Claire Curran
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Claire Curran is an ex-professional female tennis
player.
Curran represented both Great Britain
and Ireland
in the Fed Cup
during her career. She has a Fed Cup win-loss record of 20–7. She specialised primarily in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No.89 (achieved 30 January 2006). She won a total of 12 ITF
titles over the course of her career and was a finalist in one WTA
event. Curran retired from the sport in 2007 following 6 years of professional play. She suffered from problems with her hips for most of her career, which contributed to her decision to retire. She and Nigel Sears now coach former British No.1, Anne Keothavong
.
Curran also won the doubles title at The East of Ireland Junior Championships on three occasions, from 1994 to 1996. As a doubles competitor she reached a career-high ranking of world No.243 (achieved 31 December 1995) and a career win-loss doubles record of 14–12.
in the 1993 Fed Cup where she won her two doubles rubbers against competitors from Norway
and Israel
. She played no other adult events this year.
In 1994 she again competed in the Fed Cup for Ireland in doubles when she and Lesley O'Halloran were defeated by doubles teams from Slovakia
and Zimbabwe
. This was again the only adult event Claire played this year.
One year later she again competed in the Fed Cup
for Ireland. She played a more prominent role this year however by competing in both singles and doubles, winning singles matches against players from Malta
, Kenya
and Cyprus
and also winning two doubles rubbers partnering Lesley O'Halloran. Claire played no other adult events this year.
In 1996 she was not involved in doubles in the Fed Cup
but she did win singles rubbers against Malta and Iceland
as well as losing one to Ukraine
. Curran also made her debut on the ITF circuit in 2006 in a $10,000 event in Dublin where she was beaten in the first round in both the singles and the doubles events (partnering Yvonne Doyle).
This was again the only ITF event Curran participated in during 1998 and she again experienced first round losses in the singles and doubles competitions.
The one ITF event Curran entered in 1999 was a $10,000 ITF event in Hilton Head where she won four matches in the qualifying competition before losing just one match short of qualification. She went one step further in the doubles however when she and Esther Knox successfully qualified before losing in round one.
In 2000, Curran teamed up with Australian Amy Jensen to reach the semifinals of a $10,000 event in Harrisonburg
. The duo then received a wild card
into the doubles competition in the US Open where they drew the formidable pairing of Martina Hingis
and Mary Pierce
in the first round. They gave the seeded pair a scare by taking the first set 6-4 however Hingis and Pierce came back strong to take the match, 6–4 0–6 1–6. She did not compete on the ITF or WTA tour again this season.
as qualifiers. They followed this success up with a tournament win in another $10,000 event in Lake Ozark, a run to the semifinals of Mount Pleasant
($25,000) and another run to the quarterfinals in Los Gatos
($50,000). July saw Curran team with Kristen Van Elden from Australia to reach the semifinals of Frinton ($10,000) before again joining with Ashley to reach the quarterfinals of a $10,000 event in Bath before having to retire from the tournament. Curran and Swedish, Helena Ejeson were runners-up in a $10,000 ITF in London in August and after this Curran played no more matches in 2001. She had a year-end doubles ranking of world No.375.
In January 2002, Claire reached the finals of a $10,000 ITF in Hull
partnering fellow Irishwoman, Elsa O'Riain. They lost to Sun Tiantian
and Zheng Jie
, 6–7(4) 5–7. Curran then partnered Amanda Augustus to reach the final in the first week of a four-week $40,000 ITF circuit in Australia. They lost to Sarah Stone and Samantha Stosur
before heading to the second week of this circuit and reaching the semifinals. In April she competed in doubles for Ireland in the Fed Cup
where she and O'Riain won their three doubles rubbers in the Europe/Africa Group II round robins against Egypt
, Finland
and Botswana
. They then went on to beat a doubles team from Liechtenstein
in the promotion play-offs. Curran did not compete much more this year due to problems with injuries, having to retire from a number of matches. At the end of 2002 her doubles ranking had fallen to world No.562.
, she and O'Riain were beaten by doubles teams from Netherlands
and Great Britain
but managed a victory against Poland
. Following this she teamed up with Brit, Anna Hawkins, to reach the final of a $10,000 ITF in Bournemouth
and then the final of a $10,000 in Edinburgh
where the result was a walkover. Curran then went on to reach the semifinals in Dublin ($10,000) and win the event in London ($10,000), both partnering O'Riain. Helena Ejeson was again her partner in early September when the duo took the title in a $10,000 ITF in Sunderland. Claire teamed with İpek Şenoğlu
for her next five tournaments and took one title ($25,000), reached two semifinals (both $25,000) and two quarterfinals (one $25,000 and one $50,000). Curran reached the quarterfinals of a $50,000 ITF in Shenzhen
with Tzipi Obziler in her final tournament of the year. At the end of 2003, Curran's doubles ranking was up to world No.244.
where they lost in the first round but were given a spot in the main draw as lucky losers
where they were beaten in straight sets. In August she took the title in Lexington
($50,000) with Natalie Grandin
and the two of them were also runners up in their next event in Louisville
and semifinalists in their next in The Bronx
(both $50,000). Curran and Grandin then entered the tier III Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic where they were beaten in the first round by Gisela Dulko
and Milagros Sequera
, 0–6 1–6. In her final tournament of 2004, Curran partnered Senoglu again to reach the final of a $25,000 ITF in Glasgow
. Her year-end doubles ranking was world No.163.
. They were beaten, 4–6 3–6, by Iveta Benešová
and Květa Peschke
. Following this they headed to Antwerp to compete in the Proximus Diamond Games
, another tier II tournament. They won two matches to successfully qualify and then went on to beat Francesca Lubiani
and Marta Marrero
in the first round, 6–3 7–6(3). They lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues
and Dinara Safina
, 4–6 2–6, in the quarterfinals. After this she reached a number of quarterfinals and semifinals of higher-level ITF events before winning in a $50,000 ITF in Saint-Gaudens
(with Grandin) in May. This was followed by a run to the semifinals at the İstanbul Cup
(tier III) partnering Kim Kilsdonk where they lost, 3–6 3–6, to Sandra
and Daniela Klemenschits
. June saw Curran and Grandin knocked out in the first round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon
by Nadia Petrova
and Meghann Shaughnessy
. Curran then partnered Kilsdonk to reach the final at the $50,000 ITF in Pétange
before reaching three successive WTA quarterfinals: the Budapest Grand Prix
(with Rika Fujiwara
), the Nordea Nordic Light Open
(partnering María José Martínez Sánchez
) and the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic (with Grandin). Curran ended the year with a doubles ranking of world No.107.
. Then, partnering Liga Dekmeijere
, she reached the final of the Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
, a WTA Tier IV event. They were defeated by Marta Domachowska
and Roberta Vinci
, 6–7(5) 3–6. This was followed by a number of first-round losses in WTA tournaments before she competed with Elena Baltacha
in the Fed Cup
representing Great Britain. They won their three doubles rubbers and then also went on to win their doubles rubber in the promotion play-offs. In June she joined Shenay Perry
to reach the quarterfinals of the Hastings Direct International Championships where they were beaten by Liezel Huber
and Martina Navrátilová, 4–6 2–6. She then competed in Wimbledon
with Jamea Jackson
but was again beaten in the first round. She did however reach the second round of the mixed doubles
with James Auckland
. After Wimbledon, Claire did not compete again in 2006 and her doubles ranking at the end of the year was world No.201.
were runners-up in another $25,000 ITF, this one in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
. In April, Curran again teamed with Baltacha to represent Britain in the Fed Cup
. They won doubles rubbers against Luxembourg
and Bulgaria
but lost one against Poland
and also lost one in the promotion play-offs against Sweden
. In July, Curran and Keothavong took on the might of Venus
and Serena Williams
in the first round of Wimbledon doubles
and lost, 1–6 3–6. For the second year in a row she reached the second round of the mixed doubles
with Auckland but after Wimbledon, decided that her career as a professional tennis player had come to an end due to a combination of injury problems and poor results.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player.
Curran represented both Great Britain
Great Britain Fed Cup team
The Great Britain Fed Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
and Ireland
Ireland Fed Cup team
The Ireland Fed Cup team represents Ireland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...
in the Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
during her career. She has a Fed Cup win-loss record of 20–7. She specialised primarily in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No.89 (achieved 30 January 2006). She won a total of 12 ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
titles over the course of her career and was a finalist in one WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
event. Curran retired from the sport in 2007 following 6 years of professional play. She suffered from problems with her hips for most of her career, which contributed to her decision to retire. She and Nigel Sears now coach former British No.1, Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world...
.
Junior (1993–1996)
Claire competed on the junior ITF circuit from July 1993 to August 1996. As a singles competitor she won four titles (The East of Ireland Junior Championships three times from 1994 to 1996 and the City of Dublin Junior Tournament in 1996) and was the runner-up in one singles tournament (in the East of Ireland Junior Championships in 1993). She only once competed in a junior Grand Slam, at the 1996 Wimbledon juniors where she lost in the first round. She ended her junior career with a singles record of 33–16 and a career-high singles ranking of world No.93 (achieved 31 December 1995).Curran also won the doubles title at The East of Ireland Junior Championships on three occasions, from 1994 to 1996. As a doubles competitor she reached a career-high ranking of world No.243 (achieved 31 December 1995) and a career win-loss doubles record of 14–12.
1993–1996
Claire played her first adult match playing doubles for IrelandIreland Fed Cup team
The Ireland Fed Cup team represents Ireland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...
in the 1993 Fed Cup where she won her two doubles rubbers against competitors from Norway
Norway Fed Cup team
The Norway Fed Cup team represents Norway in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Norges Tennisforbund. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, but were relegated to Group III for 2008.-History:...
and Israel
Israel Fed Cup team
The Israel Fed Cup team is the representative national team of Israel in Fed Cup competition. In the 2007 Fed Cup, they qualified from the World Group II and World Group Play-offs to reach the elite World Group for the first time in the team's history. They will participate within this group at...
. She played no other adult events this year.
In 1994 she again competed in the Fed Cup for Ireland in doubles when she and Lesley O'Halloran were defeated by doubles teams from Slovakia
Slovakia Fed Cup team
The Slovakia Fed Cup team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994...
and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Fed Cup team
The Zimbabwe Fed Cup team represents Zimbabwe in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Zimbabwe. They have not competed since 1996.-History:...
. This was again the only adult event Claire played this year.
One year later she again competed in the Fed Cup
1995 Fed Cup
The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup. Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the...
for Ireland. She played a more prominent role this year however by competing in both singles and doubles, winning singles matches against players from Malta
Malta Fed Cup team
The Malta Fed Cup team represents Malta in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Malta Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...
, Kenya
Kenya Fed Cup team
The Kenya Fed Cup team represents Kenya in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Kenya Lawn Tennis Association. They have not competed since 2005.-History:...
and Cyprus
Cyprus Fed Cup team
The Cyprus Fed Cup team represents Cyprus in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Cyprus Tennis Federation. They have not competed since 2005.-History:...
and also winning two doubles rubbers partnering Lesley O'Halloran. Claire played no other adult events this year.
In 1996 she was not involved in doubles in the Fed Cup
1996 Fed Cup
The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams competed in the World Group and 87 nations competed in total...
but she did win singles rubbers against Malta and Iceland
Iceland Fed Cup team
The Iceland Fed Cup team represents Iceland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Icelandic Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...
as well as losing one to Ukraine
Ukraine Fed Cup team
The Ukraine Fed Cup team represents Ukraine in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Ukrainian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the 2010 Fed Cup World Group.- History :Ukraine competed in its first Fed Cup in 1993...
. Curran also made her debut on the ITF circuit in 2006 in a $10,000 event in Dublin where she was beaten in the first round in both the singles and the doubles events (partnering Yvonne Doyle).
1997–2000
In 1997, Claire competed in only one event. This was the $25,000 ITF tournament held in Dublin where she was beaten in the first round of the singles and the doubles.This was again the only ITF event Curran participated in during 1998 and she again experienced first round losses in the singles and doubles competitions.
The one ITF event Curran entered in 1999 was a $10,000 ITF event in Hilton Head where she won four matches in the qualifying competition before losing just one match short of qualification. She went one step further in the doubles however when she and Esther Knox successfully qualified before losing in round one.
In 2000, Curran teamed up with Australian Amy Jensen to reach the semifinals of a $10,000 event in Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
. The duo then received a wild card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
into the doubles competition in the US Open where they drew the formidable pairing of Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
and Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
in the first round. They gave the seeded pair a scare by taking the first set 6-4 however Hingis and Pierce came back strong to take the match, 6–4 0–6 1–6. She did not compete on the ITF or WTA tour again this season.
2001–2002
Curran began 2001 with Teryn Ashley as her regular partner and with her she reached the semifinals of a $10,000 ITF in El PasoEl Paso
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as qualifiers. They followed this success up with a tournament win in another $10,000 event in Lake Ozark, a run to the semifinals of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Mount Pleasant is a large affluent suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is a member of the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area, for statistical purpose only, as designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget....
($25,000) and another run to the quarterfinals in Los Gatos
Los Gatos, California
The Town of Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 29,413 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains...
($50,000). July saw Curran team with Kristen Van Elden from Australia to reach the semifinals of Frinton ($10,000) before again joining with Ashley to reach the quarterfinals of a $10,000 event in Bath before having to retire from the tournament. Curran and Swedish, Helena Ejeson were runners-up in a $10,000 ITF in London in August and after this Curran played no more matches in 2001. She had a year-end doubles ranking of world No.375.
In January 2002, Claire reached the finals of a $10,000 ITF in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
partnering fellow Irishwoman, Elsa O'Riain. They lost to Sun Tiantian
Sun Tiantian
Sun Tiantian is a Chinese female tennis player.- Career :In September 2000, Tiantian won two successive US$10,000 ITF singles titles, a feat she would repeat in June 2001, when she won another two back-to-back....
and Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
, 6–7(4) 5–7. Curran then partnered Amanda Augustus to reach the final in the first week of a four-week $40,000 ITF circuit in Australia. They lost to Sarah Stone and Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
before heading to the second week of this circuit and reaching the semifinals. In April she competed in doubles for Ireland in the Fed Cup
2002 Fed Cup
The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The World Group was revamped once again, this time as a 16-team knockout tournament, much like the Davis Cup format. 83 nations participated in the tournament...
where she and O'Riain won their three doubles rubbers in the Europe/Africa Group II round robins against Egypt
Egypt Fed Cup team
The Egypt Fed Cup team represents Egypt in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Egyptian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...
, Finland
Finland Fed Cup team
The Finland Fed Cup team represents Finland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Suomen Tennisliitto. They competed in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II, but were relegated to Group III for 2008.-History:...
and Botswana
Botswana Fed Cup team
The Botswana Fed Cup team represents Botswana in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Botswana Tennis Association. They have not competed since 2006.-History:Botswana competed in its first Fed Cup in 1995...
. They then went on to beat a doubles team from Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein Fed Cup team
The Liechtenstein Fed Cup team represents Liechtenstein in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Liechtensteiner Tennisverband. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...
in the promotion play-offs. Curran did not compete much more this year due to problems with injuries, having to retire from a number of matches. At the end of 2002 her doubles ranking had fallen to world No.562.
2003
Curran teamed with O'Riain for her first four tournaments of the year (all $10,000 ITF), resulting in one title and three losses in the semifinals. In the Fed Cup2003 Fed Cup
The 2003 Fed Cup was the 41st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 79 nations participated in the tournament...
, she and O'Riain were beaten by doubles teams from Netherlands
Netherlands Fed Cup team
The Netherlands Fed Cup team represents the Netherlands in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
and Great Britain
Great Britain Fed Cup team
The Great Britain Fed Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Lawn Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
but managed a victory against Poland
Poland Fed Cup team
The Poland Fed Cup team represents Poland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Polski Związek Tenisowy. They currently compete in the World Group II.-Current Team:* Agnieszka Radwańska * Marta Domachowska...
. Following this she teamed up with Brit, Anna Hawkins, to reach the final of a $10,000 ITF in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
and then the final of a $10,000 in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
where the result was a walkover. Curran then went on to reach the semifinals in Dublin ($10,000) and win the event in London ($10,000), both partnering O'Riain. Helena Ejeson was again her partner in early September when the duo took the title in a $10,000 ITF in Sunderland. Claire teamed with İpek Şenoğlu
Ipek Senoglu
İpek Şenoğlu , nicknamed İpeko, is a Turkish tennis player. Şenoğlu first made history in June 2004 when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon. Though İpek did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament...
for her next five tournaments and took one title ($25,000), reached two semifinals (both $25,000) and two quarterfinals (one $25,000 and one $50,000). Curran reached the quarterfinals of a $50,000 ITF in Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
with Tzipi Obziler in her final tournament of the year. At the end of 2003, Curran's doubles ranking was up to world No.244.
2004
Curran won her first three ITF event of the year and went on to reach the semifinals in her fourth, giving her a winning streak of 14 matches at the start of the season. In June she partnered Jane O'Donoghue in the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon2004 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
The defending champions were Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama however Clijsters did not compete in the tournament this year. Sugiyama partnered Liezel Huber and they reached the final where they were defeated by Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs, 6-3 7-6.-Seeds:...
where they lost in the first round but were given a spot in the main draw as lucky losers
Lucky loser (tennis)
A lucky loser is a sports player who loses a match in the final qualifying round of a knockout tournament, but who then enters the main draw when another player withdraws after the tournament has started because of illness or injury. The lucky loser then enters the main draw, normally in place of...
where they were beaten in straight sets. In August she took the title in Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
($50,000) with Natalie Grandin
Natalie Grandin
Natalie Grandin is a professional tennis player from South Africa. Grandin has yet to compete outside of the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam singles event. She is known for her variety of play, and volleying ability....
and the two of them were also runners up in their next event in Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
and semifinalists in their next in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
(both $50,000). Curran and Grandin then entered the tier III Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic where they were beaten in the first round by Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
and Milagros Sequera
Milagros Sequera
Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No...
, 0–6 1–6. In her final tournament of 2004, Curran partnered Senoglu again to reach the final of a $25,000 ITF in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Her year-end doubles ranking was world No.163.
2005
In February 2005, Curran partnered Kim Kilsdonk and the duo lost in the first round of the tier II event in Paris, the Open Gaz de FranceOpen Gaz de France
Open GDF Suez, formerly Open Gaz de France, is a Premier level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris, France. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on indoor hardcourts....
. They were beaten, 4–6 3–6, by Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
and Květa Peschke
Kveta Peschke
Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...
. Following this they headed to Antwerp to compete in the Proximus Diamond Games
Proximus Diamond Games
The Proximus Diamond Games was a professional tennis tournament held in Antwerp, Belgium. Held since 2002, the tournament takes place in the Sportpaleis, and was played at the beginning of February...
, another tier II tournament. They won two matches to successfully qualify and then went on to beat Francesca Lubiani
Francesca Lubiani
Francesca Lubiani is a professional tennis player from Italy. Her best score is three times quarter final of single at Cardiff , Oklahoma City and Istanbul .-Doubles 1 :-External links:...
and Marta Marrero
Marta Marrero
Marta Marrero Marrero is a former professional Spanish tennis player. She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, won two WTA doubles titles, and also won a total of 12 ITF singles and doubles titles. Her highest singles rank on the WTA Tour was World Number 47, which she reached in 2004...
in the first round, 6–3 7–6(3). They lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
and Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
, 4–6 2–6, in the quarterfinals. After this she reached a number of quarterfinals and semifinals of higher-level ITF events before winning in a $50,000 ITF in Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.Saint-Gaudens lies at an altitude of 405 m on a ledge overlooking the valley of the Garonne...
(with Grandin) in May. This was followed by a run to the semifinals at the İstanbul Cup
Istanbul Cup
The İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts. From 2009, it switched to outdoor hard courts...
(tier III) partnering Kim Kilsdonk where they lost, 3–6 3–6, to Sandra
Sandra Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009, most of them with her twin Daniela although they never reached a WTA doubles final.-Personal life:...
and Daniela Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits was an Austrian doubles tennis player.She was born in Vienna. Klemenschits played doubles with her twin sister Sandra on the WTA Tour and the ITF women's circuit until 2006...
. June saw Curran and Grandin knocked out in the first round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon
2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but each competed with different partners this year. Stubbs partnered Lisa Raymond and was knocked out in the first round whereas Black partnered Liezel Huber and won the title, beating Amélie Mauresmo and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the...
by Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
and Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles...
. Curran then partnered Kilsdonk to reach the final at the $50,000 ITF in Pétange
Pétange
Pétange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and France....
before reaching three successive WTA quarterfinals: the Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest Grand Prix
The Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, formerly Gaz de France Grand Prix, Budapest Grand Prix and GDF SUEZ Grand Prix, is a tennis tournament held in Budapest, Hungary. Held since 1993, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament and is played on outdoor clay...
(with Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13...
), the Nordea Nordic Light Open
Nordea Nordic Light Open
The Nordea Nordic Light Open was a tennis tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden . Held from 2002 to 2008, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
(partnering María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
) and the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic (with Grandin). Curran ended the year with a doubles ranking of world No.107.
2006
In Claire's first tournament of the year, she and Natalie Grandin teamed up to reach the quarterfinals in AucklandASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
. Then, partnering Liga Dekmeijere
Liga Dekmeijere
Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on...
, she reached the final of the Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
The Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association , and was classed variously as a Tier III , a Tier V , and a Tier IV on the WTA Tour. It was competed on outdoor hardcourts...
, a WTA Tier IV event. They were defeated by Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...
and Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
, 6–7(5) 3–6. This was followed by a number of first-round losses in WTA tournaments before she competed with Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...
in the Fed Cup
2006 Fed Cup
The 2006 Fed Cup was the 44th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. A total of 76 nations participated in the tournament...
representing Great Britain. They won their three doubles rubbers and then also went on to win their doubles rubber in the promotion play-offs. In June she joined Shenay Perry
Shenay Perry
Shenay Perry is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 40, which she reached on August 28, 2006...
to reach the quarterfinals of the Hastings Direct International Championships where they were beaten by Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
and Martina Navrátilová, 4–6 2–6. She then competed in Wimbledon
2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
This page displays the progress of the Women's Doubles competition at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:The seeded pairs are listed below...
with Jamea Jackson
Jamea Jackson
Jamea Jackson is a female American former tennis player. She reached a singles ranking of 45 in the world at the end of 2006.Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida....
but was again beaten in the first round. She did however reach the second round of the mixed doubles
2006 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles
This page displays the progress of the Mixed Doubles competition at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Jonas Björkman / Lisa Raymond ...
with James Auckland
James Auckland
James Auckland is a professional British tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 282nd, which he reached on 6 February 2006. His career high in doubles was at 57 set at 9 April 2007....
. After Wimbledon, Claire did not compete again in 2006 and her doubles ranking at the end of the year was world No.201.
2007
In February 2007, Claire teamed with Anne Keothavong to win the title in London ($25,000 ITF) and in March, she and Melanie SouthMelanie South
Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world...
were runners-up in another $25,000 ITF, this one in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
. In April, Curran again teamed with Baltacha to represent Britain in the Fed Cup
2007 Fed Cup
The 2007 Fed Cup is the 45th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 74 nations participated in the tournament...
. They won doubles rubbers against Luxembourg
Luxembourg Fed Cup team
The "Luxembourg Fed Cup team" represents Luxembourg in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Tennis. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria Fed Cup team
The Bulgaria Fed Cup team represents Bulgaria in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Group II of the Europe/Africa Zone after losing the relegation play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2009.-History:Bulgaria...
but lost one against Poland
Poland Fed Cup team
The Poland Fed Cup team represents Poland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Polski Związek Tenisowy. They currently compete in the World Group II.-Current Team:* Agnieszka Radwańska * Marta Domachowska...
and also lost one in the promotion play-offs against Sweden
Sweden Fed Cup team
The Sweden Fed Cup team represents Sweden in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Swedish Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
. In July, Curran and Keothavong took on the might of Venus
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
and Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
in the first round of Wimbledon doubles
2007 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions but Zheng did not compete in 2007. Yan partnered Peng Shuai and reached the quarterfinals where they were beaten by Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo....
and lost, 1–6 3–6. For the second year in a row she reached the second round of the mixed doubles
2007 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles
The mixed doubles event at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships was held over six rounds of competition. The final took place on July 8 with unseeded pair Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković defeating fifth-seeds Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in three sets...
with Auckland but after Wimbledon, decided that her career as a professional tennis player had come to an end due to a combination of injury problems and poor results.
Doubles: 21 (12–9)
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| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | $10,000 Lake Ozark, Texas, United States | Hard |  Teryn Ashley |
 Alison Nash Andrea Nathan |
7–5, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | $10,000 London, Great Britain | Hard |  Helena Ejeson |
 Eva Erbova  |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | $10,000 Hull, Great Britain | Hard (i) |  Elsa O'Riain |
 |
6–7(4–7), 5–7 | |
| Runner-up | $40,000 Australia Circuit Week 1 | Grass | Amanda Augustus |
 Sarah Stone |
0–6, 6–4, 3–6 | |
| Winner | $10,000 Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Elsa O'Riain |
 Marielle Hoogland  Jennifer Schmidt |
6–1, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | $10,000 Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay |  Anna Hawkins |
Marielle Hoogland |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Winner | $10,000 Edinburgh, Great Britain | Clay | Anna Hawkins |
 Jacqueline Frohlich Daniela Salomon |
W/O | |
| Winner | $10,000 London, Great Britain | Hard | Elsa O'Riain |
 Irina Bulykina Aleksandra Kulikova |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Winner | $10,000 Sunderland, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Helena Ejeson |
Kim Kilsdonk |
6–2, 6–1 | |
| Winner | $25,000 Cardiff, Great Britain | Hard (i) |  |
 Surina De Beer  Ilke Gers |
6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | $10,000 Hull, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Surina De Beer |
Anna Bastrikova Vasilisa Davydova |
6–0, 6–4 | |
| Winner | $25,000 Sunderland, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Kim Kilsdonk |
Helen Crook |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | $25,000 Redbridge, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Kim Kilsdonk |
Olga Vymetalkova |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(12–10) | |
| Winner | $50,000 Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Hard | |
Nicole Sewell |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | $50,000 Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Hard | |
 |
6–1, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | $25,000 Glasgow, Great Britain | Hard (i) | |
 |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
| Winner | $50,000 Saint Gaudens, France | Clay | |
 María José Argeri  Leticia Sobral |
6–3, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | $50,000 Petange, Luxembourg | Clay | Kim Kilsdonk |
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4–6, 0–6 | |
| Runner-up | Canberra Richard Luton Properties Canberra International The Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association , and was classed variously as a Tier III , a Tier V , and a Tier IV on the WTA Tour. It was competed on outdoor hardcourts... |
Hard |  |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |
| Winner | $25,000 Sutton, Great Britain | Clay | |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | $25,000 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |