Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Banbury, England | 17 February 1975
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $77,207 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 183 (24 June 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 184 (23 December 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1993, 1994, 1997) |
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. [1]
Taylor made three singles appearances in the main draw of Wimbledon, the first in 1994 when she came up against Martina Navratilova. [2] She won through to the second round once, in 1996, after beating Joanne Ward in a match between two British wildcards.
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 31 January 1994 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 1. | 9 May 1994 | Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 31 July 1995 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 3. | 10 October 1995 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 15 January 1996 | Woodlands, United States | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 4. | 10 February 1997 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 3 May 1993 | Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 4 April 1994 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | May 1995 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3. | May 1995 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(0–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | 31 March 1996 | Caen, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | 15 April 1996 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 29 April 1996 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |