Jacob Fearnley (born 15 July 2001) is a British tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 160 achieved on 19 August 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]
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]
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.