Joanne Ward

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.

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. In the same year, she made her debut at the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to Dominique Monami. She also competed at Wimbledon in 1996, 1998 and 2000, losing first-round matches to Claire Taylor, Karen Cross and Anke Huber respectively. Ward also represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup and the European Championships.

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.

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Singles: 6 (3–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Jasmine Choudhury 7–5, 6–0Loss 1. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Julie Pullin 0–6, 3–6Loss 2. 14 February 1998 Birmingham, Great Britain Hard (i) Julie Pullin 1–6, 6–1, 3–6Win 2. Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl 7–6, 6–4Loss 3. 13 September 1998 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Denisa Chládková 3–6, 2–6Win 3. 1 August 1999 Pamplona, Spain Hard Mia Buric 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 15 (9–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 20 February 1994 Newcastle, Great Britain Carpet (i) Karen Nugent Maaike Koutstaal Linda Niemantsverdriet 6–2, 5–7, 2–6Loss 2. Ilkley, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl Jasmine Choudhury Louise Latimer 6–1, 2–6, 2–6Win 1. Sheffield, Great Britain Hard (i) Lucie Ahl Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 7–6, 6–3Loss 3. Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay Lucie Ahl Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright 5–7, 1–6Win 2. Warrnambool, Australia Grass Lorna Woodroffe Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss 4. Warrnambool, Australia Grass Lorna Woodroffe Nannie de Villiers Shirli-Ann Siddall 6–3, 2–6, 3–6Win 3. Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Shirli-Ann Siddall Lucie Ahl Jessica Steck 3–6, 6–4, 7–5Win 4. 11 May 1997 Lee-on-the-Solent, Great Britain Clay Shirli-Ann Siddall Natalia Egorova Rebecca Jensen 6–2, 7–5Win 5. 19 July 1997 Frinton, Great Britain Clay Lorna Woodroffe Karen Cross Natalia Egorova 6–4, 2–6, 6–0Win 6. Nottingham, Great Britain Hard Lucie Ahl Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs 6–2, 7–6Win 7. 16 May 1999 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Selima Sfar Surina De Beer Lorna Woodroffe 6–4, 6–2Loss 5. 31 July 1999 Pamplona, Spain Hard Selima Sfar Hiroko Mochizuki Ludmila Richterová 6–2, 4–6, 3–6Win 8. 6 August 1999 Perigueux, France Clay Selima Sfar Hanna-Katri Aalto Rika Fujiwara 6–4, 6–3Loss 6. 6 February 2000 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Selima Sfar Elena Bovina Anna Zaporozhanova 3–6, 2–6Win 9. 7 May 2000 Hatfield, Great Britain Clay Selima Sfar Zsófia Gubacsi Jasmin Wöhr 7–6(8–6), 6–2