Claire Taylor
British former professional tennis player born 1975
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| Intro | British former professional tennis player born 1975 | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1975, Banbury, United Kingdom | |
| Age | 50 years |
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Claire Shepherd (born 17 February 1975) is a British former professional tennis player. She competed during her career as Claire Taylor.
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.
ITF finals
Singles: 6 (2–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 31 January 1994 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Ekaterina Roubanova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 1. | 9 May 1994 | Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | Nannie de Villiers | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 31 July 1995 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Kate Warne-Holland | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 10 October 1995 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | Amanda Hopmans | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 15 January 1996 | Woodlands, United States | Hard | Hila Rosen | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner–up | 4. | 10 February 1997 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | 3 May 1993 | Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | Lorna Woodroffe | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 4 April 1994 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard | Kate Warne-Holland | Michele Mair Karen van der Merwe | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 2. | May 1995 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Kaye Hand | Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | May 1995 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Kaye Hand | Robyn Mawdsley Natalia Egorova | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner–up | 4. | 31 March 1996 | Caen, France | Clay | Amanda Wainwright | Annica Lindstedt Anna-Karin Svensson | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 15 April 1996 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Tessa Price | Hanna-Katri Aalto Kirsi Lampinen | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 April 1996 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Kristina Triska | Jennifer Poulos Jody Yin | 7–5, 6–3 |