Jacob Fearnley | Bio | ATP Tour

Mother, Samantha, was a human resources manager at the National Health Sservice. Father, Craig, worked for Johnson Controls. Both are retired.
Grandparents had a big back garden that he used to play with them on when he was really young. He was either playing with a table tennis bat and a table tennis ball when he was about two, then was hitting volleys by age five.
Defeated Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the juniors.
Practised with Roger Federer at Wimbledon when he was a junior.
Spent five years at Texas Christian University (TCU), where he played college tennis.
Fearnley suffered a series of injuries that hindered his progress in college: a stress reaction in his rib, a torn posterior tibialis, a right rotator cuff injury, pubic osteitis in his pubic bone, a lower back injury due to a trapped nerve and “a lot” of torn abdominals.
In his final year at TCU, helped his team clinch the national championship.
Became a four-time ITA All-American for TCU and two-time qualifier for the ATP Next Gen Accelerator, which increases the development pathway for top players in the American Collegiate system by providing direct entry into ATP Challenger Tour events.

(UPDATED 17 JANUARY 2025)

Unranked in July 2023, broke into Top 500 in June 2024, Top 200 in August 2024 and Top 100 in September 2024, before achieving career-high No. 86 in January 2025.
Made ATP Tour debut at 2024 Eastbourne as WC (l. to B. Harris in 1R), then defeated Moro Canas at 2024 Wimbledon for 1st tour-level win (l. to 7-time champion Djokovic in 2R).
Defeated Kyrgios and Cazaux to reach 1st Grand Slam 3R at 2025 Australian Open.
Posted 27-3 (0.900) Challenger record in 2024 with titles in Nottingham-2, Lincoln, Rennes and Orleans, owning highest win percentage in a season at this level since Berlocq in 2011 (min. 25 matches played).
Peaked at No. 27 in junior rankings, highlighted by wins over future-World No. 1s Alcaraz in 2018 Sanxenxo Grade 2 final by 6-2 4-6 7-6(12) and Sinner in 2017 Malta ITF U18 Grade 4 1R.
Spent five-years playing college tennis for Texas Christian University, former team of countryman Norrie, becoming four-time ITA All-American and helped his team clinch the national championship in his final year.

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