Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters; born 8 June 1983, is a Belgian tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 ranked player in singles and in doubles.she and justin henin were 2 golden girls of belgium but both took halt..now kim retuned to game in us open 09remainding old days..
Clijsters is recognized for her deep, powerful, well-placed groundstrokes, as well as her court-wide defense, characterized by speed and athleticism. Clijsters, along with Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova is among the few tennis players on either the Association of Tennis Professionals or Women's Tennis Association tours who can slide on all surfaces..
Clijsters was born in Bilzen, Limburg, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. She is daughter of Lei Clijsters, a former successful football player, and Els Vandecaetsbeek, a former national gymnastics champion. Lei Clijsters died of lung cancer on 4 January 2009.Clijsters claims to have inherited footballer's legs from her father and a gymnast's flexibility from her mother.Kim's younger sister Elke finished 2002 as the ITF World Junior Doubles champion and retired in 2004 after back injuries..
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