Clare Wood

Clare Jacqueline Wood (born 8 March 1968) is a former British number 1[1] tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998.[2] Over the course of her career, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in singles (achieved 2 May 1994) and No. 59 in doubles (achieved 21 October 1996). Wood won one ITF singles title and six in doubles as well as won a WTA doubles title at the 1992 Wellington Classic, having been the runner-up the previous year. At the time of her retirement, she had a 212–223 singles win-loss record with notable wins over Jo Durie and Mary Pierce.

Clare Wood
Full nameClare Jacqueline Wood
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceBrighton, England
Born (1968-03-08) 8 March 1968
Zuzuland, South Africa
Turned pro1984
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$564,182
Singles
Career record212–233
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking77 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1989, 1993)
US Open2R (1990, 1992, 1993)
Doubles
Career record156–186
Career titles1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking59 (21 October 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1992, 1996)
French Open3R (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon3R (1993, 1997)
US Open2R (1991, 1992)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1992)
French Open3R (1992, 1995)
WimbledonQF (1995)
US Open-
Last updated on: 20 July 2011.

After her retirement from professional competition, Wood became a tennis officiator. From 1999 until 2002, she was a tournament supervisor on the WTA Tour, and from 2002 onward, she was an assistant referee at Wimbledon where she was responsible for the qualifying and junior events. In 2004, she was an assistant referee at the 2004 Olympic tennis event, and in 2008, it was announced that she would fulfil, the role of tennis competition manager at the 2012 Olympic Games.[1]

Wightman Cup

When Wood lost to Jennifer Capriati on 14 September 1989, her opponent became the youngest ever Wightman Cup player,[3] and the first player for four years to win a Wightman Cup match 6–0, 6–0.[4]

Fed Cup

Wood played 28 singles and 24 doubles matches for Great Britain in the Fed Cup from 1988 to 1997.

Olympic Games

Wood represented the United Kingdom in the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996,[5][6][7]

WTA tour and ITF circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II – IV (0–0)
ITF Circuit (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 8 September 1986 $10,000 Lisbon, Portugal Clay María José Llorca 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 26 January 1987 $25,000 Tarzana, California, United States Hard Leila Meskhi 6–1, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 11 (7–4)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II – IV (1–1)
ITF Circuit (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 20 January 1986 $10,000 San Antonio, Texas, United States Hard Dinky Van Rensburg Manon Bollegraf
Marianne van der Torre		 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Winner 17 November 1986 $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain Carpet (i) Valda Lake Digna Ketelaar
Simone Schilder		 7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 27 April 1987 $25,000 Taranto, Italy Clay Simone Schilder Leila Meskhi
Natasha Zvereva		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4 February 1991 Wellington, New Zealand (1) Hard Belinda Borneo Jo-Anne Faull
Julie Richardson		 6–2, 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 3 February 1992 Wellington, New Zealand (2) Hard Belinda Borneo Jo-Anne Faull
Julie Richardson		 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 17 July 1995 $25,000 Wilmington, Delaware, United States Hard Tessa Price Catherine Barclay
Audra Keller		 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 26 February 1996 $50,000 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Valda Lake Laura Golarsa
Tina Križan		 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 12 August 1996 $25,000 Bronx, New York, United States Hard Nanne Dahlman Liezel Horn
Christína Papadáki		 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 17 February 1997 $25,000 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Kerry-Anne Guse Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe		 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 24 February 1997 $25,000 Bushey, Great Britain Carpet (i) Olga Lugina Kirstin Freye
Elena Tatarkova		 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Winner 16 March 1998 $10,000 Jaffa, Israel Hard Helen Reesby Limor Gabai
Kate Warne-Holland		 7–5, 7–5

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles
Tournament1985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997Career W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R A 2–8
French Open A A A 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 2R LQ LQ A 1–4
Wimbledon 1R A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2–12
U.S. Open A A A 1R LQ 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R LQ LQ A 3–6
Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–4 0–2 5–4 5–4 1–4 1–4 3–4 3–4 0–1 22–38

Doubles
Tournament198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998Career W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 8–11
French Open A A 1R A 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 5–8
Wimbledon 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 3R A 7–11
US Open A A 1R A 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2–8
Win-Loss 0–1 0–2 1–4 0–2 5–4 5–4 3–4 1–4 1–4 3–4 3–4 0–1 22–38

Mixed Doubles
Tournament198919901991199219931994199519961997Career W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R A A A A A 0–1
French Open A A 1R 3R A A 3R A 1R 4–4
Wimbledon 1R A 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 2R 5–8
US Open A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Win-Loss 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 5–2 0–1 1–2 9–13

References
  1. "Clare Wood appointed Tennis Competition Manager". itftennis.com/olympics. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. Clare Wood at the Women's Tennis Association
  3. "International Team: Wightman Cup". Tennis Lovers. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  4. Carter, Bob (22 April 2005). "Teenage sensation became destiny's child". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  5. "Clare Wood - Olympic record". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  6. "Tennis: Andre Agassi Triumphs in Quarterfinals". The New York Times. Olympics Update 1996. 30 June 1996. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clare Wood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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