Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters[2] (Flemish pronunciation: [kɪm ˈklɛistərs] ( listen); born 8 June 1983)is a Belgian retired tennis player. She used to be ranked as the World No. 1. On 22 August 2011 she was ranked third in the world.[3]
Country | Belgium |
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Residence | Bree, Belgium |
Born | Bilzen, Belgium | 8 June 1983
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8½ in) |
Turned pro | 17 August 1997 |
Retired | 6 May 2007 – 26 March 2009; 3 September 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$24,442,340 (As of 29 August 2016)[1] |
Int. Tennis HOF | 2017 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 523–127 (80.46%) |
Career titles | 41 WTA, 3 ITF |
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 | |
Championships | W (2002, 2003, 2010) |
Olympic Games | QF (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 131–55 |
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 | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (2000) |
Wimbledon | F (2000) |
US Open | 2R (2012) |
Team Competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (2001) |
Kim Clijsters Media
Clijsters (right) with her idol Steffi Graf in 2009. Graf won their only meeting on the WTA Tour in 1999.
The Kockelscheuer Sport Centre (Heather Watson pictured), where Clijsters won five Luxembourg Open titles, including three consecutive from 2001 to 2003
Ai Sugiyama, Clijsters's doubles partner in 2003
Clijsters at the 2010 US Open
King Baudouin Stadium, the site of the record-setting match between Clijsters and Serena Williams
References
- ↑ "Career Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). WTA. 2016-08-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ↑ "Kim Clijsters". espn.co.uk. http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/player/1317.html. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2010-10-17.