Joanne Ward

Joanne Ward (born 22 June 1975) is a British former tennis player.

Not to be confused with Joe Ward.
Jo Ward
Full nameJoanne Ward
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975
Turned pro1994
Retired2007
Prize money$138,572
Singles
Career record159–162
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 156 (11 February 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQ1 (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon1R (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
US OpenQ2 (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record111–101
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (15 September 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999)

She competed in five Wimbledon Championships between 1994 and 2000, losing each time in the first round, and has represented the Great Britain Fed Cup team. She was for a time the British number two.

Career

Aged 16, Ward was told she would never play tennis again, after two knee operations. In 1994, she won the UK Tennis National Championships, beating British number one Clare Wood in the semifinals.[1][2] In the same year, she made her debut at the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to Dominique Monami.[1][3] She also competed at Wimbledon in 1996, 1998 and 2000, losing first-round matches to Claire Taylor, Karen Cross and Anke Huber respectively.[4][5][6] Ward also represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup and the European Championships.[7]

Post-career

In 2004, Ward was one of a number of people who were highly critical of the Lawn Tennis Association, saying that it needed reform. She wanted more individual, tailored coaching.[8][9]

ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (3–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Jasmine Choudhury 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 1. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Julie Pullin 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 14 February 1998 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Julie Pullin 1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Winner 2. 25 April 1998 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 13 September 1998 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Denisa Chládková 3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 1 August 1999 Pamplona, Spain Hard Mia Buric 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (9–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 February 1994 Newcastle, Great Britain Carpet (i) Karen Nugent Maaike Koutstaal
Linda Niemantsverdriet		 6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 31 July 1995 Ilkley, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl Jasmine Choudhury
Louise Latimer		 6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 18 February 1996 Sheffield, Great Britain Hard (i) Lucie Ahl Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe		 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl Shirli-Ann Siddall
Amanda Wainwright		 5–7, 1–6
Winner 2. 24 March 1997 Warrnambool, Australia Grass Lorna Woodroffe Evie Dominikovic
Amanda Grahame		 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 30 March 1997 Warrnambool, Australia Grass Lorna Woodroffe Nannie de Villiers
Shirli-Ann Siddall		 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 4 May 1997 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Shirli-Ann Siddall Lucie Ahl
Jessica Steck		 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 4. 11 May 1997 Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain Clay Shirli-Ann Siddall Natalia Egorova
Rebecca Jensen		 6–2, 7–5
Winner 5. 19 July 1997 Frinton, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Karen Cross
Natalia Egorova		 6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Winner 6. 4 October 1997 Nottingham, Great Britain Hard Lucie Ahl Karen Cross
Lizzie Jelfs		 6–2, 7–6
Winner 7. 16 May 1999 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Selima Sfar Surina De Beer
Lorna Woodroffe		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 31 July 1999 Pamplona, Spain Hard Selima Sfar Hiroko Mochizuki
Ludmila Richterová		 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 6 August 1999 Perigueux, France Clay Selima Sfar Hanna-Katri Aalto
Rika Fujiwara		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 6 February 2000 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Selima Sfar Elena Bovina
Anna Zaporozhanova		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 9. 7 May 2000 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Selima Sfar Zsófia Gubacsi
Jasmin Wöhr		 7–6(8–6), 6–2

References
  1. "British women to watch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. Roberts, John (19 November 1998). "Tennis: Robinson punishes two British prospects". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 1994". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 1996". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 1998". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 2000". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. "Tennis coach aims for return to South Tyneside's golden era". Shields Gazette. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. Bowers, Chris (4 January 2004). "Second-class citizens". The Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. Ward, Jo (6 July 2004). "LTA have brief respite". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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