British tennis player
Jacob FearnleyCountry (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born | (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23) Edinburgh, Scotland |
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College | TCU |
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Coach | Toby Smith, Juan Martín |
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Prize money | $70,161 |
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Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 225 (22 July 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 225 (22 July 2024) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
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Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 238 (20 May 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 789 (22 July 2024) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
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Last updated on: 22 July 2024. |
Jacob Fearnley (born 15 July 2001) is a British tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 225 achieved on 22 July 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 238 achieved on 20 May 2024.[1]
College career
Fearnley played college tennis for coach David Roditi at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] At TCU, he earned All-Big 12 and All-America honors all four years, leading the Horned Frogs to back-to-back ITA Indoor National Championships in 2022 and 2023 and the school's first NCAA Division I men's tennis championship in 2024.[3]
Professional career
2023: Major debut in doubles
He won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Nottingham Open with Johannus Monday.[4] The pair received wildcards in doubles for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[5]
2024: ATP and Major and top 250 debuts in singles
He won his first singles ATP Challenger title at the 2024 Nottingham Open as a qualifier, getting his first top-100 win against Shang Juncheng in the quarterfinals, and defeating compatriot Charles Broom in the final.[6][7] It was only Fearnley's second appearance in the main draw of an ATP Challenger event. He became the fourth Brit to win the trophy after Andy Murray (2023), Dan Evans (2019 & 2022) and Greg Rusedski (1997 & 2003).[8]
Ranked No. 270, he made his ATP debut at the 2024 Eastbourne International as a wildcard.[9] He lost to compatriot and fellow wildcard Billy Harris.[10][11]
For his Grand Slam singles debut, he also received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[12][13] He recorded his first Major win over debutant Alejandro Moro Canas and moved 58 positions up into the top 220 in the rankings.[14] In the second round, he took a set off Novak Djokovic before losing by three sets to one.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
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Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
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ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Nov 2019
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M15 Austin, USA
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WTT
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Hard
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Collin Altamirano
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6
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Win
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1–1
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Oct 2023
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M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom
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WTT
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Hard (i)
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Kyle Edmund
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6–3, 6–1
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Loss
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1–2
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Nov 2023
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M25 Columbus, USA
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WTT
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Hard (i)
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Learner Tien
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0–2 ret.
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Win
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2–2
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Jan 2024
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M25 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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WTT
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Hard (i)
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Jonáš Forejtek
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6–4, 6–4
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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Oct 2023
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M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom
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WTT
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Hard (i)
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Connor Thomson
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David Stevenson Charles Broom
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
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Win
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2–0
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Jan 2024
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M25 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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WTT
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Hard (i)
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Alex Rybakov
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Raphael Calzi Amaury Reynel
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6–3, 6–3
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