title: Clare Thompson
text: # Clare Thompson
  
  Clare Thompson (born 10 June 1963) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
  
  Thompson spent the early years of her career in the United States, playing college tennis for the United States International University, which was based in San Diego.
  
  Her professional career included an appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, where she received a wildcard into the main draw and played Janine Tremelling in the first round, with the winner to face top seed Steffi Graf. Thompson was beaten by Tremelling in three sets.
  
  ## ITF finals
  
  * $25,000 tournaments
  * $10,000 tournaments
  
  ### Singles: 2 (1–1)
  
  | Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Runner-up | 1. | 25 February 1991 | ITF Canberra, Australia | Grass | Joanne Limmer | 5–7, 4–6 |
  | Winner | 1. | 4 March 1991 | ITF Broadmeadows, Australia | Grass | Tracey Morton-Rodgers | 6–3, 6–2 |
  
  ### Doubles: 5 (1–4)
  
  | Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Winner | 1. | 11 February 1991 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Kristine Kunce | Lupita Novelo Betsy Somerville | 7–6, 6–2 |
  | Runner-up | 1. | 18 February 1991 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Kristine Kunce | Tracey Morton-Rodgers Alison Scott | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
  | Runner-up | 2. | 4 March 1991 | ITF Broadmeadows, Australia | Grass | Kristine Kunce | Lupita Novelo Betsy Somerville | 2–6, 5–7 |
  | Runner-up | 3. | 29 June 1992 | ITF Ronneby, Sweden | Clay | Robyn Mawdsley | Catarina Bernstein Annika Narbe | 5–7, 0–6 |
  | Runner-up | 4. | 20 July 1992 | ITF Bilbao, Spain | Clay | Jessica Emmons | Virginia Ruano Pascual Eva Bes | 2–6, 4–6 |
  