Clare Wood

Clare Wood
Full name	Clare Jacqueline Wood
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	London, England
Born	8 March 1968 (age 56); Zululand, South Africa
Height	1.75 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$564,182
Singles
Career record	212–233
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	77 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1991)
French Open	2R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1989, 1993)
US Open	2R (1990, 1992, 1993)
Doubles
Career record	156–186
Career titles	1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	59 (21 October 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1992, 1996)
French Open	3R (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon	3R (1993, 1997)
US Open	2R (1991, 1992)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1992)
French Open	3R (1992, 1995)
Wimbledon	QF (1995)
US Open	-
	Last updated on: 20 July 2011.

Last updated April 28, 2024

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.

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	Score
Win	8 September 1986	$10,000 Lisbon, Portugal	Clay	María José Llorca	6–2, 6–2
Loss	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	Score
Loss	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
Win	17 November 1986	$10,000 Croydon, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Valda Lake	Digna Ketelaar Simone Schilder	7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Loss	27 April 1987	$25,000 Taranto, Italy	Clay	Simone Schilder	Leila Meskhi Natasha Zvereva	3–6, 2–6
Loss	4 February 1991	Wellington, New Zealand (1)	Hard	Belinda Borneo	Jo-Anne Faull Julie Richardson	6–2, 5–7, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	3 February 1992	Wellington, New Zealand (2)	Hard	Belinda Borneo	Jo-Anne Faull Julie Richardson	6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	17 July 1995	$25,000 Wilmington, Delaware, United States	Hard	Tessa Price	Catherine Barclay Audra Keller	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win	26 February 1996	$50,000 Southampton, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Valda Lake	Laura Golarsa Tina Križan	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win	12 August 1996	$25,000 Bronx, New York, United States	Hard	Nanne Dahlman	Liezel Horn Christína Papadáki	6–2, 6–3
Loss	17 February 1997	$25,000 Redbridge, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Kerry-Anne Guse	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win	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
Win	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#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Career 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	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–4	1–2	1-3	2-4	1-3	2-4	1–4	0-1	0-2	0–1	8-30

Doubles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Career 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

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Career 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

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References

1 2 "Clare Wood appointed Tennis Competition Manager". itftennis.com/olympics. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
↑ Clare Wood at the Women's Tennis Association
↑ "International Team: Wightman Cup". Tennis Lovers. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
↑ Carter, Bob (22 April 2005). "Teenage sensation became destiny's child". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
↑ "Clare Wood - Olympic record". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.

External links

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[2012_Olympics-1] 1 2 "Clare Wood appointed Tennis Competition Manager". itftennis.com/olympics. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 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. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. 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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