Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters – Former WTA Tennis Player
Personal Info
Born on 8 June 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium.
Nationality: Belgium.
Residence: Bree, Belgium / New Jersey, USA.
Height: 5 ft. 8 ½ in. (1.74 m).
Turned Pro: 17 August 1997.
Retired: 2007–2009; 2012–2020; 12 April 2022.
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand).
Kim Clijsters – Career Info
Singles Titles: 41 | Doubles Titles: 11
Singles Matches Won: 523 | Singles Matches Lost: 132
Doubles Matches Won: 131 | Doubles Matches Lost: 55
Highest WTA Singles Rank: 1 (11 August 2003)
Highest WTA Doubles Rank: 1 (4 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 Major Achievements:
– Tour Finals: W (2002, 2003, 2010)
– Olympic Games: QF (2012)
Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame: 2017
Data last updated: 12 April 2022
Earnings
Total Career Prize Money: $24,545,194 USD (approx. €22,700,000)
Data last updated: 12 April 2022
Miscellaneous
Kim Clijsters is one of the most accomplished Belgian players in tennis history, winning 4 Grand Slam singles titles and reaching World No. 1 in both singles and doubles. She was renowned for her athleticism, powerful baseline game, and sportsmanship.
Information compiled by tennis fans from official WTA and ITF sources.
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Kim Clijsters Reacts to Tara Moore’s $20M Lawsuit Against WTA
The Tara Moore case refuses to stay confined to paperwork and legal briefs. It has become a fault line running through modern tennis — science on one side, strict liability on the other. Kim Clijsters, former world No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion, did not rush to courtroom theatrics. Instead, she called the situation…
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Ajla Tomljanovic Finds Her Balance: Injury Scares, Olympic Dreams and Why She Still Believes
Ajla Tomljanovic has never been a player who hides from the hard questions. Injury setbacks. Identity shifts. Form fluctuations. Even thoughts about walking away from the sport altogether. She has confronted them all — and now, at 32, she speaks about her career with a clarity that feels both grounded and quietly ambitious. Sitting down…
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Power, Initiative and Fine Margins: Roddick and Clijsters Break Down the Sabalenka–Rybakina Australian Open Final
As Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina prepare to meet once more on the sport’s biggest stage, two former world No.1s have weighed in on what could decide the 2026 Australian Open women’s final. Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters, speaking on the Served with Roddick podcast, outlined why this rematch may hinge on initiative, first-strike tennis…
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Small Nation, Big Trophies: The Czech Blueprint for Women’s Tennis Dominance (Part I)
Per-capita dominance, a conveyor belt of WTA champions, and a winning team culture: the Czech blueprint explained. The Small Nation With the Big Output On raw totals, giant federations usually top the charts. Adjust for population and the story flips: Czechia (~11M people) ranks top-three per capita (since 1998) in modern Grand Slam singles, No.…
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“Pure conjecture”, Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick Debate Rybakina’s Weird Situation
Who are we to argue with former American Grand Slam champions? At the center of the discussion is, of course, the WTA Tour’s most enigmatic player, Elena Rybakina. Andy Roddick, alongside fellow tennis legend Kim Clijsters, tackled this topic on his podcast. Rybakina’s situation came up at the 48:43 mark of the Served podcast, released…