Clare Wood

Clare Wood

Full name	Clare Jacqueline Wood
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Brighton, England
Born	8 March 1968 Zuzuland, South Africa
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.

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, six in doubles and also won a WTA doubles title at the Wellington Classic having been the runner-up there the previous year. Her greatest success in singles at Grand Slam level came in 1991 when she reached the third round of the Australian Open. She also reached the third round in doubles at three of the four Grand Slam events during her career (the exception being the US Open where she never passed the second round) and reached the quarterfinals in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1995. At the time of her retirement she had a 212–223 singles win-loss record with notable scalps including 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 onwards she was an assistant referee at Wimbledon where she was also fully 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 between 1988 and 1997.

Olympic Games

Wood represented the United Kingdom in the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996,^[5] when she lost in the quarter-finals of the doubles partnering Valda Lake 6-2 6-1 to Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernández.^[6]

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	Meskhi, LeilaLeila 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	Van Rensburg, DinkyDinky Van Rensburg	Bollegraf, ManonManon Bollegraf Marianne Van Der Torre	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6
Winner	17 November 1986	$10,000 Croydon, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Lake, ValdaValda Lake	Digna Ketelaar Simone Schilder	7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up	27 April 1987	$25,000 Taranto, Italy	Clay	Simone Schilder	Meskhi, LeilaLeila Meskhi Zvereva, NatashaNatasha Zvereva	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4 February 1991	Wellington, New Zealand (1)	Hard	Belinda Borneo	Jo-Anne Faull Richardson, JulieJulie Richardson	6–2, 5–7, 6–7^(4–7)
Winner	3 February 1992	Wellington, New Zealand (2)	Hard	Belinda Borneo	Jo-Anne Faull Richardson, JulieJulie Richardson	6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	17 July 1995	$25,000 Wilmington, Delaware, United States	Hard	Tessa Price	Catherine Barclay-Reitz Audra Keller	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner	26 February 1996	$50,000 Southampton, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Valda Lake	Golarsa, LauraLaura Golarsa Križan, TinaTina Križan	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	12 August 1996	$25,000 Bronx, New York, United States	Hard	Nanne Dahlman	Horn, LiezelLiezel Horn Papadáki, ChristínaChristína Papadáki	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	17 February 1997	$25,000 Redbridge, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Guse, Kerry-AnneKerry-Anne Guse	Pullin, JulieJulie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	24 February 1997	$25,000 Bushey, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Olga Lugina	Kirstin Freye Tatarkova, ElenaElena 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 tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

Singles

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Career W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
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
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			1R	Not Held			A	Not Held			1R	NH	0–2

Doubles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Career W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
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
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	1R	Not Held			1R	Not Held			QF	NH		2–3

Mixed Doubles

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Career W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
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". www.itftennis.com/olympics. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
2. Clare Wood at the Women's Tennis Association
3. "International Team: Wightman Cup". Tennis Lovers. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
4. Carter, Bob (2005-04-22). "Teenage sensation became destiny's child". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
5. "Clare Wood - Olympic record". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
6. "Tennis: Andre Agassi Triumphs in Quarterfinals". Olympics Update 1996 (The New York Times). 1996-06-30. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 2008-05-26.

External links

• Clare Wood at the Women's Tennis Association
• Clare Wood at the International Tennis Federation
• Clare Wood at the Fed Cup