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• Kim Clijsters is a professional tennis player who retired in 2007 with 34 singles titles and 11 doubles titles.

  Clijsters announced her comeback to professional tennis during a March 26, 2009, press conference and requested a wild card to play in the U.S. Open.CBSSports.com: Clijsters Returning From Retirement After Two Years Cljsters went ahead to play in the U.S. Open as an unseeded player and became the first ever woman to win the US Open in such a manner after winning the final game against Wozniacki on September 13, 2009.http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2009/s2685592.htm

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 8, 1983
  2. Birthplace: Bilzen, Belgium
  3. Plays right-handed
  4. Height: 5' 8 1/2"
  5. Went pro in 1997
  6. Retired in 2007
  7. Won the 2005 U.S. Open
  8. Holds two Grand Slam doubles titles
  9. Was coached by: Carl Maes and Marc Dehous
  10. Racquet of choice: Babolat Pure Drive Cortex
  11. Married to Brian Lynch
  12. Has one daughter, Jada Ellie
  13. Third mother to win a Grand Slam title http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2009/s2...
  14. First ever woman to win the US Open as an unseeded player in 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2009/s2...

• Career Highlights

  Kim Clijsters first turned pro in 1997 at the ITF Circuit in Belgium. She made her Grand Slam debut in 1999 playing at Wimbledon and nearly beat Serena Williams at the U.S. Open that year. By 2003, Clijsters had won 90 matches and nine titles, finishing second in the world. Later that year, she spent twelve weeks at number one.

  Clijsters was forced to withdraw from competitions in 2004 and part of 2005 due to a left wrist injury, but by 2006 played another five tournaments and retired the following year with a number four ranking.Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Kim Clijsters

  In 2009, five weeks after her comeback, Cljsters won the US Open as the first unseeded woman to ever win that Grand Slam title.http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2009/s2685592.htm

• Singles Wins

  • 2009: US Open
  • 2007: SydneyOfficial Site: Record
  • 2006: Hasselt, Stanford, WarsawOfficial Site: Record
  • 2005: Hasselt, Luxemburg, US Open, Toronto, Los Angeles, Stanford, Eastbourne, Miami, Indian WellsOfficial Site: Record
  • 2004: Antwerp, ParisOfficial Site: Record
  • 2003: Tour Championships, Luxembourg, Filderstadt, Los Angeles, Stanford, Rosmalen, Rome, Indian Wells, SydneyOfficial Site: Record
  • 2002: Tour Championships, Luxembourg, Filderstadt, HamburgOfficial Site: Record
  • 2001: Luxembourg, Leipzig, StanfordOfficial Site: Record
  • 2000: Leipzig, HobartOfficial Site: Record
  • 1999: LuxembourgOfficial Site: Record

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