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Jacob Fearnley
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23)
Edinburgh, Scotland
CollegeTCU
CoachToby Smith, Juan Martín
Prize money$257,453
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 126 (23 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 126 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 238 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 501 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2023)
Last updated on: 28 September 2024.

Jacob Fearnley (born 15 July 2001) is a British tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126 achieved on 23 September 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 238 achieved on 20 May 2024.[1] He is the current British No. 4 in singles.[2]

College career

Fearnley played college tennis for coach David Roditi at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.[3] 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.[4]

Professional career

2023: Major debut in doubles

He won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Nottingham Open with Johannus Monday.[5] The pair received wildcards in doubles for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[6]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP, Major and top 100 debuts

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.[7][8] 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).[9]

Ranked No. 270, he made his ATP debut at the 2024 Eastbourne International as a wildcard.[10] He lost to compatriot and fellow wildcard Billy Harris.[11][12]

For his Grand Slam singles debut, he also received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[13][14] He recorded his first Major win over debutant Alejandro Moro Canas and moved 58 positions up into the top 220 in the rankings.[15] In the second round, he took a set off the second seed Novak Djokovic before losing by three sets to one.[16]

Following a final showing at the 2024 Lincoln Challenger, where he defeated the top seed Christopher Eubanks en route, he reached the top 200 in the rankings. Fearnley beat Coleman Wong in straight sets in the final to win his second ATP Challenger title. [17] As a result he moved up to a new career-high ranking of No. 160 on 19 August 2024.

Following his third title at the Rennes Challenger, defeating five French players in a row, Benoît Paire in 37 minutes,[18] wildcard Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg, wildcard and top seed Adrian Mannarino, his first Top 50 win,[19] third seed Harold Mayot,[20] and finally fourth seed Quentin Halys, he reached the top 130 in the rankings on 16 September 2024.[21] After winning his fourth Challenger at the Open d'Orléans he reached the top 100 in the rankings.[22][23]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2024 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Charles Broom 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 2024 Lincoln, USA Challenger Hard Hong Kong Coleman Wong 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Sep 2024 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i) France Quentin Halys 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 4–0 Sep 2024 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) France Harold Mayot 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2023 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Johannus Monday United Kingdom Liam Broady
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara 		6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M15 Austin, USA WTT Hard United States Collin Altamirano 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2023 M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom WTT Hard (i) United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Nov 2023 M25 Columbus, USA WTT Hard (i) United States Learner Tien 0–2 ret.
Win 2–2 Jan 2024 M25 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg WTT Hard (i) Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
ITF WTT (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2023 M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom WTT Hard (i) United Kingdom Connor Thomson United Kingdom David Stevenson
United Kingdom Charles Broom 		7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jan 2024 M25 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg WTT Hard (i) United States Alex Rybakov Luxembourg Raphael Calzi
France Amaury Reynel 		6–3, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Jacob Fearnley | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)".
  3. ^ "Jake Fearnley – Men's Tennis". TCU Athletics.
  4. ^ "TCU tennis alum falls to world No. 2 Novak Djokovic on Wimbledon's Centre Court". wfaa.com. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  5. ^ Elder, Matthew (1 July 2023). "Andy Murray and the nine Scots competing at Wimbledon 2023 - including son of Rangers coach". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "David Goffin, Liam Broady Headline Wimbledon Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  7. ^ Kust, Damian (June 17, 2024). "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Fearnley Against All Odds". Lastwordonsports. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Jacob Fearnley Captures First ATP Challenger Singles Title". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2024: British qualifier Jacob Fearnley becomes fourth Brit to lift the Ross Hutchins Trophy". 16 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ^ "TENNIS ATP EASTBOURNE 2024: HARRIS TAKES ON NOTTINGHAM CHAMPION FEARNLEY, BROADY MAKES TOUR RETURN". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Shang claws past Etcheverry, Giron ousts defending champ in Eastbourne". 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  12. ^ "HARRIS ENJOYS EASTBOURNE DEBUT TO REMEMBER". 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Graduation Day: Fearnley, junior conqueror of Alcaraz & Sinner, set for Wimbledon debut". ATPtour.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Jacob Fearnley secures maiden Grand Slam win on Wimbledon debut". 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Wimbledon 2024: Rising British star Jacob Fearnley puts in strong display against Novak Djokovic". 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ "#NextGenATP Gaubas survives three-hour final, wins first Challenger title; Fearnley claims second title in third Challenger appearance this year". 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Benoit Paire suffers 37-minute ATP Challenger loss, LOLs in response". Tennis.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  19. ^ @TCUMensTennis (13 September 2024). "Updating our Jake Fearnley tracker from France.... · First career ATP top-50 win over the world No. 46 · On to his fourth @ATPChallenger semifinal in three months · Improves his pro singles record to 28-6 in 2024 · Knocking on the door of the ATP top-150" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @ATPChallenger (14 September 2024). "Jacob Fearnley's rise continues 🤩 From never winning a Challenger singles match before June, to now reaching his third final of the year!#ATPChallenger @jakefearnley01 @OpenBlotRennes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Quentin Halys battu par Jacob Fearnley en finale du challenger de Rennes" (in French). 15 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Fearnley set for top 100 after fourth title of 2024". BBC. 29 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Jacob Fearnley wins fourth career Challenger title; Lucy Shuker shines in Sardinia". LTA. 30 September 2024.


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