Kim Clijsters

Kim Clijsters
	Kim Clijsters at the 2011 Open GDF Suez
Country	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Residence	Bree, Belgium
Born	8 June 1983 (aged 43); Bilzen, Belgium
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)
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^[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]

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
The 2006 Acura Classic, Kim Clijsters
Clijsters at the 2010 US Open
Clijsters after her last WTA singles match win against Victoria Duval
King Baudouin Stadium, the site of the record-setting match between Clijsters and Serena Williams
Clijsters serving against Rus in the 2nd round of the 2011 French Open
Clijsters hitting a backhand