Joshua Ward-Hibbert | |
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_(14583872066).jpg) 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) |
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]
- ^ 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.