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Jacob Fearnley (born 15 July 2001) is a British tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 92 achieved on 21 October 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 238 achieved on 20 May 2024.[1][2] He is the current British No. 3 in singles.[3]
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 2001 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| College | TCU |
| Coach | Toby Smith, Juan Martín |
| Prize money | $280,112 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 92 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 92 (21 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 238 (20 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 501 (23 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 28 September 2024. | |
Fearnley played college tennis for coach David Roditi at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.[4] 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.[5]
2023: Major debut in doubles
He won his maiden ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Nottingham Open with Johannus Monday.[6] The pair received wildcards in doubles for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[7]
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.[8][9] 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).[10]
Ranked No. 270, he made his ATP debut at the 2024 Eastbourne International as a wildcard.[11] He lost to compatriot and fellow wildcard Billy Harris.[12][13]
For his Grand Slam singles debut, he also received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[14][15] He recorded his first Major win over debutant Alejandro Moro Canas and moved 50 positions up into the top 225 in the rankings.[2][16] In the second round, he took a set off the second seed Novak Djokovic before losing by three sets to one.[17]
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 on 12 August 2024.[2] Fearnley beat Coleman Wong in straight sets in the final to win his second ATP Challenger title.[18][19] As a result he moved up to a new career-high ranking of No. 160 on 19 August 2024.[2]
Following his third title at the Rennes Challenger, defeating five French players in a row, Benoît Paire in 37 minutes,[20] wildcard Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg, wildcard and top seed Adrian Mannarino, his first Top 50 win,[21] third seed Harold Mayot,[22] and finally fourth seed Quentin Halys, he reached the top 130 in the rankings on 16 September 2024.[2][23] After winning his fourth Challenger at the Open d'Orléans he reached the top 100 in the rankings.[24][25][26]
Having qualified for the Stockholm Open in October,[27] Fearnley won his 13th match in a row and second at ATP Tour-level with a first round success against Corentin Moutet.[28] He lost in the second round to seventh seed Tallon Griekspoor.[29]
Singles: 4 (4 titles)
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2024 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Charles Broom |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2024 | Lincoln, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Coleman Wong |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2024 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Quentin Halys |
0–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2024 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Harold Mayot |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2023 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Johannus Monday |
Liam Broady Jonny O'Mara |
6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7] |
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | M15 Austin, USA | WTT | Hard |  Collin Altamirano |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard (i) | Kyle Edmund |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2023 | M25 Columbus, USA | WTT | Hard (i) | Learner Tien |
0–2 ret. |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2024 | M25 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | WTT | Hard (i) |  Jonáš Forejtek |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2023 | M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard (i) | Connor Thomson |
David Stevenson 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) | Alex Rybakov |
 Raphael Calzi Amaury Reynel |
6–3, 6–3 |
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