Davis Cup champion and former Britain No.2 tennis James Ward’s fruitful career has seen him become one of Britain’s most well-loved tennis players. Ward turned professional at the age of 19 in 2006, while training at the Equelite Juan Carlos Ferrer Academy in Spain. After various tour appearances in 2007, in 2009, he became the first Brit to win a Challenger title on clay since 1995 – a feat which propelled him to become Britain’s No.2 player. 2010 saw Ward go from success to success. He made his Davis Cup debut, reached his first ATP World Tour semi-final, became a Davis Cup Champion and reached the quarter-finals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. This was quickly followed by another David Cup win in 2011. In the same year he reached his first ATP tour event semi-final, where he defeated Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka. He also entered Wimbledon as a wildcard and won the 2011 Odium Brown Vancouver Open. In 2012 and 2013 he qualified, for the first time, for the Australian Open, reached Wimbledon’s 2nd round and won his third Challenger title. In 2014 he became the first Brit to qualify for the French Open since 1972. After training in both Miami and Dubai with Andy Murray, he once again competed in the Australian Open, this time in the man draw. 2015 also saw him become a David Cup champion for the 3rd time – during which he defeated John Isner from 2 sets down. This sensational year also saw him reach Wimbledon’s 3rd round and a world ranking of No.89. Since then, he has reached various Challenger semi-finals and finals, such as in Jinan in 2018 and Rennes in 2020. Ward has, for over 14 years now, demonstrated one of the most unique tennis talents in Great Britain.
