Clare Wood
Full name | Clare Jacqueline Wood |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Residence | Brighton, England |
Born |
Zuzuland, South Africa | 8 March 1968
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $564,182 |
Singles | |
Career record | 212β233 |
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 | 156β186 |
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 in Zululand District Municipality, Natal Province, South Africa) 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 212β223 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]
Wood has a 5 km personal best of 28:22 achieved by running in the conventional manner.[3]
Wood's special move is the "Wood Whirlwind", where she spins 360 degrees before hitting the shot.
Wightman Cup
When Wood lost to Jennifer Capriati on 14 September 1989, her opponent became the youngest ever Wightman Cup player,[4] and the first player for four years to win a Wightman Cup match 6-0 6-0.[5]
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,[6] when she lost in the quarter-finals of the doubles partnering Valda Lake 6-2 6-1 to Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi FernΓ‘ndez.[7]
WTA tour and ITF circuit finals
Singles: 2 (1β1)
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Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 8 September 1986 | $10,000 Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | MarΓa JosΓ© Llorca | 6β2, 6β2 |
Runner-up | 26 January 1987 | $25,000 Tarzana, California, United States | Hard | Meskhi, LeilaLeila Meskhi | 6β1, 4β6, 2β6 |
Doubles: 11 (7β4)
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Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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 |
5β7, 7β6(7β4), 4β6 |
Winner | 17 November 1986 | $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | Lake, ValdaValda Lake | Digna Ketelaar Simone Schilder |
7β6, 2β6, 7β5 |
Runner-up | 27 April 1987 | $25,000 Taranto, Italy | Clay | Simone Schilder | Meskhi, LeilaLeila Meskhi Zvereva, NatashaNatasha Zvereva |
3β6, 2β6 |
Runner-up | 4 February 1991 | Wellington, New Zealand (1) | Hard | Belinda Borneo | Jo-Anne Faull Richardson, JulieJulie Richardson |
6β2, 5β7, 6β7(4β7) |
Winner | 3 February 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand (2) | Hard | Belinda Borneo | Jo-Anne Faull Richardson, JulieJulie Richardson |
6β0, 7β6(7β5) |
Winner | 17 July 1995 | $25,000 Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Hard | Tessa Price | Catherine Barclay-Reitz Audra Keller |
3β6, 6β1, 6β1 |
Winner | 26 February 1996 | $50,000 Southampton, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | Valda Lake | Golarsa, LauraLaura Golarsa KriΕΎan, TinaTina KriΕΎan |
6β4, 4β6, 6β3 |
Winner | 12 August 1996 | $25,000 Bronx, New York, United States | Hard | Nanne Dahlman | Horn, LiezelLiezel Horn PapadΓ‘ki, ChristΓnaChristΓna PapadΓ‘ki |
6β2, 6β3 |
Runner-up | 17 February 1997 | $25,000 Redbridge, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Guse, Kerry-AnneKerry-Anne Guse | Pullin, JulieJulie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe |
6β2, 4β6, 4β6 |
Winner | 24 February 1997 | $25,000 Bushey, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | Olga Lugina | Kirstin Freye Tatarkova, ElenaElena Tatarkova |
7β6(8β6), 6β7(6β8), 6β1 |
Winner | 16 March 1998 | $10,000 Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Helen Reesby | Limor Gabai Kate Warne-Holland |
7β5, 7β5 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
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W | winner | #R | lost in the early rounds | Z# | Davis Cup Zonal Group (number) | B | semifinalist, won bronze medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
F | runner-up | RR | lost at round robin stage | PO | Davis Cup play-off | NH | not held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SF | semifinalist | Q# | lost in qualification round | G | won Olympic gold medal | NMS | Not a Masters Series event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
QF | quarterfinalist | A | absent | S | runner-up, won silver medal | NPM | Not a Premier Mandatory or 5 event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Update either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the event has ended. |
Singles
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career WβL | |||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | A | 2β8 | |||
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | 1β4 | |||
Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2β12 | |||
U.S. Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | 3β6 | |||
Win-Loss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 3β4 | 3β4 | 0β1 | 22β38 | |||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0β2 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career WβL | ||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 8β11 | ||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 5β8 | ||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 7β11 | ||||
US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2β8 | ||||
Win-Loss | 0β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 5β4 | 5β4 | 3β4 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 3β4 | 3β4 | 0β1 | 22β38 | ||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | QF | NH | 2β3 |
Mixed Doubles
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career WβL | |||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0β1 | |||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 4β4 | |||||
Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 5β8 | |||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0β0 | |||||
Win-Loss | 0β1 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 5β2 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 9β13 |
References
- β 1.0 1.1 "Clare Wood appointed Tennis Competition Manager". www.itftennis.com/olympics. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- β Clare Wood at the Women's Tennis Association
- β http://www.parkrun.com.au/albert-melbourne/results/latestresults/
- β "International Team: Wightman Cup". Tennis Lovers. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- β Carter, Bob (2005-04-22). "Teenage sensation became destiny's child". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- β "Clare Wood - Olympic record". Team GB. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- β "Tennis: Andre Agassi Triumphs in Quarterfinals". Olympics Update 1996 (The New York Times). 1996-06-30. 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