Quick Facts
Biography
Joanne Ward (born c. 1977) 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. 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.
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. | 000000001996-05-12-000012 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. | 000000001998-04-25-000025 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. | 000000001996-02-18-000018 February 1996 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Lucie Ahl | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 000000001996-05-12-000012 May 1996 | Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Lucie Ahl | Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 000000001997-03-24-000024 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe |  Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 000000001997-03-30-000030 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe |  Nannie de Villiers Shirli-Ann Siddall | 6-3, 2-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 6. | 000000001997-05-04-00004 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. | 000000001997-10-04-00004 October 1997 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Lucie Ahl | Karen Cross Lizzie 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. | 1 May 2000 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Selima Sfar |  Zsófia Gubacsi Jasmin Wöhr | 7-6(8–6), 6-2 |