Reid revs up for Wimbledon with LTA's Lexus British Open title
The dynamic duo, who have won a remarkable 23 Grand Slam titles together, dropped just two games in waltzing to a 6-0 6-2 triumph to head into next week's SW19 showpiece with momentum.
Reid hailed the LTA for putting on the Grand Slam precursor and hopes it will stand him and Hewett in perfect stead for their All England Club title defence.
'We're very happy with the performance today and happy with the result,' he said.
'Those guys (De la Puente and Spaargaren) are a dangerous team so we had to play well and I think we did that today.
'It's great preparation for all of us to be here on these courts this week, so big thanks to Kirsty (Thomson, LTA Tournament Director) and the team for a great event.'
Reid had lost to Hewett, a 33-time Grand Slam champion, in the singles semi-finals the previous day in south-west London.
But they put aside their differences to beat Daniel Caverzaschi and Zhenxu Ji and book their place in the final later on Thursday afternoon.
There they met Spaniard De la Puente and Dutch player Spaargaren, who battled admirably but were unable to prevent the all-British duo from comfortably closing out yet another title.
Hewett heads into Wimbledon as both the defending singles and doubles champion after memorably grabbing a pair of triumphs on home soil last year.
Earlier in the day in Roehampton, the 27-year-old had rousingly rallied from behind to beat experienced Argentine Gustavo Fernandez and also clinch singles glory to prepare for his SW19 title defence.
And he reckons that 2-6 6-4 6-4 triumph can set the perfect blueprint for more hometown success.
'I have to try and perform at the same level and intensity I did in the second and third sets today,' he said.
'There are a lot of strong players and this week was the perfect opportunity to test myself.
'I take a lot of confidence from it but next week is an even bigger one to try and manage.
'I'm delighted - playing on home turf is a really special feeling and you want to do as well as you can, especially in the lead up to an event like Wimbledon.
'It's been a great week – I've been building as it's gone on which is what you want to do.'
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