Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters - Playing career

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. She is
Right-handed; two-handed and backhand player. In singles and in doubles
she is a former World No. - 1 ranked player. As of June 21, 2010, Kim Clijsters
is ranked World No. - 8. Her total Career prize money is 16,433,856 $ (US)

Kim Clijsters is recognized for her deep, powerful, well-placed ground
strokes, as well as her court-wide defense, characterized by speed and athleticism. Her first serve, while not overwhelmingly powerful, is placed
well and earns aces and nonreturnables. Kim Clijsters tends to rush in
between first and second serves, and that may attribute to matches with
high numbers of double faults. Her mental fragility is considered to be the
biggest weakness for her. She was known at the earlier stages of her career
as a bit of a "choker", often surrendering big leads in the latter rounds of
Grand Slams. Since winning the 2005 US Open, Kim Clijsters has gained
more control over her nerves.

Kim Clijsters has won 37 WTA (Women's Tennis Association)singles titles
and 11 WTA doubles titles. She won the US Open singles title in 2005 and
2009. She has also won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002
and 2003. In doubles, she's won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in
2003. Kim Clijsters was twice a singles runner-up at the French Open and a onetime runner-up at the Australian Open, also reaching two Wimbledon
singles semi-finals.

Kim Clijsters announced her retirement 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 unranked player
and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.