Joshua Ward-Hibbert
Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert is a British basketball player, 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. 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. 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 club Leicester Riders during the 2016–17 season.
Tennis career
Juniors
Junior Slam results – Singles:Australian Open: QF
French Open: 1R
Wimbledon: 2R
US Open: 2R
Junior Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: W
French Open: QF
Wimbledon: QF
US Open: QF
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Tunisia F11, Sousse | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 27 (13–14)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Vietnam F2, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 2–0 | Vietnam F3, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6, | |
Win | 3–0 | Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Loss | 3–1 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 4–1 | Great Britain F15, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 5–1 | Great Britain F16, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 2–6, | |
Loss | 5–2 | Great Britain F17, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Loss | 5–3 | Great Britain F19, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, | |
Win | 6–3 | Israel F13, Akko | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Loss | 6–4 | Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–7 | |
Loss | 6–5 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 6–6 | Great Britain F7, Preston | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 6–7 | Bahrain F1, Manama | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, | |
Win | 7–7 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Loss | 7–8 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 7–9 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, | |
Loss | 7–10 | Great Britain F13, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 8–10 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, | |
Win | 9–10 | Portugal F7, Castelo Branco | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 9–11 | Greece F4, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 10–11 | Great Britain F9, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, | |
Loss | 10–12 | Spain F30, Sevilla | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 11–12 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 | |
Win | 12–12 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Walkover | |
Loss | 12–13 | Great Britain F10, Tipton | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, | |
Win | 13–13 | Great Britain F11, Bath | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, | |
Loss | 13–14 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |