Clare Wood
Clare Jacqueline Wood (born 8 March 1968) 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 (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.
| Full name | Clare Jacqueline Wood |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | 8 March 1968 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. | |
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.