Joshua Ward-Hibbert

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

(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994
Mansfield, England
OccupationTennis player, basketball player
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Basketball career
No. 21 – London Lions
PositionGuard / Forward
LeagueBBL
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009; 2011–2012; 2016Derby Trailblazers
2016–2020Leicester Riders
2020–presentLondon Lions
Tennis career
Country (sports) 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
WimbledonQ1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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

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]

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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