Claire Taylor (tennis)

Claire Shepherd (born 17 February 1975) is a British former professional tennis player. She competed during her career as Claire Taylor.

Claire Taylor
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1975-02-17) 17 February 1975
Banbury, England
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$77,207
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 183 (24 June 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1996)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (23 December 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1993, 1994, 1997)

A left-handed player from Oxfordshire, Taylor reached a best ranking of 183 in the world during her career.

Taylor made three singles appearances in the main draw of Wimbledon, the first in 1994 when she came up against Martina Navratilova. She won through to the second round once, in 1996, after beating Joanne Ward in a match between two British wildcards.

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