The best eight performing doubles teams across the 2026 season gathered on Saturday at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, where they participated in media day ahead of the Nitto ATP Finals.
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten enjoyed a run to the title at the prestigious year-end event in 2025 and return this season having already secured Year-End ATP Doubles No. 1 presented by PIF honours.
“Winning it last year was fantastic, so that brings back lots of good memories,” Patten told ATPTour.com. “It is also our third year being here, so we are very familiar with the place and the members of staff we recognise and say hi to. It all feels very familiar and we feel comfortable here, so we feel comfortable here this week.”
Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski are the second seeds and have enjoyed a standout season together, lifting major trophies at the Australian Open and the US Open. The American-British team will look to use that confidence for a deep run in northern Italy.
“It has been a great season,” Skupski said. “We have won two Grand Slams. We have made it in the past with other partners. It is nice to be involved with the other seven teams. We are very much looking forward to putting on a good show and come in with good confidence.”
Defending champions Heliovaara/Patten are the top seeds and lead the Todd Woodbridge Group alongside Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic, Theo Arribage/Albano Olivetti, Orlando Luz/Rafael Matos.
Harrison/Skupski are the highest seeds in the Mark Woodforde Group with Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos, Italians Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori and 2024 champions Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz.
Brazilians Luz and Matos and Frenchmen Arribage and Olivetti are all making their debuts at the event and will face off this week in round-robin action.
Matos, who won consecutive ATP Masters 1000 crowns with Luz this year in Montreal and Cincinnati, is excited to get going: “We are very happy. It was our main goal for the season to qualify and to achieve that is very satisfactory and we are excited to be here.”
Luz and Matos will kick off doubles action for the tournament on Sunday when they meet top seeds Heliovaara and Patten, not before 11:30 am CET.
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