Joanne Ward vs Heike Thoms — Birkenhead 10K Round of 32
Joanne Ward defeated Heike Thoms 1-6 6-1 6-2 in the Birkenhead 10K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Heike Thoms came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Joanne Ward claimed a first win over Heike Thoms in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Joanne Ward dropped the opening set before beating Heike Thoms 1–6 6–1 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWard J. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Ward J.February 1998Birkenhead 10KThis matchHard1-6 6-1 6-2
- Thoms H.October 1996Edinburgh 25KHard7-5 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWard J.Thoms H.1 498ELO1 4881 515Hard ELO1 4994–6Last 103–7
Cite this
Joanne Ward beat Heike Thoms 1-6 6-1 6-2. Umpiry, "Joanne Ward vs Heike Thoms — Birkenhead 10K Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/1998-02-03/thoms-vs-ward-birkenhead-10k-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 3 February 1998).