Claire Shepherd (born 17 February 1975) is a British former professional

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player. She competed during her career as Claire Taylor. A left-handed player from

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, Taylor reached a best ranking of 183 in the world during her career. Taylor made three singles appearances in the main draw of

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, the first in 1994 when she came up against

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. She won through to the second round once, in 1996, after beating

Joanne Ward Joanne Ward (born 22 June 1975) is a British former tennis player. She competed in five Wimbledon Championships between 1994 and 2000, losing each time in the first round, and has represented the Great Britain Fed Cup team. She was for a tim ...

in a match between two British wildcards.

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

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