# 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).

## 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. 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.

## Career
### Tennis

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.

### Basketball

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.
On 13 August 2020, Ward-Hibbert signed with the London Lions for the 2020–21 BBL season.

## 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 |