Back جيمس وارد Arabic جيمس وارد (لاعب تنس من المملكه المتحده) ARZ James Ward (tenista) Czech James Ward (Tennisspieler) German James Ward (tenista) Spanish جیمز وارد (تنیسباز) Persian James Ward Finnish James Ward (tennis) French James Ward (tennista) Italian James Ward Dutch
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| Full name | James Ward[1] |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain
 England |
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | 9 February 1987 London, England |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Toni Colom (2007)[2] Greg Rusedski[2] Tomislav Perić (2010–2011) Darren Tandy (2014–2015) Morgan Phillips (2016) |
| Prize money | $1,544,846 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 25–61 (29.1% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 89 (13 July 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
| French Open | 1R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–16 (11.1%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 233 (29 August 2011) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2015) |
| Last updated on: 18 September 2021. | |
James Ward (born 9 February 1987) is a British former professional tennis player. He is a Davis Cup champion and former British No. 2.[3]
He reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Aegon International and the semifinals of the 2011 Aegon Championships as a wildcard entry. His best Grand Slam performance to date was reaching the third round of Wimbledon in 2015.
In February 2009, Ward played what was then, the longest tennis match in history, lasting 6 hrs 40 mins, eventually losing to Chris Eaton. This was a play-off match to decide the Davis Cup team, but it was not sanctioned by the ATP so was not an official record, and it was broken later.[4]
Ward was part of the Great Britain team that won the Davis Cup in 2015, the nation's first success in the tournament for 79 years.[5][6] He played in wins against the United States and France in the first round and quarterfinals, which included a crucial singles victory over US' John Isner to give Britain a 2–0 lead.[7][8][9] Ward was also named in the team for the Davis Cup final,[10][11] and the Davis Cup team won the 2015 BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award.[12]
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- ^ a b "Some facts about James Ward ahead of his Wimbledon clash against Vasek Pospisil". Sky Sports. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Singles rankings – Great Britain". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Chris Eaton shows stamina with epic Davis Cup play-off win". The Daily Telegraph. 25 February 2009.
- ^ "Andy Murray wins the Davis Cup for Great Britain". BBC Sport. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Davis Cup final 2015: Andy Murray leads Great Britain to first title in 79 years". The Daily Telegraph. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Victories for Andy Murray and James Ward over USA in Davis Cup". Guardian. 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Davis Cup: How Great Britain went from no-hopers to champions". Sky Sports. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Belgium v Great Britain: Routes to the 2015 Davis Cup final". Sky Sports. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Leon Smith names squad for Great Britain's Davis Cup final showdown against Belgium". Daily Mirror. 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Great Britain announce Davis Cup final squad". Wimbledon. 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Sports Personality: Britain's Davis Cup winners take BBC award". BBC Sport. 20 December 2015.
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