Joanne Ward

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

Jo Ward

Full name	Joanne Ward
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	22 June 1975
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2007
Prize money	$138,572
Singles
Career record	159–162
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 156 (11 February 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	Q1 (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon	1R (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
US Open	Q2 (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record	111–101
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 180 (15 September 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (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.

External links

• Joanne Ward at the Women's Tennis Association
• ITF Profile