Introduction
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. Patten has won eleven ATP Challenger doubles titles all with Julian Cash. Ten of the titles came in 2022, a record for most Challenger doubles titles in a single season.
Personal
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).
Patten is also a chess enthusiast, often playing the game while on tour.
College
While at UNC Asheville Patten became the No. 1 ranked NCAA doubles player and placed as high as No. 32 in singles. 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. At Durham he finished runner-up with JosipKrstanovic to fellow Durham students Julius Tverijonas and Or Ram-Harel in the 2019 BUCS Men's Doubles Championship.
Career
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 (tennis). He reached the top 50 on 22 May 2023.
Doubles performance timeline
| 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
Doubles: 1 (1 runner up)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP 250 Series (0–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP 250 Series (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Apr 2023 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | Julian Cash | Max Purcell Jordan Thompson |
6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (1–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (1–3) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (1–3) |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alfredo Perez | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Holt | 6–7, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | Toby Samuel | 4-6, 7-6, 4-6 |
Doubles: 26 (19 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (11–4) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (8–3) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (14–6) |
| Clay (2–0) |
| Grass (3–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (11–4) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (8–3) |
| Hard (14–6) |
| Clay (2–0) |
| Grass (3–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 2021 | M15 Indore, India | World Tour | Hard | Jonathan Binding | Luca Castelnuovo Eric Vanshelboim |
6–2, 5–7, [9–11] | |
| Win | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | Eduardo Nava Nathan Ponwith |
7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | George Goldhoff Tadeas Paroulek |
4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Dec 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | Sidane Pontjodikromo Kai Wehnelt |
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] | |
| Win | Feb 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
World Tour | Hard | Rinky Hijikata | Hsu Yu-hsiou Wu Tung-lin |
2–6, 7–6, [10–3] | |
| Win | Mar 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
World Tour | Hard | Mark Whitehouse | Colin Markes Keegan Smith |
6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, United States | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
3–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Apr 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash | Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth |
6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash | Charles Broom Jan Choinski |
7–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | May 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash | Omar Jasika Edan Leshem |
6–3, 5–7, [10–2] | |
| Win | Jun 2022 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash | Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
4–6, 6–3, [11–9] | |
| Loss | Jun 2022 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash | Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski |
6–3, 2–6, [14–16] | |
| Win | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Julian Cash | Ramkumar Ramanathan John-Patrick Smith |
7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tour | Grass | Julian Cash | Luca Castelnuovo Skander Mansouri |
walkover | |
| Win | Aug 2022 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash | Jonathan Eysseric Artem Sitak |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Sep 2022 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash | Charles Broom Constantin Frantzen |
6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | Oct 2022 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash | Anirudh Chandrasekar Vijay Sundar Prashanth |
6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | Oct 2022 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash | Constantin Frantzen Reese Stalder |
6–4, 7–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2022 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash | Alex Lawson Artem Sitak |
6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | Nov 2022 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash | Arthur Fery Giles Hussey |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | Nov 2022 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Cash | Francesco Forti Marcello Serafini |
6–7, 6–4, [10–4] | |
| Win | Dec 2022 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay (i) | Julian Cash | Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral |
6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | |
| Win | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | Julian Cash | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Aug 2023 | Stanford, United States | Challenger | Hard | Julian Cash | Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez |
7–6, 4–6, [8-10] | |
| Loss | Oct 2023 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | John-Patrick Smith | Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens |
6–7, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Nov 2023 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Francisco Cabral | Evan King Brandon Nakashima |
4–6, 6–7 |