Claire Taylor

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) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 31 January 1994 Telford, United Kingdom Hard Ekaterina Roubanova 6–3, 6–0Loss 1. 9 May 1994 Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard Nannie de Villiers 2–6, 2–6Loss 2. 31 July 1995 Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Kate Warne-Holland 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)Loss 3. 10 October 1995 Telford, United Kingdom Hard Amanda Hopmans 4–6, 3–6Win 2. 15 January 1996 Woodlands, United States Hard Hila Rosen 6–3, 7–6(7–5)Loss 4. 10 February 1997 Birmingham, United Kingdom Hard Shirli-Ann Siddall 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 7 (3–4) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. 3 May 1993 Bracknell, United Kingdom Hard Lorna Woodroffe Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–7, 1–6Win 1. 4 April 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Kate Warne-Holland Michele Mair Karen van der Merwe 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 2. May 1995 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Kaye Hand Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs 6–3, 3–6, 0–6Loss 3. May 1995 Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom Clay Kaye Hand Robyn Mawdsley Natalia Egorova 6–7(0–7), 2–6Loss 4. 31 March 1996 Caen, France Clay Amanda Wainwright Annica Lindstedt Anna-Karin Svensson 4–6, 6–7Win 2. 15 April 1996 Elvas, Portugal Hard Tessa Price Hanna-Katri Aalto Kirsi Lampinen 6–2, 6–3Win 3. 29 April 1996 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Kristina Triska Jennifer Poulos Jody Yin 7–5, 6–3