Jacob Fearnley: 2025 season in review
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Jacob Fearnley has been one of the high risers in British tennis over the last couple of years.
Coming off the back of his first full season on tour, it’s been a year of many firsts and many successes for Fearnley, with the Briton making his debut inside the world’s top 50.
Davis Cup call-ups, Grand Slam runs, top-20 wins – this season had it all for the former Texas Christian University graduate, with plenty more still to come in his young career.
Catch up on all the highlights and best moments from Fearnley’s 2025 season:
Jacob Fearnley’s 2025 season by numbers:
- Titles won: 0
- End of season ranking: 71
- Season-best ranking: 49 (career-high)
- Tournaments played: 29
- Win-loss record: 33/27
- Aces: 217
- Stand out stat: 42.9% break points converted (ranked 11th on ATP Tour)
- Notable milestones: Had career-best runs at three of the four Grand Slams, made his first ATP quarter-final at the HSBC Championships, reached a new career-high ranking at world No.49, became LTA Colour Holder No.328 with his Davis Cup debut and played main draw at seven ATP Masters 1000 events.
Jacob Fearnley’s biggest win of the 2025 season:
Fearnley’s biggest win by ranking came on the clay this year, during an impressive run at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
The British star came through two rounds of qualifying before beating Bu Yunchaokete in the first round to set up a clash with world No.20 Tomas Mahac.
Mahac was at his career-high ranking after winning the ATP 500 title in Acapulco, reaching the semi-final at the United Cup and making the semi-final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters at the end of 2024.
After a slow start against the Czech star, Fearnley fought back to beat the 19th seed 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to claim not only the best win of his career, but also book his place in the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time.
The win set Fearnley up for a strong remainder of the clay court season, including victories over former Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka and then world No.21 Ugo Humbert to reach the third round at Roland Garros.
Jacob Fearnley’s defining moment in 2025:
Arguably Fearnley’s defining moment of the season came in one of his first matches – making his Australian Open debut up against home-favourite Nick Kyrgios.
Playing his first match in Melbourne, Fearnley faced a daunting task of playing the former Wimbledon runner-up in his first match at his home Slam since 2022, on the John Cain Arena.
In front of a packed-out Australian crowd, the pressure was on Fearnley to try and upset the party and the British hopeful proved he was more than up for the challenge.
The Briton was dominant on serve – winning 81% of points on his first serve – as he silenced the Australian fans with an impressive 7-6(4), 6-3, 7-6(2) win.
Fearnley admitted after the match that it was up there as one of the best wins of his career and it gave him crucial experience playing in the biggest matches on the toughest of stages.
Jacob Fearnley’s 2025 Grand Slam results:
Fearnley picked up wins in his main draw debuts at three of the four Grand Slams this season – with standout runs to the third round at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
- Australian Open: Third round (lost vs Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4, 6-4) (tournament best)
- Roland Garros: Third round (lost vs Cam Norrie 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-2) (tournament best)
- Wimbledon: First round (lost vs Joao Fonseca 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(5))
- US Open: Second round (lost vs Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-4, 6-4) (tournament best)
Jacob Fearnley’s video of the year
Following on from the Australian Open this year, Fearnley earned himself a call-up to join the Lexus GB Davis Cup team for the first time in his career.
Fearnley was the highest ranked singles player in Captain Leon Smith’s side to take on Japan in a tough away Qualifier tie.
The then 23-year-old made his debut for his country in a singles rubber against former world No.4 Kei Nishikori – claiming a 6-3, 6-3 win.
Great Britain narrowly lost the tie 3-2, but Fearnley was then selected again for the British squad to face Poland in September, before an injury put him out of contention.
Jacob Fearnley’s photo of the year:
In a season of many firsts, the 2025 HSBC Championships also marked Fearnley’s first ATP quarter-final of his career.
Having already shown his quality on the grass the year before – winning the title in Nottingham and on his Wimbledon debut – there was plenty of excitement around Fearnley heading into Queen’s.
Fearnley made a strong start with a straight sets win over Alex Bolt, before knocking out France’s Corentin Moutet in the second round.
In his maiden appearance in an ATP quarter-final, Fearnley lost out to eventual runner-up and then world No.30 Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-2.
The photo below was taken of Fearnley during his second round win over Moutet.
Jacob Fearnley’s quote of the year:
It didn’t really sink in straight away (receiving a Davis Cup call-up). You don’t really expect it because it’s a huge privilege and it’s difficult to be selected for Davis Cup. It’s a lifelong dream of mine to represent my country at the Davis Cup and it was just a really cool feeling to get that call.
What’s next for Jacob Fearnley in 2026?:
After an injury at the Davis Cup, Fearnley had a good end to his 2025 season – reaching the main draw at the Rolex Paris Masters and coming within a couple of points of defeating Zverev in a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(5) defeat in Vienna.
The British star will take plenty of confidence from that and the rest of his results in what was only his first full season on the ATP Tour.
Going into 2026, Fearnley has now familiarised himself with life on the tour and many of the tournaments on his schedule, he won’t be playing for the first time.
Having broken into the top 50 this season, Fearnley will be hoping to push on further in 2026, starting with a return to the Australian Open in Melbourne, where he’ll be hoping to replicate, and improve on, his third round birth earlier in the year.
While he had solid runs at many big tournaments this year, Fearnley will be targeting the latter stages of ATP tournaments next year. The Brit won four ATP Challenger Tour titles in 2024 and will be aiming to replicate that success at the next level.
