Full name | Joanne Ward |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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) |
Joanne Ward (born 22 June 1975) is a British former tennis player.
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.
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]
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]
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 May 1996 | Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 1. | 27 April 1997 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 14 February 1998 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 25 April 1998 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 13 September 1998 | Edinburgh, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 1 August 1999 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 20 February 1994 | Newcastle, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 31 July 1995 | Ilkley, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 18 February 1996 | Sheffield, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 12 May 1996 | Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 2. | 24 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 30 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 4 May 1997 | Hatfield, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 4. | 11 May 1997 | Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 5. | 19 July 1997 | Frinton, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
Win | 6. | 4 October 1997 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 7. | 16 May 1999 | Edinburgh, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 31 July 1999 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | 6 August 1999 | Perigueux, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | 6 February 2000 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9. | 7 May 2000 | Hatfield, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
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