Open Era, which began in 1968.
A common mix-up is to confuse Patten’s record with the 2025 champions, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool. Cash and Glasspool were the first all-British pairing to win the men’s doubles title in the Open Era, but Patten’s achievement concerns an individual British player winning the title twice.