Harri Heliövaara

Harri Heliövaara (born 4 June 1989) is a Finnish professional tennis player. His highest ranking in doubles is world No. 7, achieved on 12 June 2023 and in singles is World No. 194, achieved on 19 December 2011.

Harri Heliövaara
Heliövaara in 2023
Country (sports) Finland
ResidenceHelsinki, Finland
Born (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,328,545
Singles
Career record9–14 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 194 (19 December 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2012)
French OpenQ1 (2012)
WimbledonQ2 (2012)
US OpenQ1 (2012)
Doubles
Career record125–76 (62.2% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 7 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 38 (10 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022, 2023, 2024)
French OpenQF (2022)
Wimbledon3R (2021, 2022)
US OpenQF (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2022)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
US OpenW (2023)
Last updated on: 8 April 2024.

He won his first Grand Slam at the 2023 US Open mixed doubles event. In doubles he has won six ATP Tour titles, his first alongside Lloyd Glasspool at the 2021 Open 13, 15 ATP Challenger tournaments, his first in 2011 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He has also won 20 ITF Futures in doubles and eight ITF Futures tournaments in singles. He won the 2007 Australian Open boys' doubles title with Graeme Dyce.

A quite unusual thing about his professional tennis career, is that Heliövaara ended it in the middle of 2013, but decided to make a comeback four years later, in 2017.

Career

2021: First two titles, Wimbledon third round

Partnering Lloyd Glasspool, Heliövaara won his first ATP Tour title at the 2021 Open 13 against Sander Arends and David Pel of the Netherlands in March, and his second at the 2021 Kremlin Cup with Dutch Matwé Middelkoop in October.

2022: Two major quarterfinals and ATP Finals semifinal, ATP 500 title, top 15

Heliövaara reached two more ATP 250 finals with Glasspool at the 2022 Open Sud de France in Lyon and the 2022 Dallas Open and entered the top 50 in doubles on 28 February 2022. In May 2022, on their debut at the 2022 Italian Open (tennis), the pair reached their first quarterfinal at a Masters 1000 as alternates, defeating top seeds Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram en route in the first round,[1] marking their first win and a debut for Heliövaara at this level.[2]

At the 2022 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 the 2022 Queen's Club Championships. Next they advanced to the third round at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year.[3]

They won the biggest title at the ATP 500 2022 Hamburg European Open defeating Matwé Middelkoop and Rohan Bopanna.[4] As a result, Heliövaara reached the top 25 on 25 July 2022. At the 2022 Croatia Open Umag, they reached the semifinals defeating wildcard pair Mili Poljičak and Nino Serdarušić.[5] Next they defeated second seeds Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández to reach their fifth final this season.[6]

At the 2022 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.[7]

Seeded 11th at the US 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.[8] The pair reached their sixth final of the season at the 2022 Moselle Open.[9] 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 first 2022 ATP Finals after reaching their first Masters 1000 semifinal at the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters and Heliövaara moved to No. 12 in the rankings.[10] They qualified for the ATP finals semifinals defeating Arévalo/Rojer and Granollers/Zeballos both matches in straight sets.[11]

2023: Fourth ATP title, Three Masters quarterfinals, World No. 7, Mixed Grand Slam title

He won his fourth title with his partner Glasspool in Adelaide and reached the top 10 at No. 9 on 9 January 2023.[12] He also reached his eleventh final in Dubai with Glasspool.[13]

At the sign-in line of the US Open, Heliövarra met Anna Danilina, asked if she wanted a partner for the mixed doubles tournament, and she accepted.[14] The recently formed pair wound up winning the entire event at Flushing Meadows.[15]

2024: Fifth and Sixth ATP Titles

In April, Heliövaara won his fifth title with his new partner Henry Patten at the Grand Prix Hassan II defeating second seeded Austrian duo of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler.[16] Heliövaara and Patten also won the Madrid Challenger, defeating Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela in the final.[17]

In May, Heliövaara and Patten defeated first-seeded pair Andreas Mies and Neal Skupski in the final of the Turin Challenger.[18] On May 25th, Heliövaara won his 6th title at the Lyon Open partnering Henry Patten. The duo defeated Albano Olivetti and Yuki Bhambri in the final.[19]

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament2021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 2R 2R 0 / 3 3–3
French Open A QF 3R 3R 0 / 2 5–2
Wimbledon 3R 3R A 0 / 2 4–1
US Open 1R QF 2R 0 / 3 4–3
Win–loss 2–1 9–4 4–3 1–1 0 / 10 16–9
Year-end championship
ATP Finals DNQ SF DNQ 0 / 1 2–2
National representation
Davis Cup WG1 QR QR 0 / 0 10–5
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A QF A 0 / 1 2–1
Miami Open A A QF 1R 0 / 1 2–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A QF A 0 / 1 2–1
Madrid Open A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1
Italian Open A QF 2R 1R 0 / 2 3–2
Canadian Open A QF 1R 0 / 2 2–2
Cincinnati Masters A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Shanghai Masters NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Paris Masters A SF SF 0 / 2 5–2
Win–loss 0–0 7–4 11–9 0–1 0 / 14 18–14
Career statistics
Tournaments 13 27 23 8 72
Titles 2 1 1 0 4
Finals 2 7 2 0 11
Win–loss 15–10 49–27 36–23 6–8 112–74
Year-end ranking 64 11 29 62%

Significant finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2023 US Open Hard Anna Danilina Jessica Pegula
Austin Krajicek
6–3, 6–4

ATP career finals

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (1–2)
ATP Tour 250 Series (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–3)
Indoor (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 Open 13,
France
250 Series Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Sander Arends
David Pel
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–0 Oct 2021 Kremlin Cup,
Russia
250 Series Hard (i) Matwé Middelkoop Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 2–1 Feb 2022 Open Sud de France,
France
250 Series Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–12]
Loss 2–2 Feb 2022 Dallas Open,
United States
250 Series Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Marcelo Arévalo
Jean-Julien Rojer
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2022 Queen's Club Championships,
United Kingdom
500 Series Grass Lloyd Glasspool Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Win 3–3 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open,
Germany
500 Series Clay Lloyd Glasspool Rohan Bopanna
Matwé Middelkoop
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Jul 2022 Croatia Open,
Croatia
250 Series Clay Lloyd Glasspool Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini
7–5, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Loss 3–5 Sep 2022 Moselle Open,
France
250 Series Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Hugo Nys
Jan Zieliński
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 3–6 Oct 2022 Stockholm Open,
Sweden
250 Series Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Marcelo Arévalo
Jean-Julien Rojer
3–6, 3–6
Win 4–6 Jan 2023 Adelaide International 1,
Australia
250 Series Hard Lloyd Glasspool Jamie Murray
Michael Venus
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 4–7 Feb 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships,
United Arab Emirates
500 Series Hard Lloyd Glasspool Maxime Cressy
Fabrice Martin
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 5–7 Apr 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco
250 Series Clay Henry Patten Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 5–8 Apr 2024 Romanian Open,
Romania
250 Series Clay Henry Patten Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
3–6, 5–7
Win 6–8 May 2024 ATP Lyon Open, France 250 Series Clay Henry Patten Yuki Bhambri
Albano Olivetti
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (8–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2009 Netherlands F5, Almere Futures Clay Gregory Ouellette 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2009 Thailand F5, Nakhon Ratchasima Futures Hard Ádám Kellner 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2010 Korea F1, Seogwipo Futures Hard Teodor-Dacian Crăciun 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jun 2010 China F5, Wuhan Futures Hard Lim Yong-kyu 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Sep 2010 China F7, Hangzhou Futures Hard Yan Bai 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 3–3 Jan 2011 Great Britain F2, Sheffield Futures Hard Kenny de Schepper 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win 4–3 May 2011 Uzbekistan F1, Andijan Futures Hard Michael Venus 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 2011 Indonesia F4, Jakarta Futures Hard Daniel Yoo 6–3, 1–0 ret.
Win 6–3 Oct 2017 Estonia F2, Tartu Futures Carpet Zdeněk Kolář 6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–4 Jan 2018 Hong Kong F6 Futures Hard Matteo Viola 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7–4 Feb 2018 Great Britain F2, Loughborough Futures Hard Maxime Authom 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 8–4 Mar 2018 Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Yshai Oliel 6–1, 6–3
Loss 8–5 May 2018 China F5, Wuhan Futures Hard Te Rigele 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 61 (36–25)

Legend
ATP Challenger (16–15)
ITF Futures (20–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (20–16)
Clay (14–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2007 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard Henri Kontinen Mikhail Elgin
Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win 1–1 Apr 2008 Great Britain F6, Exmouth Futures Carpet Henri Kontinen Ralph Granbow
Ken Skupski
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 2008 Italy F18, Trieste Futures Clay Tuomo Ojala Matteo Viola
Andrea Fava
2–6, 6–4, [1–10]
Win 2–2 Jul 2008 Estonia F1, Kuressaare Futures Clay Timo Nieminen Pavel Katliarov
Bogdan-Victor Leonte
walkover
Loss 2–3 Aug 2008 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Henri Kontinen Ervin Eleskovic
Michael Ryderstedt
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2009 Estonia F2, Kuressaare Futures Clay Henri Kontinen Mait Künnap
Juho Paukku
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–3 Oct 2009 Thailand F5, Nakhon Ratchasima Futures Gard Roman Jebavý Matt Simpson
William Ward
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–3 Apr 2010 Korea F2, Daegu Futures Hard Adam Feeney Hiroki Kondo
Yi Chu-huan
6–2, 6–2
Win 6–3 Jun 2010 Norway F1, Gausdal Futures Hard Juho Paukku Fabrice Martin
Riccardo Ghedin
2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 7–3 Jul 2010 Norway F2, Gausdal Futures Hard Juho Paukku Stefan Borg
Carl Bergman
6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–4 Jul 2010 Estonia F1, Kuressaare Futures Clay Michael Ryderstedt Andis Juška
Deniss Pavlovs
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 8–4 Jul 2010 Estonia F2, Tallinn Futures Clay Juho Paukku Aleksandr Agafonov
Marcel Felder
6–3, 6–2
Win 9–4 Aug 2010 Finland F1, Vierumäki Futures Clay Juho Paukku Filippo Leonardi
Jacopo Marchegiani
6–1, 6–4
Loss 9–5 Oct 2010 China F8, Shanghai Futures Hard José Statham Mao-Xin Gong
Zhe Li
6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss 9–6 Oct 2010 Japan F9, Kashiwa Futures Hard Bumpei Sato Yuichi Ito
Yi Chu-huan
6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss 9–7 Oct 2010 Japan F10, Tama Futures Hard Bumpei Sato Tasuku Iwami
Hiroki Kondo
2–6, 4–6
Loss 9–8 Jan 2011 Great Britain F1, Glasgow Futures Hard Juho Paukku Chris Eaton
Alexander Slabinsky
7–6(7–3), 1–6, [2–10]
Loss 9–9 Mar 2011 Pingguo, China Challenger Hard José Statham Mikhail Elgin
Alexander Kudryavtsev
3–6, 2–6
Win 10–9 May 2011 Uzbekistan F1, Andijan Futures Hard Ervind Gasparyan Andrei Vasilevski
Alexander Rumyantsev
6–4, 7–5
Win 11–9 Jun 2011 Spain F20, Martos Futures Hard Denys Molchanov Ilya Belyaev
Steven Diez
6–3, 6–4
Win 12–9 Jun 2011 Spain F21, Melilla Futures Hard Denys Molchanov Jamie Pulgar-Garcia
Javier Pulgar-Garcia
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 12–10 Aug 2011 Beijing, China Challenger Hard Michael Ryderstedt Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [3–10]
Loss 12–11 Aug 2011 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Denys Molchanov Karan Rastogi
Vishnu Vardhan
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [8–10]
Win 13–11 Sep 2011 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Denys Molchanov Raven Klaasen
John Paul Fruttero
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 13–12 Oct 2011 Indonesia F5, Palembang Futures Hard Hiroki Kondo Danai Udomchoke
Jimmy Wang
0–6, 1–6
Loss 13–13 Jun 2012 Romania F3, Bacău Futures Clay Timo Nieminen Marius Copil
Victor Crivoi
3–6, 4–6
Loss 13–14 Jul 2012 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Denys Molchanov Mateusz Kowalczyk
Tomasz Bednarek
5–7, 7–6(7–1), [8–10]
Loss 13–15 Jul 2015 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Patrik Niklas-Salminen André Ghem
Tristan Lamasine
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 14–15 Sep 2017 Tunisia F27, Hammamet Futures Clay Evan Zhu Luís Britto
Marcelo Zormann
6–1, 6–4
Win 15–15 Oct 2017 Estonia F2, Tartu Futures Carpet Patrik Niklas-Salminen Evgenii Tiurnev
Vladimir Polyakov
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 16–15 Nov 2017 Estonia F3, Tallinn Futures Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Maxime Authom
Grégoire Barrère
6–2, 6–3
Win 17–15 Feb 2018 Great Britain F2, Loughborough Futures Hard Frederik Nielsen Luke Johnson
Jack Findel-hawkins
6–4, 6–1
Loss 17–16 Feb 2018 Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury Futures Hard Frederik Nielsen Scott Clayton
Marcus Willis
2–6, 5–7
Win 18–16 Mar 2018 Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Marat Deviatiarov
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
6–3, 6–2
Loss 18–17 Mar 2018 Israel F3, Tel Aviv Futures Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Danylo Kalenichenko
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
5–7, 3–6
Win 19–17 May 2018 China F5, Wuhan Futures Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Shintaro Imai
Yuta Shimizu
6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Win 20–17 May 2018 China F6, Luan Futures Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Gao Xin
Te Rigele
6–2, 6–3
Win 21–17 Jul 2018 Båstad, Sweden Challenger Clay Henri Laaksonen Zdeněk Kolář
Gonçalo Oliveira
6–4, 6–3
Win 22–17 Sep 2018 Switzerland F5, Schlieren Futures Clay Patrik Niklas-Salminen David Škoch
Petr Nouza
6–3, 6–1
Loss 22–18 Oct 2018 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard Henri Laaksonen Sanchai Ratiwatana
Christopher Rungkat
0–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win 23–18 Nov 2018 Charlottesville, United States Challenger Hard Henri Laaksonen Toshihide Matsui
Frederik Nielsen
6–3, 6–4
Win 24–18 Jul 2019 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Emil Ruusuvuori Jesper De Jong
Ryan Nijboer
6–3, 6–4
Win 25–18 Oct 2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Illya Marchenko Szymon Walków
Karol Drzewiecki
6–4, 6–4
Win 26–18 Nov 2019 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard Patrik Niklas-Salminen Ruben Gonzales
Evan King
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Win 27–18 Feb 2020 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard Sem Verbeek Luca Margaroli
Andrea Vavassori
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win 28–18 Oct 2020 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Szymon Walków Lloyd Glasspool
Alex Lawson
7–5, 6–3
Loss 28–19 Oct 2020 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Alex Lawson Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Szymon Walków
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 28–20 Oct 2020 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Zdeněk Kolář Roberto Cid Subervi
Gonçalo Oliveira
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [4–10]
Win 29–20 Nov 2020 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard Emil Ruusuvuori Lukas Klein
Alex Molčan
6–4, 6–3
Loss 29–21 Dec 2020 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay Lloyd Glasspool Andrea Vavassori
Zdeněk Kolář
3–6, 4–6
Loss 29–22 Jan 2021 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Lloyd Glasspool David Pel
André Göransson
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 29–23 Feb 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard Lloyd Glasspool Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 30–23 Feb 2021 Gran Canaria, Spain Challenger Clay Lloyd Glasspool Kimmer Coppejans
Sergio Martos Gornés
7–5, 6–1
Win 31–23 Oct 2021 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Roman Jebavý Nuno Borges
Francisco Cabral
6–4, 6–3
Loss 31–24 Nov 2021 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Zdeněk Kolář
Jiří Lehečka
4–6, 4–6
Win 32–24 Nov 2021 Roanne, France Challenger Hard (i) Lloyd Glasspool Romain Arneodo
Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [12–10]
Loss 32–25 Nov 2021 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard (i) Jean-Julien Rojer Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 33–25 Nov 2021 Bari, Italy Challenger Hard Lloyd Glasspool Andrea Vavassori
David Vega Hernández
6–3, 6–0
Win 34–25 May 2023 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Lloyd Glasspool Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
6–4, 6–2
Win 35–25 Apr 2024 Madrid, Spain Challenger Clay Henry Patten Guido Andreozzi
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win 36–25 May 2024 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Henry Patten Andreas Mies
Neal Skupski
6–3, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2007 Australian Open Hard Graeme Dyce Stephen Donald
Rupesh Roy
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

References

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