Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters at the 2011 Open GDF Suez
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| Country (sports) |
 Belgium |
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| Residence | Bree, Belgium |
| Born |
8 June 1983 Bilzen, Belgium |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 17 August 1997 |
| Retired | 6 May 2007–26 March 2009; 3 September 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Bart Van Kerckhoven (1992–1996) Carl Maes (1996–2002; 2011–2012) Marc Dehous (2002–2005) Wim Fissette (2009–2011) |
| Prize money | US$24,442,340 (As of August 29, 2016) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 523–127 (80.46%) |
| Career titles | 41 WTA, 3 ITF (10th in overall rankings) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (11 August 2003) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2011) |
| French Open | F (2001, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2003, 2006) |
| US Open | W (2005, 2009, 2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2002, 2003, 2010) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 131–55 (70.81%) |
| Career titles | 11 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (4 August 2003) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2003) |
| French Open | W (2003) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003) |
| US Open | QF (2002) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | - |
| French Open | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | F (2000) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2001) |
| Last updated on: 23 March 2015. | |
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (Dutch pronunciation: [kɪm ˈklɛistərs]; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.
Clijsters won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open, in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She was also runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments and won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003, and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. She was also runner-up in two Grand Slam doubles tournaments, one WTA Championships doubles tournament, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles tournament. In 2001, Clijsters was part of the Belgium Fed Cup winning team. Clijsters announced her retirement with immediate effect on 6 May 2007, but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season. In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, the first unranked player to win a Grand Slam and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
In June 2011, TIME magazine named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future". According to Forbes in August 2011, she became the fifth highest-paid female athlete over the previous year.
On 20 May 2012, Clijsters, who had previously announced that 2012 would be her last season, revealed that she would retire after the US Open. On 29 August 2012, Clijsters played her last singles match of her career at the 2012 US Open where she lost in the second round to Laura Robson.
Clijsters has a powerful physique that melds naturally with a strong baseline game. The Belgian is equipped with an array of powerful and deep forehand and backhand shots . Her forehand, although at times erratic, is her main weapon. She is easily able to dictate play with her forehand and she is capable of hitting winners from any position on the court. Clijsters also has a strong and consistent two-handed backhand, which is arguably one of the best in the women's game, particularly her cross-court backhand, which she hits with great accuracy and pace. An accomplished doubles player, Clijsters has an adept net game. She often mixes up her aggressive-style play with drop shots and backhand slices to draw her opponents into the net, where many players are uncomfortable. She also has a very solid over-head and is noted for her quick transition from the baseline to the net to finish points.
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