Joanne Ward
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born | 22 June 1975 |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2007 |
Prize money | $876,041 |
Singles | |
Career record | 110-87 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 158 (23 November 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | Q1 (1998, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
US Open | Q2 (1998, 2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 96-75 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 241 (10 July 200) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
Joanne Ward (born 22 June 1975)[1] 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.
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 semi-finals.[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]
Career statistics
Singles Finals: 6 (3-3)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 12 May 1996 | Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Jasmine Choudhury | 7-5, 6-0 |
Runner–up | 2. | 27 April 1997 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Julie Pullin | 0-6, 3-6 |
Runner–up | 3. | 14 February 1998 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | 1-6, 6-1, 3-6 |
Winner | 4. | 25 April 1998 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay | Lucie Ahl | 7-6, 6-4 |
Runner–up | 5. | 13 September 1998 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Denisa Chládková | 3-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 6. | 26 July 1999 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard | Mia Buric | 6-2, 6-4 |
Doubles Finals: 14 (9-5)
Outcome | NO | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner–up | 1. | 24 August 1997 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Karen Nugent | Maaike Koutstaal Linda Niemantsverdriet |
6-2, 5-7, 2-6 |
Winner | 2. | 18 February 1996 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Lucie Ahl | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 May 1996 | Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Lucie Ahl | Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright |
5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 24 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe | Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame |
4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 30 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe | Nannie de Villiers Shirli-Ann Siddall |
6-3, 2-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 6. | 4 May 1997 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Lucie Ahl Jessica Steck |
3-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 7. | 11 May 1997 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Natalia Egorova Rebecca Jensen |
6-2, 7-5 |
Winner | 8. | 19 July 1997 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Clay | Lorna Woodroffe | Karen Cross Natalia Egorova |
6-4, 2-6, 6-0 |
Winner | 9. | 4 October 1997 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Lucie Ahl | Karen Cross Lizzy Jelfs |
6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | 10 May 1999 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Selima Sfar | Surina De Beer Lorna Woodroffe |
6-4, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 26 July 1999 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard | Selima Sfar | Hiroko Mochizuki Ludmila Richterová |
6-2, 4-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 12. | 2 August 1999 | Perigueux, France | Clay | Selima Sfar | Hanna-Katri Aalto Rika Fujiwara |
6-4, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 13. | 6 February 2000 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Selima Sfar | Elena Bovina Anna Zaporozhanova |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 14. | 01 May 2000 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Selima Sfar | Zsófia Gubacsi Jasmin Wöhr |
7-6(8–6), 6-2 |
References
- ^ a b c "British women to watch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Roberts, John (19 November 1998). "Tennis: Robinson punishes two British prospects". The Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 1994". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 1996". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 1998". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Draws Archive - Ladies' Singles: 2000". All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Tennis coach aims for return to South Tyneside's golden era". Shields Gazette. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Bowers, Chris (4 January 2004). "Second-class citizens". The Observer. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Ward, Jo (6 July 2004). "LTA have brief respite". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2017.