By Glenys Furness
- Henry Patten claimed doubles title
- Brit was top seed
- Dropped only one set
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara were the top seeds in the ATP 250 event. The Wimbledon Champions claimed the title, dropping only one set.
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Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara entered the ATP 250 event and were the top seeds. In the first round the Brit/Fin were against Jonathan Eysseric & Denys Molchanov. The top seeds broke early in the first set and took the lead as Eysseric & Molchanov were unable to break back. The second set saw Patten & Heliovaara dominate and move quickly through to the next round 6-3, 6-2.
The quarter-final saw the Brit/Fin against Sam Verbeek & Andre Goransson. Once again, the top seeds were able to break early and took the lead as Verbeek & Goransson could not get back into the set. The second set saw the top seeds again dominate and move into the next round 6-3, 6-2.
In the semi-final Patten & Heliovaara were against Tallon Griekspoor & Bart Stevens. The Dutch pair proved to be the toughest match to date for the Wimbledon Champions. The top seeds needed to dig deep in the first set as the Dutch pair looked to force a tiebreak. However, the top seeds broke just when needed and edged ahead. The second set saw Griekspoor & Stevens break the serve of the Patten & Heliovaara and level up the match. In the match tiebreak the top seeds edged ahead and took the match 7-5, 4-6, 10-7.
The final saw the top seeds against Patrik Riki & Petr Nouza. The Czech pair managed to stay with Patten & Heliovaara in the first set and tried to force a tiebreak. However, the top seeds managed to break right at the end of the set and take the lead. The second set was easier for the Wimbledon Champions as they broke early. Riki & Nouza were unable to break back and the Brit/Fin lifted the title 7-5, 6-3.
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Doubles Round Up
Joe Salisbury with Jean-Julien Rojer were defeated by Andreas Mies & John-Patrick Smith in the first round in Stockholm 2-6, 6-4, 10-8.
Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool were defeated by Patrik Riki & Petr Nouza in the first round in Stockholm 6-4, 2-6, 11-9.
Jamie Murray with John Peers were defeated by Robert Galloway & Aleksandr Nedovyesov in the first round in Antwerp 7-5, 6-7(4), 14-12.
Luke Johnson with Sander Arends were defeated by Alexander Erler & Lucas Medler in the semi-final in Antwerp 6-4, 1-6, 10-6.
Harriet Dart with Timea Babos were defeated by Cristina Bucsa & Monica Niculescu in the first round in Osaka 6-4, 6-4.
Samantha Murray-Sharan & Eden Silva were defeated by Ena Shibahara & Laura Siegemund in the first round in Osaka 6-3, 2-6, 10-4.
Olivia Nicholls with Tereza Mihalikova were defeated by Nicole Melichar-Martinez & Ellen Perez in the first round in Ningbo 3-6, 7-6(3), 10-7.
David Stevenson & Marcus Willis were defeated by Oleksii Krutykh & Vitaliy Sachko in the semi-final in Olbia 6-4, 6-4.
Joshua Paris with Ray Ho were defeated by Pruchya Isaro & Aoran Wang in the final in Shenzhen 7-6(4), 6-3.
Liam Hignett & James Mackinlay were defeated by Geoffrey Blancaneaux & Gabriel Debru in the first round in Saint Brieuc 7-5, 6-3.
Stuart Parker with Dan Tomescu were defeated by Filip Duda & David Poljak in the first round in Saint Brieuc 6-4, 6-1.
Lucia Cassidy with Rikke De Koning were defeated by Ustiniya Lekomtseva & Caterina Odorizzi in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
Annabella Lammas with Nicol Benesova were defeated by Alexandra Lordache & Aruzhan Sagandikova in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-3.
Ben Jones & Mark Whitehouse were defeated by Brian Bozemoj & Filiberto Fumagalli in the quarter-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-7(3), 11-9.
Oliver Okonkwo with Lucas Horve were defeated by Alan Magadan & Tomas Pinho in the first round in Harlingen 6-3, 4-6, 11-9.
Matthis Ross with Grant Lothringer were defeated by Maxwell Benson & Keshav Chopra in the first round in Harlingen 6-2, 7-6(1).
Luca Pow with Luciano Tacchi were defeated by Miguel Tobon & Cooper Woestendick in the quarter-final in Winston-Salem 6-1, 6-7(1), 11-9.
Ali Habib with Leyton Rivera were defeated by Matthew Summers & Maxwell McKennon in the first round in Kayseri 4-6, 7-6(8), 10-4.
Esther Adeshina with Luisa Meyer auf der Heide were defeated by Josy Daems & Dominika Podhajecka in the first round in Monastir 1-6, 7-6(4), 10-4.
Finn Bass & Ewen Lumsden were defeated by Inaki Montes-De La Torre & Jakub Nicod in the semi-final in Monastir 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.
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