Summary
Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert (born 25 January 1994) is a British basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).
Joshua Ward-Hibbert | |
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 Ward-Hibbert at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Born | Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert 25 January 1994 Mansfield, England |
| Occupation(s) | Tennis player, basketball player |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Basketball career | |
| No. 2 – Newcastle Eagles | |
| Position | Guard / forward |
| League | BBL |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | British |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2008–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) |  United Kingdom |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $38,290 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 588 (16 February 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 305 (18 November 2013) |
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 edit
Juniors edit
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 edit
Singles: 1 (1–0) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2014 | Tunisia F11, Sousse | Futures | Hard |  Hiroyasu Ehara
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6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 27 (13–14) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2013 | Vietnam F2, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | Andrew Fitzpatrick
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 Bun Kenny Jae Hwan Kim
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2013 | Vietnam F3, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | Andrew Fitzpatrick
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 Logan MacKenzie Dane Propoggia
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4–6, 7–6(9–7), [11–9] |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2013 | Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Liam Broady
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 Marco Crugnola Riccardo Sinicropi
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2013 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Liam Broady
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 Joris De Loore Jeroen Vanneste
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2013 | Great Britain F15, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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Scott Clayton Toby Martin
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2013 | Great Britain F16, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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David Rice Sean Thornley
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2013 | Great Britain F17, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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George Coupland Marcus Willis
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6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2013 | Great Britain F19, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie
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Lewis Burton Marcus Willis
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6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2013 | Israel F13, Akko | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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 Ivo Klec Michal Schmid
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2013 | Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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Luke Bambridge Evan Hoyt
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6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jan 2014 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Richard Gabb
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David Rice Sean Thornley
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 2014 | Great Britain F7, Preston | Futures | Hard (i) |  Frederik Nielsen
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Luke Bambridge Liam Broady
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Mar 2014 | Bahrain F1, Manama | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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 Jaime Pulgar-Garcia Javier Pulgar-Garcia
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2–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Win | 7–7 | Apr 2014 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady
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Lorenzo Frigerio Luca Vanni
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2014 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Oliver Golding
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 Chen Ti Ruan Roelofse
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Jul 2014 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Grass | Edward Corrie
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Oliver Golding George Morgan
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, [6–10] |
| Loss | 7–10 | Jul 2014 | Great Britain F13, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | Brydan Klein
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Lewis Burton Edward Corrie
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Sep 2014 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard | Frederik Nielsen
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 David O'Hare Joe Salisbury
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–10 | Sep 2014 | Portugal F7, Castelo Branco | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge
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Iván Arenas Gualda Jaime Pulgar García
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7–6(7–0), 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Apr 2015 | Greece F4, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Joe Salisbury
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 Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Sep 2015 | Great Britain F9, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool
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Daniel Cox David Rice
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 10–12 | Sep 2015 | Spain F30, Sevilla | Futures | Clay | Lloyd Glasspool
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Marco Bortolotti Juan Lizariturry
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–12 | Oct 2015 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool
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Peter Bothwell Toby Martin
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–12 | Oct 2015 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool
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 Corentin Denolly Alexandre Müller
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Walkover |
| Loss | 12–13 | Nov 2015 | Great Britain F10, Tipton | Futures | Hard (i) | Lloyd Glasspool
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Billy Harris Evan Hoyt
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6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 13–13 | Nov 2015 | Great Britain F11, Bath | Futures | Hard (i) | Lloyd Glasspool
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Sam Barry Filip Peliwo
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6–4, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Loss | 13–14 | Feb 2016 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Lloyd Glasspool
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Andrea Vavassori George Von Massow
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5–7, 3–6 |
Personal edit
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]
References edit
- ^ BBC Sport – Wimbledon 2012: Josh Ward-Hibbert's hopes ended by injury
- ^ Australian Open 2012: British pair Liam Broady and Joshua Ward-Hibbert win boys' doubles title – Telegraph
- ^ "Joshua Ward-Hibbert: Ex-junior Grand Slam champion makes basketball leap". BBC Sport. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Anyone For Tennis As Lions Net Josh Ward-Hibbert". www.thelondonlions.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Joshua Ward-Hibbert - FIBA Europe
- ^ English National Players of the Year 2010 Named - Hoopsfix
External links edit
- Joshua Ward Hibbert at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Joshua Ward-Hibbert at the International Tennis Federation