_01.jpg) Heliövaara at the2023 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Finland |
|---|---|
| Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
| Born | (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (age 36) Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Boris Chernov (2018-) |
| Prize money | $ 3,360,499 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 9–14 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 194 (19 December 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2012) |
| French Open | Q1 (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2012) |
| US Open | Q1 (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 202–109 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (31 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (17 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2025) |
| French Open | QF (2022,2025) |
| Wimbledon | W (2024) |
| US Open | QF (2022) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2025) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2025) |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024,2025) |
| US Open | W (2023) |
| Last updated on: 16 November 2025. | |
Harri Heliövaara (born 4 June 1989) is a Finnish professionaltennis player. He has beenranked by theATP as high as world No. 3 in doubles, achieved on 31 March 2025. He also attained his career-high singles ranking of No. 194 in December 2011. Heliövaara is a three-timeGrand Slam champion in both doubles, at the2024 Wimbledon Championships and at the2025 Australian Open withHenry Patten[1] and in mixed doubles at the2023 US Open withAnna Danilina. He has won 12 titles on theATP Tour.
He has also won 20 ITF Futures in doubles and eight ITF Futures tournaments in singles. He won the2007 Australian Open boys' doubles title with Graeme Dyce. Heliövaara announced his retirement from professional tennis in 2013 but made a comeback in 2017.
Heliövaara was a member of theATP Player Advisory Council in 2024.[2]
Heliövaara worked outside tennis during his absence from the tour between 2014 and 2017. He interned atMcKinsey & Company and also had an office job atHelsinki Airport. He met his wife, Sini, at the airport, where she worked full-time. The couple have two children together, a daughter and a son.[3]
Heliövaara practices tennis at SATA-Tennis Club in Helsinki, and participates on the competitive team, which competes against other Finnish tennis clubs.[4]
PartneringLloyd Glasspool, Heliövaara won his firstATP Tour title at the2021 Open 13 againstSander Arends andDavid Pel of the Netherlands in March, and his second at the2021 Kremlin Cup with DutchMatwé Middelkoop in October.
Heliövaara reached two more ATP 250 finals with Glasspool at the2022 Open Sud de France in Lyon and the2022 Dallas Open and entered the top 50 in doubles on 28 February 2022. In May 2022, on their debut at the2022 Italian Open (tennis), the pair reached their first quarterfinal at a Masters 1000 as alternates, defeating top seedsJoe Salisbury andRajeev Ram en route in the first round,[5] marking their first win and a debut for Heliövaara at this level.[6]
At the2022 French Open he reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career with Glasspool. As a result, he moved into the top 40 at World No. 39 on 6 June 2022. The pair continued with their successful season reaching their first final on grass at the2022 Queen's Club Championships. Next they advanced to the third round at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year.[7]
They won their biggest title as partners at the ATP 5002022 Hamburg European Open defeatingMatwé Middelkoop andRohan Bopanna.[8] As a result, Heliövaara reached the top 25 on 25 July 2022. At the2022 Croatia Open Umag, they reached the semifinals defeating wildcard pairMili Poljičak andNino Serdarušić.[9] Next they defeated second seedsRafael Matos andDavid Vega Hernández to reach their fifth final this season.[10]
At the2022 National Bank Open the pair reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the second time in the season where they lost to third seeds Koolhof/Skupski.[11]
Seeded 11th at theUS Open they reached their second quarterfinal of a Grand Slam and first at this Major defeating 8th seeded pair of Kyrgios/Kokkinakis in three sets.[12] The pair reached their sixth final of the season at the2022 Moselle Open.[13] As a result, Heliövaara reached the top 15 in the doubles rankings at World No. 14 on 26 September 2022.
On 4 November the pair qualified for their first2022 ATP Finals after reaching their first Masters 1000 semifinal at the2022 Rolex Paris Masters and Heliövaara moved to No. 12 in the rankings.[14] They qualified for the ATP finals semifinals defeating Arévalo/Rojer and Granollers/Zeballos both matches in straight sets.[15]
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He won his fourth title with his partner Glasspool inAdelaide and reached the top 10 at No. 9 on 9 January 2023.[16] He also reached his eleventh final inDubai with Glasspool.[17]
At the sign-in line of theUS Open, Heliövarra metAnna Danilina, asked if she wanted a partner for the mixed doubles tournament, and she accepted.[18] The recently formed pair wound up winning the entire event at Flushing Meadows.[19]
In April, Heliövaara won his fifth title with his new partnerHenry Patten at theGrand Prix Hassan II defeating second seeded Austrian duo ofAlexander Erler andLucas Miedler.[20] Heliövaara and Patten also won theMadrid Challenger, defeatingGuido Andreozzi andMiguel Angel Reyes-Varela in the final.[21]
In May, Heliövaara and Patten defeated top seedsAndreas Mies andNeal Skupski in the final of theTurin Challenger.[22] Heliövaara reached the final at theLyon Open partnering also with Patten.[23] The duo won their second ATP Tour title as a team, and sixth for Heliövaara defeatingAlbano Olivetti andYuki Bhambri in the final.[24]
Heliövaara and Patten reached the final atWimbledon, defeating Italian duoAndrea Vavassori andSimone Bolelli, Spanish duoPedro Martínez andJaume Munar, and thenMarcelo Arévalo andMate Pavić in the quarterfinals,[25][26] Neal Skupski andMichael Venus in the semifinals.[27][28] They defeated Australian duoJordan Thompson andMax Purcell in the final, in a three-setter with three tiebreaks, saving three match points, to win their first Grand Slam title together.[29][30][31][32]
Heliövaara and Patten were runners-up at theChina Open in October, losing in the final to top seedsSimone Bolelli andAndrea Vavassori.[33] The next week they won theStockholm Open, defeatingPetr Nouza andPatrik Rikl in the final.[34] They followed this by reaching the semifinals at theVienna Open, losing in a deciding tiebreak to wildcards and eventual champions Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler after squandering two match points.[35]
His place alongside Patten at theATP Finals was confirmed on 28 October 2024 with the duo having secured a top eight spot in the ATP Doubles Race to qualify.[36]
At the ATP Finals, Heliövaara and Patten defeated world No.1 teamMarcel Granollers andHoracio Zeballos in straight sets in their first group match.[37][38] In their second group match, they defeated US Open champions Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in straight sets.[39][40][41] Heliövaara and Patten then secured first place in their group by winning their third match againstWesley Koolhof andNikola Mektić in a deciding champions tiebreak.[42][43] They lost in the semifinals to top seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić in two sets, both of which went to tiebreaks.[44][45]
Alongside Patten, Heliövaara won the doubles title at theAustralian Open, defeating third seedsSimone Bolelli andAndrea Vavassori in the final. With the title, Heliövaara became the first Finnish player to win multiple men's doubles major championships.[46][47][48] On the way to the final they overcameRithvik Choudary Bollipalli andRyan Seggerman,[49]Marc Polmans andMatthew Romios,[50]Austin Krajicek andRajeev Ram,[51][52] 15th seedsHugo Nys andEdouard Roger-Vasselin[53][54] and fourth seedsKevin Krawietz andTim Pütz.[55]
At theQatar Open, Heliövaara and Patten reached the quarterfinals. They defeatedTallon Griekspoor andAdam Pavlasek in the first round, before defeatingNovak Djokovic andFernando Verdasco in straight sets in what was Verdasco's final match on the ATP Tour. They lost in the semifinal in three sets to Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski.[56][57]Seeded second, Heliövaara and Patten were runners-up at theDubai Tennis Championships in March, losing in the final toYuki Bhambri andAlexei Popyrin.[58][59] Again seeded second at theFrench Open, they lost in the quarterfinals to ninth seedsEvan King andChristian Harrison.[60]
Defending their titles atWimbledon, Heliövaara and Patten lost in the quarterfinals toJulian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.[61]
Seeded third, Heliövaara and Patten won the title at theChina Open, defeatingKaren Khachanov andAndrey Rublev in the final and clinching their place at the end of season Tour finals in the process.[62]At theParis Masters, they defeated Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in the final to claim their third title of the year.[63]
Heliövaara recorded his 200th win at the2025 ATP Finals and reached the semifinals stage for a second time with partner Henry Patten.[64] They went on to win the title, defeating Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in the final in straight sets.[65]
Main article:Harri Heliövaara career statistics
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 Paris Masters.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | 1 / 4 | 9–3 |
| French Open | A | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | 0 / 4 | 10–4 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 3R | A | W | QF[a] | 1 / 4 | 13–3 |
| US Open | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 9–4 | 4–3 | 11–2 | 11–3 | 2 / 17 | 34–11 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Henry Patten |  Max PurcellJordan Thompson | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(10–8), 7–6(11–9) |
| Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Henry Patten |  Simone BolelliAndrea Vavassori | 6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2023 | US Open | Hard |  Anna Danilina |  Jessica PegulaAustin Krajicek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2025 | ATP Finals, Turin | Hard (i) | Henry Patten | Joe SalisburyNeal Skupski | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2025 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) | Henry Patten | Julian CashLloyd Glasspool | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Graeme Dyce | Stephen Donald Rupesh Roy | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
World Top 10 tennis players as of 17 November 2025[update] | |
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