MADRID, May 2, 2026 (by Michael Dickens)

Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Great Britain won the Mutua Madrid Open doubles title, going the distance to defeat Guido Andreozzi of Argentina and Manuel Guinard of France, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 in one hour and 22 minutes on Manolo Santana Stadium with the roof closed due to rainy conditions.

It took a championship match tie-break to decide the title outcome – and the third-seeded Heliovaara and Patten rose to the occasion, winning the final five points after trailing 4-0, to capture their fourth ATP Tour doubles title of the season. They denied the unseeded Andreozzi and Guinard, who won the Indian Wells title in March, from winning their second ATP Masters 1000 title of the year. It was the second time in three career meetings that Heliovaara and Patten have prevailed over Andreozzi and Guinard.

Heliovaara/Patten defeat Andreozzi/Guinard 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 to claim the #MMOPEN men’s doubles title. pic.twitter.com/gKpyNVREiA

— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) May 2, 2026

Heliovaara, 36, and Patten, 29, complement each other’s skills and together have won with confidence and intensity. They have established themselves over the past three seasons as one of the best and most consistent teams. En route to capturing their 12th title together, they’ve also won a pair of major titles – Wimbledon in 2024 and the Australian Open in 2025 – as well as the 2025 Nitto ATP Finals crown. This season, they’ve also won crowns at Adelaide, Doha and Dubai. Their righty (Heliovaara) lefty (Patten) combination has served them well.

In Madrid, their only big challenge before the final came in the second round, when they were pushed to a match tie-break by Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti of France, saving three match points, in winning. The following round, Heliovaara and Patten beat last year’s finalists, No. 5 seeds Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia, in straight sets. 

As Saturday’s final developed, Heliovaara and Patten broke their opponents to go ahead 4-2 in the opening set and consolidated the break for a 5-2 advantage. Soon, they put away the 33-minute opening set 6-3 after outpointing Andreozzi and Guinard 27-22.

However, the Argentine/French duo came back strong in the second set and opened up a 5-2 lead after breaking at love in the fourth game to go ahead 3-1. They won the 35-minute set 6-3 to set the stage for a championship match tie-break to decide the outcome of the final.

Heliovaara/Patten take the first set (6-3) from Andreozzi/Guinard in the men’s doubles final.@atptour | @ATPTour_ES | #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/duaPZU300s

— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) May 2, 2026

Quickly, Andreozzi and Guinard jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the match tie-break but Heliovaara and Patten rallied to win the next three points to get back on serve. Soon, it was even at 4-all, but Andreozzi hit a backhand winner that eluded Patten to go ahead 5-4. Then, Patten poached a winner at the net off Guinard’s serve to level matters at 5-all.

Next, Andreozzi and Guinard pushed ahead with a mini break to lead 7-5 as the teams changed sides. However, Heliovaara and Patten tied the score at 7-all and went ahead 8-7 after Andreozzi sailed a return long.

With Patten serving, Heliovaara poached a second-serve return that gave his team a championship point, ahead 9-7. Finally, Patten delivered a huge first serve for an ace and it was game, set, match and championship for the British lefty and Heliovaara. The Finnish/British combo had won their fourth title of 2026 and first ATP Masters 1000 championship of the season.

A fourth title of 2026!

No.3 seeds Heliovaara and Patten prevail over Andreozzi and Guinard 6-3 3-6 10-7!#MMOpen pic.twitter.com/wL8NUkT6sA

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 2, 2026

By the end, Heliovaara and Patten outpointed Andreozzi and Guinard 58-56. They converted two of 10 break points. Although they won just 57 percent (17 of 30) first-serve points, they won 76 percent (19 of 25) of their second-serve points.

“We enjoy some of our matches against you, hate others, but they’re always crazy,” said Patten during the trophy ceremony, praising Andreozzi and Guinard. “You’re good for doubles. We know you’re going to keep going.

“It’s been a great week for us – and a very good day for me. My [football] team, Ipswich Town has just been promoted to the Premier League for next year. They’re up-and-coming.”

Heliovaara added: “As a Finn and a Brit, we’re always happy to play under the roof. That’s what we do in Finland most of the year. Thank you for the rain, and of course, thank you to the crowd.”

Lift it high

Heliovaara and Patten lift their second ATP Masters 1000 title as a pair!#MMOpen pic.twitter.com/2MLMoUcLvu

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 2, 2026

For Heliovaara, it was his 16th tour-level doubles title – second ATP Masters 1000 title – and fourth title on clay. Meanwhile, Patten has won 12 tour-level doubles titles – all of them with Heliovaara. He’s the second British doubles champion in event history after Neal Skupski, who won in 2022 with Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands.  Patten is also the fourth British player to win multiple ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles following Skupski (3) Joe Salisbury (3) and Tim Henman (2).

Heliovaara and Patten, who improved to 23-4 and are in the first place in the PIF ATP Doubles Teams Rankings, will split first-prize money of 409,550 euros and each earned 1,000 points. Meanwhile, Andreozzi and Guinard fell to 17-9 this season but will leave Madrid in third place in the doubles rankings. They split second-prize money of 216,800 euros and each will receive 600 points.