Clare Wood


Clare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998. Over the course of her career, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in singles and No. 59 in doubles. 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.

Wightman Cup

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

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,

WTA tour and ITF circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Winner8 9 1986$10,000 Lisbon, PortugalClay María José Llorca6–2, 6–2
Runner-up26 1 1987$25,000 Tarzana, California, United StatesHard 6–1, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 11 (7–4)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponents in the finalScore
Runner-up20 1 1986$10,000 San Antonio, Texas, United StatesHard
Marianne van der Torre
5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Winner17 11 1986$10,000 Croydon, Great BritainCarpet Digna Ketelaar
Simone Schilder
7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up27 4 1987$25,000 Taranto, ItalyClay Simone Schilder
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up4 2 1991Wellington, New Zealand Hard Belinda Borneo Jo-Anne Faull
6–2, 5–7, 6–7
Winner3 2 1992Wellington, New Zealand Hard Belinda Borneo Jo-Anne Faull
6–0, 7–6
Winner17 7 1995$25,000 Wilmington, Delaware, United StatesHard Tessa Price Catherine Barclay
Audra Keller
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner26 2 1996$50,000 Southampton, Great BritainCarpet Valda Lake
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner12 8 1996$25,000 Bronx, New York, United StatesHard Nanne Dahlman
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up17 2 1997$25,000 Redbridge, Great BritainHard
Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner24 2 1997$25,000 Bushey, Great BritainCarpet Olga Lugina Kirstin Freye
7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Winner16 3 1998$10,000 Jaffa, IsraelHard Helen Reesby Limor Gabai
Kate Warne-Holland
7–5, 7–5

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed Doubles