Joanne Ward

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Jo Ward
Full nameJoanne Ward
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1975-06-22) 22 June 1975 (age 49)
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 Open Q1 (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon 1R (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
US Open Q2 (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record111–101
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (15 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999)

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

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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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jasmine Choudhury7–5, 6–0
Loss1.27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin 0–6, 3–6
Loss2.14 February 1998 Birmingham, Great BritainHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win2.25 April 1998Bournemouth, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl 7–6, 6–4
Loss3.13 September 1998 Edinburgh, Great BritainClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 3–6, 2–6
Win3.1 August 1999 Pamplona, SpainHard Flag of Germany.svg Mia Buric 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (9–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.20 February 1994 Newcastle, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Nugent Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Linda Niemantsverdriet
6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Loss2.31 July 1995 Ilkley, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jasmine Choudhury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Latimer
6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Win1.18 February 1996 Sheffield, Great BritainHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
7–6, 6–3
Loss3.12 May 1996Lee-on-Solent, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright
5–7, 1–6
Win2.24 March 1997 Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amanda Grahame
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss4.30 March 1997Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win3.4 May 1997 Hatfield, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl
Flag of South Africa.svg Jessica Steck
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win4.11 May 1997Lee-on-the-Solent, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Egorova
Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen
6–2, 7–5
Win5.19 July 1997 Frinton, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Cross
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Egorova
6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Win6.4 October 1997 Nottingham, Great BritainHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Cross
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lizzie Jelfs
6–2, 7–6
Win7.16 May 1999Edinburgh, Great BritainClay Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
6–4, 6–2
Loss5.31 July 1999Pamplona, SpainHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Mochizuki
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win8.6 August 1999 Perigueux, FranceClay Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of Finland.svg Hanna-Katri Aalto
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
6–4, 6–3
Loss6.6 February 2000 Jersey, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova
3–6, 2–6
Win9.7 May 2000Hatfield, Great BritainClay Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi
Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr
7–6(8–6), 6–2

References

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  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.