Joshua Ward-Hibbert

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Joshua Ward-Hibbert
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Ward-Hibbert at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships
Born
Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert

(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 29)
Mansfield, England
Occupation(s)Tennis player, basketball player
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Basketball career
No. 2–Newcastle Eagles
Position Guard / forward
League BBL
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009; 2011–2012; 2016 Derby Trailblazers
2016–2020 Leicester Riders
2020–2023 London Lions
2023-Present Newcastle Eagles
Tennis career
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $38,290
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 588 (16 February 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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).

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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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 2014Tunisia F11, Sousse FuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyasu Ehara6–2, 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2013Vietnam F2, Ho Chi Minh City FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Fitzpatrick Flag of Cambodia.svg Bun Kenny
Flag of South Korea.svg Jae Hwan Kim		6–4, 6–2
Win2–0Apr 2013Vietnam F3, Ho Chi Minh CityFuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Fitzpatrick Flag of New Zealand.svg Logan MacKenzie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Propoggia 		4–6, 7–6(9–7), [11–9]
Win3–0May 2013Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crugnola
Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Sinicropi		6–3, 7–5
Loss3–1Jun 2013Egypt F9, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris De Loore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Vanneste		2–6, 2–6
Win4–1Aug 2013Great Britain F15, Nottingham FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Martin		4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win5–1Aug 2013Great Britain F16, Chiswick FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley 		7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–6]
Loss5–2Aug 2013Great Britain F17, Wrexham FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Coupland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Willis 		6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss5–3Sep 2013Great Britain F19, Roehampton FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Willis		6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win6–3Oct 2013Israel F13, Akko FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivo Klec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Schmid		6–3, 6–0
Loss6–4Oct 2013Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt 		6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss6–5Jan 2014Great Britain F2, Sunderland FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Gabb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley		3–6, 3–6
Loss6–6Mar 2014Great Britain F7, Preston FuturesHard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady		4–6, 4–6
Loss6–7Mar 2014Bahrain F1, Manama FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Pulgar-Garcia
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Pulgar-Garcia		2–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win7–7Apr 2014Qatar F4, Doha FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Frigerio
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Vanni 		6–3, 7–5
Loss7–8Apr 2014Qatar F3, DohaFuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Golding Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Ti
Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse 		1–6, 1–6
Loss7–9Jul 2014Great Britain F12, Manchester FuturesGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Golding
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Morgan 		6–7(4–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Loss7–10Jul 2014Great Britain F13, Ilkley FuturesGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brydan Klein Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie		2–6, 4–6
Win8–10Sep 2014Great Britain F15, London FuturesHard Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Hare
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury 		6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Win9–10Sep 2014Portugal F7, Castelo Branco FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge Flag of Spain.svg Iván Arenas Gualda
Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Pulgar García		7–6(7–0), 6–4
Loss9–11Apr 2015Greece F4, Heraklion FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Jakupovic
Flag of Greece.svg Markos Kalovelonis 		1–6, 2–6
Win10–11Sep 2015Great Britain F9, NottinghamFuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss10–12Sep 2015Spain F30, Sevilla FuturesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bortolotti
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Lizariturry 		3–6, 4–6
Win11–12Oct 2015Greece F7, Heraklion FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of Ireland.svg Peter Bothwell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Martin		6–3, 7–5
Win12–12Oct 2015Greece F8, HeraklionFuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Müller 		Walkover
Loss12–13Nov 2015Great Britain F10, TiptonFuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Harris
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt		6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win13–13Nov 2015Great Britain F11, Bath FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Barry
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Filip Peliwo 		6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss13–14Feb 2016Great Britain F2, SunderlandFuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Vavassori
Flag of Germany.svg 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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References

  1. ↑ BBC Sport – Wimbledon 2012: Josh Ward-Hibbert's hopes ended by injury
  2. ↑ Australian Open 2012: British pair Liam Broady and Joshua Ward-Hibbert win boys' doubles title – Telegraph
  3. ↑ "Joshua Ward-Hibbert: Ex-junior Grand Slam champion makes basketball leap". BBC Sport. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Anyone For Tennis As Lions Net Josh Ward-Hibbert". www.thelondonlions.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Joshua Ward-Hibbert - FIBA Europe
  6. ↑ English National Players of the Year 2010 Named - Hoopsfix
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