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Kim Clijsters

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Also known as Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters

Belgian tennis player

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Kim Clijsters is a Belgian female tennis player born in Bilzen on June 8, 1983. She competes right-handed and represents Belgium in international competition, including the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Belgium Billie Jean King Cup team. Her professional singles record stands at 523–132, while her doubles record is 131–56. She has earned $24,545,194 in prize money.

Clijsters is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and received the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year. She has also been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year and the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year. She resides in Bree, New Jersey, and is married to Brian Lynch. Her siblings include Elke Clijsters, and her father is Lei Clijsters.

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Known for

  • Geubels en de Belgen — Self2013
  • Twee tot de zesde macht — Self2012
  • Wimbledon 2010 Official Film — Self2010
  • Tegen de Sterren op2010
  • To Walk Again — herself2007
  • Wimbledon 2006 Official Film — Self2006
  • Open Access — Self2004
  • De Slimste Mens ter Wereld — Self - Participant2003

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
WTA Tour Womens
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
Belgium

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kim
Gender
female
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of birth
Bilzen
Occupation
tennis player
Participant in
2012 Summer Olympics
Sport
tennis
Country for sport
Belgium
Mass
68
Official website
kimclijsters.com
Image
Kim Clijsters 2011 crop2.jpg
Height
174
Residence
New Jersey
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Kim Clijsters
date of birth
1983-06-08
singles record
523–132
doubles record
131–56
Commons gallery
Kim Clijsters
prize money
24545194
ranking
1
end of work period
2012-09-00
start of work period
1997-08-17
competition won
French Open
social media followers
479371
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Encyclopedic overview

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters ( Dutch pronunciation: [kɪm ˈklɛistərs] ; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 20 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 4 weeks, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won 41 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four singles majors and two doubles majors (both partnering Ai Sugiyama), as well as three singles titles at the Tour Finals.

Clijsters competed professionally from 1997 in an era in which her primary rivals were compatriot Justine Henin and Serena Williams. Coming from a country with little historical success in tennis, she established Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis alongside Henin, as the two of them led their country to their first Fed Cup crown in 2001 and were the top two players in the world in late 2003. Following defeats in all of her first four major singles finals, Clijsters finally won her first singles major at the 2005 US Open.

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