Joshua Ward-Hibbert
British tennis and basketball player
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
Born Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert
(1994-01-25 ) 25 January 1994 (age 30) Occupation(s) Tennis player, basketball player Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Basketball career Position Guard / forward League BBL Nationality British Playing career 2008–present 2008–2009; 2011–2012; 2016 Derby Trailblazers 2016–2020 Leicester Riders 2020–2023 London Lions 2023-Present Newcastle Eagles
Tennis career Country (sports) United Kingdom Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 38,290Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 588 (16 February 2015) Wimbledon Q1 (2014 ) Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 305 (18 November 2013)
Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert (born 25 January 1994) is a British basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).
Best known for his former occupation as a tennis player. Ward-Hibbert holds the record for the fastest serve by a junior player at Wimbledon after clocking a 133 mph serve at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships .[1] Ward-Hibbert, along with Liam Broady , won the 2012 Australian Open Boys' doubles title after defeating Adam Pavlasek and Filip Veger 6–3, 6–2 in 2012.[2]
In 2016, while studying at Loughborough University , Ward-Hibbert switched his attention from tennis to basketball, initially playing for the Derby Trailblazers . He transferred to the British Basketball League (BBL) club Leicester Riders during the 2016–17 BBL season .[3]
On 13 August, 2020, Ward-Hibbert signed with the London Lions for the 2020–21 BBL season .[4]
Tennis career
Juniors
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: QF (2012 )
French Open: 1R (2012 )
Wimbledon: 2R (2011 )
US Open: 2R (2012 )
Junior Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: W (2012 )
French Open: QF (2012 )
Wimbledon: QF (2011 )
US Open: QF (2012 )
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Dec 2014
Tunisia F11, Sousse
Futures
Hard
Hiroyasu Ehara
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Doubles: 27 (13–14)
Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (13–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–10)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2013
Vietnam F2, Ho Chi Minh City
Futures
Hard
Andrew Fitzpatrick
Bun Kenny Jae Hwan Kim
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–0
Apr 2013
Vietnam F3, Ho Chi Minh City
Futures
Hard
Andrew Fitzpatrick
Logan MacKenzie Dane Propoggia
4–6, 7–6(9–7) , [11–9]
Win
3–0
May 2013
Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Liam Broady
Marco Crugnola Riccardo Sinicropi
6–3, 7–5
Loss
3–1
Jun 2013
Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Liam Broady
Joris De Loore Jeroen Vanneste
2–6, 2–6
Win
4–1
Aug 2013
Great Britain F15, Nottingham
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Scott Clayton Toby Martin
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win
5–1
Aug 2013
Great Britain F16, Chiswick
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
David Rice Sean Thornley
7–6(7–5) , 2–6, [10–6]
Loss
5–2
Aug 2013
Great Britain F17, Wrexham
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
George Coupland Marcus Willis
6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Loss
5–3
Sep 2013
Great Britain F19, Roehampton
Futures
Hard
Edward Corrie
Lewis Burton Marcus Willis
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
6–3
Oct 2013
Israel F13, Akko
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Ivo Klec Michal Schmid
6–3, 6–0
Loss
6–4
Oct 2013
Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Luke Bambridge Evan Hoyt
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Loss
6–5
Jan 2014
Great Britain F2, Sunderland
Futures
Hard (i)
Richard Gabb
David Rice Sean Thornley
3–6, 3–6
Loss
6–6
Mar 2014
Great Britain F7, Preston
Futures
Hard (i)
Frederik Nielsen
Luke Bambridge Liam Broady
4–6, 4–6
Loss
6–7
Mar 2014
Bahrain F1, Manama
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Jaime Pulgar-Garcia Javier Pulgar-Garcia
2–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win
7–7
Apr 2014
Qatar F4, Doha
Futures
Hard
Liam Broady
Lorenzo Frigerio Luca Vanni
6–3, 7–5
Loss
7–8
Apr 2014
Qatar F3, Doha
Futures
Hard
Oliver Golding
Chen Ti Ruan Roelofse
1–6, 1–6
Loss
7–9
Jul 2014
Great Britain F12, Manchester
Futures
Grass
Edward Corrie
Oliver Golding George Morgan
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [6–10]
Loss
7–10
Jul 2014
Great Britain F13, Ilkley
Futures
Grass
Brydan Klein
Lewis Burton Edward Corrie
2–6, 4–6
Win
8–10
Sep 2014
Great Britain F15, London
Futures
Hard
Frederik Nielsen
David O'Hare Joe Salisbury
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [10–8]
Win
9–10
Sep 2014
Portugal F7, Castelo Branco
Futures
Hard
Luke Bambridge
Iván Arenas Gualda Jaime Pulgar García
7–6(7–0) , 6–4
Loss
9–11
Apr 2015
Greece F4, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Joe Salisbury
Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis
1–6, 2–6
Win
10–11
Sep 2015
Great Britain F9, Nottingham
Futures
Hard
Lloyd Glasspool
Daniel Cox David Rice
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
10–12
Sep 2015
Spain F30, Sevilla
Futures
Clay
Lloyd Glasspool
Marco Bortolotti Juan Lizariturry
3–6, 4–6
Win
11–12
Oct 2015
Greece F7, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Lloyd Glasspool
Peter Bothwell Toby Martin
6–3, 7–5
Win
12–12
Oct 2015
Greece F8, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Lloyd Glasspool
Corentin Denolly Alexandre Müller
Walkover
Loss
12–13
Nov 2015
Great Britain F10, Tipton
Futures
Hard (i)
Lloyd Glasspool
Billy Harris Evan Hoyt
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win
13–13
Nov 2015
Great Britain F11, Bath
Futures
Hard (i)
Lloyd Glasspool
Sam Barry Filip Peliwo
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss
13–14
Feb 2016
Great Britain F2, Sunderland
Futures
Hard (i)
Lloyd Glasspool
Andrea Vavassori George Von Massow
5–7, 3–6
Personal
Ward-Hibbert's infant and junior school was Dagfa House School a small independent school in Nottingham. Ward-Hibbert was an accomplished basketball player as a teenager, playing for the England under-16 team.[5] In 2010, he was named the England under-16 boys' player of the year by England Basketball after being named to the All-Tournament team at the Division B European Championships.[6]
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