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Clare Thompson (born 10 June 1963) is an Australian former professional
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player. Thompson spent the early years of her career in the United States, playing college tennis for the
United States International University United States International University (USIU) was a nonprofit university based in San Diego, California that was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. At its peak, it had two additional American campuses and three interna ...
, which was based in San Diego. Her professional career included an appearance at the
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, where she received a wildcard into the main draw and played
Janine Tremelling Janine G. Thompson Tremelling (née Thompson; born 12 September 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who won the Girls' Doubles in the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, with Louise Field. she was playing on the seniors tour. As both ...
in the first round, with the winner to face top seed
Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
. Thompson was beaten by Tremelling in three sets.


ITF finals


Singles: 2 (1–1)


Doubles: 5 (1–4)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Clare 1963 births Living people Australian female tennis players United States International Gulls College women's tennis players in the United States Australian expatriate tennis players in the United States Place of birth missing (living people)