Clare Wood

Insights

Wimbledon was her most productive Slam

Her only run beyond the opening round came at Wimbledon, where she reached the R64 six times and the R32 once. Across 30 Grand Slam tournaments, that makes Wimbledon the site of all seven of her non-R128 results.

1991 was her clear peak season

In 1991 she produced her best Grand Slam result, reaching the Australian Open R32 at age 22. That year also included three more main-draw appearances, all ending in the R128.

Her best stretch came in the early 1990s

From 1991 through 1994, she recorded all eight of her career match wins and all four of her R64-or-better results. Before 1991 she had only one win, and after 1994 she never advanced past the opening round again.

She was a consistent main-draw presence, but rarely advanced

Wood played 30 Grand Slam tournaments and 38 matches, finishing 8-30 for a 21% win rate. Her results were heavily concentrated at the first hurdle: 23 of her 30 tournaments ended in R128.

Her career spanned a long age range at the majors

Her Grand Slam appearances ran from Wimbledon 1985 at age 17 to Wimbledon 1997 at age 29. That 12-year span included only one result better than R64, underscoring how limited her breakthrough was despite the long career.