漂流的心

职业生涯大事记

单打
冠军头衔 (34): 2007 – 悉尼; 2006 – 华沙, 斯坦福, 比利时哈瑟尔特; 2005 – 美网, 印第安威尔斯, 迈阿密, 伊斯特本（英国）, 斯坦福, 洛杉矶, 多伦多,卢森堡, 哈瑟尔特; 2004 – 巴黎 [室内], 安特卫普; 2003 – 年终总决赛, 悉尼, 印第安威尔斯, 罗马, 荷兰邓伯契, 斯坦福, 洛杉矶, 菲尔德斯塔特, 卢森堡; 2002 – 年终总决赛, 汉堡, 菲尔德斯塔特, 卢森堡; 2001 – 斯坦福, 莱比锡, 卢森堡; 2000 – 霍巴特, 莱比锡; 1999 – 卢森堡, ITF/社菲尔德-GBR; 1998 - ITF/布鲁塞尔 1-BEL, ITF/Koksijde-BEL.
进入决赛 (17): 2007 – 安特卫普; 2006 – 安特卫普, 圣地亚哥; 2004 – 澳网; 2003 – 安特卫普,斯科茨代尔, 柏林, 法网, 圣地亚哥, 美网; 2002 – 斯坦福, 东京; 2001 – 印第安威尔斯, 法网, 荷兰邓伯契; 2000 – 菲尔德斯塔特; 1999 – 布拉迪斯拉法.

双打
冠军头衔 (11): 2003 – 法网, 温网, 悉尼, 安特卫普, 斯科茨代尔, 圣地亚哥, 苏黎世 (全部和/杉山爱); 2002 – 洛杉矶 (和/多克奇), 卢森堡 (和/胡萨诺娃); 2000 – 安特卫普 (和/阿普尔马斯); 1999 – 布拉迪斯拉法 (和/科托伊斯); 1998 - ITF/布鲁塞尔 1-BEL (w/De Ville), ITF/布鲁塞尔 2-BEL (w/Schuurmans), ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR (和/海宁).
进入决赛 (9): 2003 – 印第安威尔斯, 柏林, 年终总决赛 (全部和/杉山爱); 2001 – 斯科茨代尔 (w/Shaughnessy), 荷兰邓伯契 (w/Oremans), 温网, 东京(两项都和/杉山爱); 2000 – 霍巴特 (和/莫妮卡), 莱比锡 (和/科托伊斯).

混合双打
进入决赛 (1): 2000 – 温网 (和/休伊特).

其他
比利时联合会杯 2000-06成员.

职业生涯回顾

1997 – 首次在 ITF/Koksijde-BEL出现, 进入四分之一决赛.

1998 – 另外参加了四项 ITF 巡回赛, 获得两项单打冠军; 同时获得三项双打冠军, incl. $25K ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR (和/海宁; 在单打四分之一决赛中负于海宁).

1999 – 赛季末首次进入排名前50; 本赛季出人意料的在卢森堡获得了她的第一个巡回赛冠军头衔 (作为资格赛选手; 在决赛中击败范鲁斯特)； 在布拉迪斯拉法获得亚军（负于毛瑞斯莫）； 赛季初在她首次出现在安特卫普巡回赛赛场时就给人留下了深刻的印象，打进了四分之一决赛（持外卡参赛，负于头号种子皮特科维斯基，曾经一度握有赛点，）;她首次出现在四大满贯赛场时也给人留下了深刻的印象，在温网她作为资格赛选手，在第三轮击败了当时排名世界第十的科泽尔，赢得了她对世界排名前10的首场胜利，在第四轮败于格拉芙拍下，在美网她在对最终获得冠军的小威廉姆斯曾经一度在决胜盘以5:3领先，最终以4:6 6:2 7:5告负；在布拉迪斯拉法她（和科托伊斯）获得了她的首个巡回赛双打冠军头衔; 在$10K ITF/Sheffield-GBR获得了她的第三个ITF冠军头衔，在ITF/Reims-FRA 获得了亚军（负于海宁）.

2000 – 赛季末首次进入排名前20; 本赛季，她在霍巴特和莱比锡获得了冠军，在菲尔德斯塔特获得亚军（决赛负于辛吉斯）; 三次进入四分之一决赛，其中包括年终总决赛（在三盘大战中负于德门蒂耶娃）; 本赛季她的四大满贯战绩不佳，温网止步第二轮（负于米斯金娜），美网也在第二轮负于达文波特（三盘），在澳网和罗兰加洛斯均止步第一轮; 在她获得三项冠军头衔（菲尔德斯塔特，莱比锡，年终总决赛）后，排名从第45位遽升到第18位; 在安特卫普赢得双打冠军 (w/Appelmans) ，在霍巴特（莫妮卡）和莱比锡（科托伊斯）两次获得双打亚军; 在温布尔顿获得混双亚军 (休伊特); 首次出现在联合会杯赛场。

2001 – 赛季末首次进入排名前五位; 本赛季她在斯坦福（决赛中击败达文波特）, 莱比锡和卢森堡获得冠军;三次获得亚军，在印第安威尔斯一路击败海宁，辛吉斯进入决赛，最后在三盘大战中负于小威廉姆斯，对辛吉斯的胜利是她第一次击败现任的世界第一，在罗兰加洛斯，她在半决赛以2:6 7:5 6:3击败海宁，在第二盘曾经4:2落后,最后在她的首次长盘决赛大战中以1:6 6:4 12:10负于卡普里亚蒂，曾经有四次只差两分就能拿到冠军；在荷兰邓伯契三盘决战中，负于海宁; 五次进入半决赛，包括年终总决赛（第三盘以7:6负于达文波特）; 四次进入四分之一决赛, 包括温网（负于达文波特）和美网（负于大威）; 澳网打入第四轮（负于达文波特），迈阿密负于小威止步第四轮; 法网之后，排名从第14位升到第7位；四次拿到双打亚军，包括温网（搭档杉山爱，这也是她首次打入大满贯双打决赛）; 帮助比利时队首次在联合会杯首次夺冠.

2002 – 连续第二次在赛季末进入排名前五位; 本赛季她在汉堡拿到了冠军（在决赛中击败头号种子大威）, 在菲尔德斯塔特的最后三轮里相继击败达文波特，毛瑞斯莫和汉图楚娃最终夺冠, 在卢森堡和年终总决赛（在最后三轮里相继击败海宁，大威和头号种子小威）都拿到了冠军; 两次获得亚军，分别是斯坦福（在半决赛击败达文波特，决赛负于大威）和东京（负于小威）; 四次进入半决赛, 其中包括澳网（在四分之一决赛战胜海宁，最后在三盘战中负于卡普里亚蒂）; 四次进入四分之一决赛; 在其他三大满贯里，都在四分之一决赛前落败，其中成绩最好的是美网（在第四轮中，打满三盘负于毛瑞斯莫）;她是唯一一位在2002年曾经分别击败威廉姆斯姐妹的选手; 在洛杉矶（多克奇）和卢森堡（胡萨诺娃）她分别赢了了另外两座双打冠军奖杯.

2003 – 相当出色的一年。在她参加的21项赛事中有20次都至少打进了半决赛（除了多伦多赛在第三轮负于卡拉斯诺罗茨卡亚）, 其中15项打入了决赛（从1991年塞莱斯以来的首次有人做到）; 赛季战绩为90胜12负（赛季90胜为1982年纳芙拉蒂洛娃以来的首次，同时也是1974年埃弗特以来首位一年打了超过100场赛事的选手）: 赢得了九个冠军头衔，分别是悉尼，印第安威尔斯和罗马（首次被列为头号种子）,荷兰邓伯契（海宁在决赛中退出），斯坦福，洛杉矶，菲尔德斯塔特（在决赛中击败世界第二海宁，在仅有的八次分别由一号种子和二号种子对抗的赛场上，一号种子处境危险）以及卢森堡和年终总决赛；在八月十一日（洛杉矶赛后）首次成为世界第一; 六次拿到亚军，包括被列为一号种子的柏林赛（三盘激战后负于海宁）, 罗兰加洛斯（以6:0 6:4负于海宁）和美网（以7:5 6:1负于海宁）; 五次打进半决赛，包括澳网（以4:6 6:3 7:5负于最后的冠军小威，在第三盘曾经一度以5:1领先并在5:2时拿到两个赛点）和温网（战满三盘负于大威）; 赢得七个双打头衔，分别在悉尼，安特卫普，斯科茨代尔，罗兰加洛斯，温布尔顿，圣地亚哥和苏黎世（搭档都是杉山爱）; 在8月18日，成为仅有的五位（继纳芙拉蒂洛娃，桑切斯，辛吉斯，达文波特后）单打双打同时排位世界第一的选手； 年终总决赛的成功卫冕使得她成为历史上首位单赛季奖金超过400万美金的选手。

2004 – 伤病毁掉了她这个开端完美的赛季; 在赛季初获得了15战14胜的战绩，进入澳网决赛并且获得了两个巡回赛冠军头衔；在霍普曼杯扭伤了左踝，退出了悉尼赛；在澳网打进决赛，以6:3 4:6 6:3负于头号种子海宁（自公开赛时代以来第六次在头两号种子之间进行的决赛中，头号种子处境危险）; 赢得了巴黎室内赛和安特卫普赛（第一个在比利时取得的冠军头衔）; 在首轮轮空，第二轮战胜的情况下，由于左腕肌腱和骨头瘀伤退出了印第安威尔斯和迈阿密赛；在联合会杯第一轮对阵克罗地亚时，重返赛场并领导比利时队以3:2取胜；同样在首轮轮空，第二轮战胜马雷罗的情况下，由于手腕伤势加重退出了柏林赛，并随之退出了罗马赛和法网; 在6月12号，她做了一个手术来修复她的肌腱并对她的左腕进行了移植，随后的整个草地和夏季硬地赛季她都没有参加，利用这段时间来进行恢复；在哈瑟尔特她又回到了赛场，并打进了半决赛，但是加重的手腕伤势使得她从这场和鲍文娜之间进行的半决赛上退出，随后又退出了菲尔德斯塔特，莫斯科和苏黎世三项赛事。

2005 – 在2004年左腕手术之后，小克上演了一幕极为成功的复出，赢得了该巡回赛季处于领先的九个冠军头衔（包括她的第一个大满贯冠军——美网）, 曾经只差两场胜利就能重返世界第一；作为赛事四号种子在美网赢得了她的第一个大满贯，在四分之一决赛中以4:6 6:7(4) 6:3击败了赛事十号种子大威，在决胜盘，大威曾经一度以4:2领先，在半决赛中以6:2 6:7(4) 6:3击败了头号种子莎拉波娃（在第二盘她曾经获得五个赛点）, 并在决赛中以6:3 6:1击败了赛事12号种子皮尔斯，从前将她的大满贯决赛战绩改写为一胜四负；由于她一直以来在美网所呈现的精彩表演，她从赛会获得了双倍奖金共220万美金，到目前为止，还没有其他任何一位女性运动员能够通过参加一项赛事获得超过这个数目的奖金支票; 在春季连续赢得了一系列一级赛事，包括印第安威尔斯（排名133位，为巡回赛历史上排名最低的一级赛事冠军，在决赛中在击败达文波特后同时也成为自1975年来战胜世界排名第一的最低排位选手）和迈阿密赛（分别在半决赛和决赛击败二号种子毛瑞斯莫和三号种子莎拉波娃）,成为继1989年格拉芙以来首位成功的在一个赛季拿走印第安威尔斯-迈阿密赛冠军的选手;在北美硬地，她获得了让人难以置信的辉煌，取得了36胜1负的战绩（唯一的一场失利来自圣地亚哥赛的四分之一决赛，她输给了中国选手彭帅），是到目前为止一个赛季里在硬地赢得的最多场次胜利 ；incredible dominance on North American hardcourts, going 36-1 (only loss coming to Peng in QF of San Diego) for the most matches won on hardcourts in a season ever; won three other titles during US Open Series at Stanford (d. V.Williams in final), Los Angeles and Toronto (d. Henin in final); won second career grass court title at Eastbourne; won two titles in fall, at Luxembourg (fifth time there) and Hasselt; lean clay season, highlight being SF at Warsaw (l. to Kuznetsova in 3s); also 3r at Berlin but ret. vs. Schnyder w/right knee strain; returned at Antwerp in February, having played only three events in prior 12 months, reaching QF (l. to V.Williams); also QF in Filderstadt (l. to Dementieva, ending 21-match, four-tournament streak; had she beaten Dementieva and won SF match, would have regained No.1); 4r at Roland Garros (l. to Davenport 16 75 63, having led 3-1 second set) and Wimbledon (l. to Davenport 63 67(4) 63, saving mp in second set); qualified for Tour Championships (No.1 in Race), failing to reach SF w/1-2 RR record (l. to Pierce and Mauresmo, d. Dementieva); after falling as low as No.134 on February 28, returned to Top 100 on March 21 (No.133 to No.38 after Indian Wells), Top 20 on April 4 (No.38 to No.17 after Miami), Top 10 on August 1 (No.14 to No.10 after Stanford), Top 5 on August 22 (No.8 to No.4 after Toronto), Top 3 on September 12 (No.4 to No.3 after US Open) and to No.2 on October 17; recorded Tour-best 67 match wins in 2005; prize money of $3,983,654 was (at the time) second-best season total in Tour history (first was Clijsters' $4,466,345 in 2003); SF at lone doubles event contested, in Hasselt (as WC w/Callens, who was playing final event of career; l. to Krajicek/Szavay in 3s); in Fed Cup was 3-0 in Belgium's 3-2 World Group Play-off win over Argentina, for a place in 2006 World Group; withdrew from Rome w/right knee injury from Berlin.

2006 - Season highlighted by three titles and brief return to No.1 but partially marred by injury; won titles at Warsaw (second on clay), Stanford (d. Zvonareva in QF for 400th match win) and Hasselt; runner-up at Antwerp (l. to Mauresmo in 3s) and San Diego (l. to Sharapova; afterwards, surpassed $14 million in prize money earnings, the ninth player and first Belgian to do so); five SF, incl. Australian Open (ret. vs. eventual champion Mauresmo w/right ankle sprain), Roland Garros (l. to eventual champion Henin), Wimbledon (l. to Henin) and Tour Championships (went 2-1 in RR, falling to Sharapova, then l. to Mauresmo in 3s in SF); QF at Sydney (withdrew prior to QF w/left hip muscle strain); fell prior to QF three times, at Miami (l. to Craybas 75 third set; was first time since August 2002 to drop an opening match at a regular Tour event, and first Miami defending champion to lose opening match), Rome (l. to Safina) and Montréal (ret. w/left wrist sprain leading WC Dubois 61 23 in 2r – afterwards, announced lay-off that would prevent her from US Open defense, pulling out of there, Luxembourg, Stuttgart and Moscow, returning to Tour in last two weeks of season for Hasselt title run and Tour Championships SF run); early on in year regained No.1 on January 30 (after Australian Open), staying there seven weeks (bringing career tally to 19, having spent 12 there in 2003); was first player in Tour history to rise from outside Top 100 to No.1 in 12-month span (as low as No.134 in March 2005 after left wrist surgery in 2004); after losing it to Mauresmo on March 20, could have reclaimed it again with Rome title or reaching Roland Garros final; 1-2 during Belgium's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group I 1r victory over Russia and 2-0 in 4-1 SF win over USA (missed Fed Cup Final w/left wrist injury); withdrew from Paris [Indoors] w/right ankle injury suffered at Australian Open.

YEAR IN DETAIL

JANUARY - Impressive Australian season, winning 34th career Tour singles title at Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 in final, having trailed 4-2 and facing mp down 5-4 in second set) and reaching SF at Australian Open (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Sharapova).

FEBRUARY - Withdrew from Paris [Indoors] w/right hip injury; runner-up at Antwerp (as No.2 seed, l. to top seed Mauresmo; now 34-17 lifetime in Tour singles finals).

MARCH - Fell 4r at Miami (as No.4 seed, l. to No.15 seed N.Li in 3s).

PERSONAL

Not currently working with a coach; formerly coached by Carl Maes, Marc Dehous ... Sometimes travels with cousin Tim Clijsters, a physiotherapist; father, Leo (nickname Lei) is a soccer coach and former player who was Belgium's 1988 Player of Year; mother, Els was a top gymnast in Belgium; has a younger sister, Elke, who also played on Tour ... Player most admired is Graf; had Graf posters on her wall growing up ... Favorite movies are Gladiator and Hurricane ... Likes listening to Bon Jovi, Ks Choice, Destiny's Child; has attended Madonna and U2 concerts ... Favorite musical is We Will Rock You ... Likes shopping in New York or London and tries to catch a musical while there (favorites include Saturday Night Fever, Starlight Express) ... Likes to play other sports which, according to her, help her tennis such as soccer, squash, badminton; also enjoys jet skiing ... Ideal getaway would be a winter holiday in the mountains, or on the beach doing water sports ... Most memorable moments were winning 2005 Indian Wells, US Open, and 2002 Tour Championships in Los Angeles, scoring first win in six meetings against S.Williams ... In early April 2006, announced engagement to American pro basketball player Brian Lynch (now plays in Belgium).

Official Web site: www.kimclijsters.be

AWARDS

- Received Porsche Cayenne S as winner of 2005 Porsche Race to the Tour Championships.
- Appeared on July 5, 2004, Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 list at No.84 (along with S.Williams at No.63, V.Williams at No.77, Henin at No.81 and Kournikova at No.82).
- To celebrate Tour's 30th Anniversary, attended an on-court ceremony at 2003 Championships that honored 13 world No.1 champions (past and present) and founding members of the Tour.
- Following appearance in historic all-Belgian final at 2003 Roland Garros, met with Belgian royal family (including King Albert II, Queen Paola and Crown Prince Philippe).
- In 2002, elected by fellow players as representative of the Top 20 to the Players Council.
- Awards received include Player of the Year, Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, Comeback Player and Fan Favorite Singles, all for 2005 and presented at Stars for Stars in Miami, on March 21, 2006; ITF World Women's Champion for 2005, presented on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner in Paris; Lawn Tennis Writers Association Ambassador for the Sport Award, presented December 5, 2005 in London; Great Cross of the Order of the Crown, given to her on February 16, 2004 at Royal Palace in Brussels by Belgian King Albert II, Prime Minister Guy Verhof-stadt in attendance (also given to Henin); Belgian Sportswoman of the Year (2002 was her fourth time); Trophée National du Merite Sportif (Trophy for National Sporting Excellence) in 2002 from the Belgian government (only second time since 1933, when the award began that tennis has been honored; last time was 1957; also first time by women players); 2000 and 2003 Tour Karen Krantzke Sportsmanship Awards; Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 1999; and nominated for World Sportswoman of the Year and World Comeback of the Year at 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards; named 2003 ASAP Best Ambassadors for the Sport of Tennis by the International Tennis Writers Association (alongside Younes El Aynaoui).
- Tour mentor was Sabine Appelmans in the Partners for Success program, the mentor division of the Tour's Professional Development Program.
- In juniors, was finalist at 1998 Wimbledon and won 1998 Roland Garros doubles (w/Dokic).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

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SINGLES
Winner (34): 2007 - Sydney; 2006 - Warsaw, Stanford, Hasselt; 2005 - US Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Eastbourne, Stanford, Los Angeles, Toronto, Luxembourg, Hasselt; 2004 - Paris [Indoors], Antwerp; 2003 - Tour Championships, Sydney, Indian Wells, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Los Angeles, Filderstadt, Luxembourg; 2002 - Tour Championships, Hamburg, Filderstadt, Luxembourg; 2001 - Stanford, Leipzig, Luxembourg; 2000 - Hobart, Leipzig; 1999 - Luxembourg, ITF/Sheffield-GBR; 1998 - ITF/Brussels 1-BEL, ITF/Koksijde-BEL.
Finalist (17): 2007 - Antwerp; 2006 - Antwerp, San Diego; 2004 - Australian Open; 2003 - Antwerp, Scottsdale, Berlin, Roland Garros, San Diego, US Open; 2002 - Stanford, Tokyo [Princess Cup]; 2001 - Indian Wells, Roland Garros, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2000 - Filderstadt; 1999 - Bratislava.

DOUBLES
Winner (11): 2003 - Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Sydney, Antwerp, Scottsdale, San Diego, Zürich (all w/Sugiyama); 2002 - Los Angeles (w/Dokic), Luxembourg (w/Husarova); 2000 - Antwerp (w/Appelmans); 1999 - Bratislava (w/Courtois); 1998 - ITF/Brussels 1-BEL (w/De Ville), ITF/Brussels 2-BEL (w/Schuurmans), ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR (w/Henin).
Finalist (9): 2003 - Indian Wells, Berlin, Tour Championships (all w/Sugiyama); 2001 - Scottsdale (w/Shaughnessy), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Oremans), Wimbledon, Tokyo [Princess Cup] (both w/Sugiyama); 2000 - Hobart (w/Molik), Leipzig (w/Courtois).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2000 - Wimbledon (w/Hewitt).

ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team 2000-06.

CAREER IN REVIEW

1997 - Played first event of career at ITF/Koksijde-BEL, reaching QF.

1998 - Contested four more ITF Circuit events, capturing two singles titles; also won three doubles titles, incl. $25K ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR (w/Henin; l. to Henin in singles QF).

1999 - First Top 50 finish; season highlighted by first Tour singles title at Luxembourg (as qualifier; d. Van Roost in final), also runner-up at Bratislava (l. to Mauresmo); impressive Tour-level debut earlier in season at Antwerp, reaching QF (as LL; l. to top seed Pitkowski, having held mp); also impressive Grand Slam debuts at Wimbledon (as qualifier; notched first Top 10 win vs. No.10 Coetzer in 3r, falling 4r to Graf) and US Open (l. to No.6 and eventual champion S.Williams to 46 62 75; led 5-3 third set); first Tour doubles title at Bratislava (w/Courtois); third ITF Circuit singles title at $10K ITF/Sheffield-GBR, also runner-up at ITF/Reims-FRA (l. to Henin).

2000 - First Top 20 finish; year highlighted by Tour singles titles at Hobart and Leipzig and runner-up finish at Filderstadt (l. to Hingis); QF three times, incl. Tour Championships (l. to Dementieva in 3s); disappointing Grand Slam results, falling 2r at Wimbledon (l. to Myskina) and US Open (l. to Davenport in 3s) and 1r at Australian Open and Roland Garros; ranking shot from No.45 to No.18 after fall run (Filderstadt, Leipzig, Tour Championships); won doubles at Antwerp (w/Appelmans) and runner-up twice, at Hobart (w/Molik) and Leipzig (w/Courtois); mixed doubles runner-up at Wimbledon (w/Hewitt); also made Fed Cup debut.

2001 - First Top 5 finish; year highlighted by Tour singles titles at Stanford (d. Davenport in final), Leipzig and Luxembourg; three-time runner-up at Indian Wells (d. Henin, Hingis en route to final, falling to S.Williams in 3s; victory over Hingis was first over a reigning No.1), Roland Garros (d. Henin 26 75 63 in SF, having trailed 4-2 second set; l. to Capriati 16 64 12-10 in first major singles final, four times being two points away from winning) and 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Henin in 3s); five SF, incl. Tour Championships (l. to Davenport 76 third set); four QF, incl. Wimbledon (l. to Davenport) and US Open (l. to V.Williams); 4r at Australian Open (l. to Davenport) and Miami (l. to S.Williams); after Roland Garros, ranking jumped from No.14 to No.7; four-time runner-up in doubles, incl. at Wimbledon (w/Sugiyama; first Grand Slam doubles final); helped Belgium to its first Fed Cup title.

2002 - Second straight Top 5 finish; year highlighted by Tour singles titles at Hamburg (d. No.1 V.Williams in final), Filderstadt (d. Davenport, Mauresmo and Hantuchova in last three rounds), Luxembourg and Tour Championships (d. Henin, V.Williams and No.1 S.Williams in last three rounds); runner-up twice, at Stanford (d. Davenport in SF; l. to V.Williams) and Tokyo [Princess Cup] (l. to S.Williams); SF four times, incl. Australian Open (d. Henin in QF; l. to Capriati in 3s); QF four times; fell prior to QF at three other majors, best result being at US Open (l. 4r to Mauresmo in 3s); was only player in 2002 to d. both Williams sisters; captured two more doubles titles, at Los Angeles (w/Dokic) and Luxembourg (w/Husarova).

2003 - Equal-best year, reaching SF or better at 20 of 21 events played (l. 3r at Toronto to Krasnoroutskaya), 15 of those being finals (most since Seles in 1991); 90-12 in singles (90 wins was most since Navratilova in 1982; also first since Evert in 1974 to play over 100 matches in a year); won nine titles: Sydney, Indian Wells and Rome (first Tier Is), 's-Hertogenbosch (Henin ret. during final), Stanford, Los Angeles, Filderstadt (d. No.2 Henin in final, in only eighth match ever to feature battle between No.1 and No.2 where No.1 was at stake), Luxembourg and Tour Championships; reached No.1 on August 11 (after Los Angeles); runner-up six times, incl. Tier I Berlin (l. to Henin in 3s), Roland Garros (l. to Henin 60 64) and US Open (l. to Henin 75 61); SF five times, incl. Australian Open (l. to then-No.1 S.Williams 46 63 75, having led 5-1 third set and held 2mp at 5-2) and Wimbledon (l. to V.Williams in 3s); won seven doubles titles, at Sydney, Antwerp, Scottsdale, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, San Diego and Zürich (all w/Sugiyama); on August 18, became only fifth player (behind Navratilova, Sanchez-Vicario, Hingis, Davenport) to rank No.1 in singles and doubles simultaneously); Tour Championships title defense pushed her beyond $4 million in season earnings, first in history.

2004 - Excellent start to season marred by injury; won 14 of 15 matches to begin, making Australian Open final and winning two titles; sprained left ankle at Hopman Cup, withdrew from Sydney; reached final at Australian Open, falling to No.1 Henin 63 46 63 (sixth final in Open Era between Top 2 players where No.1 ranking was at stake); won Paris [Indoors] and Antwerp (first title in Belgium); after 1r bye and 2r win, withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami w/left wrist tendonitis and bone bruise; returned for Fed Cup 1r vs. Croatia, led Belgium to 3-2 win; after 1r bye and 2r win over Marrero, withdrew from Berlin after reaggravating left wrist injury, then withdrew from Rome and Roland Garros; after June 12 surgery to repair torn tendon and remove cyst in left wrist, withdrew from entire grass and summer hardcourt season to recover; returned at Hasselt, reaching SF but ret. vs. Bovina after reaggravating left wrist, then withdrew from Filderstadt, Moscow and Zürich.

2005 - Phenomenal return after rehabilitation from June 2004 left wrist surgery, winning Tour-leading nine titles (incl. first major at US Open), and at one point was two matches away from reclaiming No.1 ranking; won first major at US Open - as No.4 seed, d. No.10 seed V.Williams 46 75 61 in QF (trailed 4-2 second set), top seed Sharapova 62 67(4) 63 in SF (held 5mp in second set) and No.12 seed Pierce 63 61 in final - now 1-4 in major finals; as US Open Series champion, received double prize money of $2.2 million, the largest winner's cheque in women's sports history; won consecutive Tier Is in spring at Indian Wells (ranked No.133, was lowest-ranked Tier I winner in Tour history, also lowest-ranked conqueror of a No.1 since 1975 with win over Davenport in final) and Miami (d. No.2 Mauresmo and No.3 Sharapova in SF and final), joining only Graf to achieve Indian Wells-Miami sweep since 1989; incredible dominance on North American hardcourts, going 36-1 (only loss coming to Peng in QF of San Diego) for the most matches won on hardcourts in a season ever; won three other titles during US Open Series at Stanford (d. V.Williams in final), Los Angeles and Toronto (d. Henin in final); won second career grass court title at Eastbourne; won two titles in fall, at Luxembourg (fifth time there) and Hasselt; lean clay season, highlight being SF at Warsaw (l. to Kuznetsova in 3s); also 3r at Berlin but ret. vs. Schnyder w/right knee strain; returned at Antwerp in February, having played only three events in prior 12 months, reaching QF (l. to V.Williams); also QF in Filderstadt (l. to Dementieva, ending 21-match, four-tournament streak; had she beaten Dementieva and won SF match, would have regained No.1); 4r at Roland Garros (l. to Davenport 16 75 63, having led 3-1 second set) and Wimbledon (l. to Davenport 63 67(4) 63, saving mp in second set); qualified for Tour Championships (No.1 in Race), failing to reach SF w/1-2 RR record (l. to Pierce and Mauresmo, d. Dementieva); after falling as low as No.134 on February 28, returned to Top 100 on March 21 (No.133 to No.38 after Indian Wells), Top 20 on April 4 (No.38 to No.17 after Miami), Top 10 on August 1 (No.14 to No.10 after Stanford), Top 5 on August 22 (No.8 to No.4 after Toronto), Top 3 on September 12 (No.4 to No.3 after US Open) and to No.2 on October 17; recorded Tour-best 67 match wins in 2005; prize money of $3,983,654 was (at the time) second-best season total in Tour history (first was Clijsters' $4,466,345 in 2003); SF at lone doubles event contested, in Hasselt (as WC w/Callens, who was playing final event of career; l. to Krajicek/Szavay in 3s); in Fed Cup was 3-0 in Belgium's 3-2 World Group Play-off win over Argentina, for a place in 2006 World Group; withdrew from Rome w/right knee injury from Berlin.

2006 - Season highlighted by three titles and brief return to No.1 but partially marred by injury; won titles at Warsaw (second on clay), Stanford (d. Zvonareva in QF for 400th match win) and Hasselt; runner-up at Antwerp (l. to Mauresmo in 3s) and San Diego (l. to Sharapova; afterwards, surpassed $14 million in prize money earnings, the ninth player and first Belgian to do so); five SF, incl. Australian Open (ret. vs. eventual champion Mauresmo w/right ankle sprain), Roland Garros (l. to eventual champion Henin), Wimbledon (l. to Henin) and Tour Championships (went 2-1 in RR, falling to Sharapova, then l. to Mauresmo in 3s in SF); QF at Sydney (withdrew prior to QF w/left hip muscle strain); fell prior to QF three times, at Miami (l. to Craybas 75 third set; was first time since August 2002 to drop an opening match at a regular Tour event, and first Miami defending champion to lose opening match), Rome (l. to Safina) and Montréal (ret. w/left wrist sprain leading WC Dubois 61 23 in 2r – afterwards, announced lay-off that would prevent her from US Open defense, pulling out of there, Luxembourg, Stuttgart and Moscow, returning to Tour in last two weeks of season for Hasselt title run and Tour Championships SF run); early on in year regained No.1 on January 30 (after Australian Open), staying there seven weeks (bringing career tally to 19, having spent 12 there in 2003); was first player in Tour history to rise from outside Top 100 to No.1 in 12-month span (as low as No.134 in March 2005 after left wrist surgery in 2004); after losing it to Mauresmo on March 20, could have reclaimed it again with Rome title or reaching Roland Garros final; 1-2 during Belgium's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group I 1r victory over Russia and 2-0 in 4-1 SF win over USA (missed Fed Cup Final w/left wrist injury); withdrew from Paris [Indoors] w/right ankle injury suffered at Australian Open.

YEAR IN DETAIL

JANUARY - Impressive Australian season, winning 34th career Tour singles title at Sydney (as No.3 seed, d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 in final, having trailed 4-2 and facing mp down 5-4 in second set) and reaching SF at Australian Open (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed Sharapova).

FEBRUARY - Withdrew from Paris [Indoors] w/right hip injury; runner-up at Antwerp (as No.2 seed, l. to top seed Mauresmo; now 34-17 lifetime in Tour singles finals).

MARCH - Fell 4r at Miami (as No.4 seed, l. to No.15 seed N.Li in 3s).

PERSONAL

Not currently working with a coach; formerly coached by Carl Maes, Marc Dehous ... Sometimes travels with cousin Tim Clijsters, a physiotherapist; father, Leo (nickname Lei) is a soccer coach and former player who was Belgium's 1988 Player of Year; mother, Els was a top gymnast in Belgium; has a younger sister, Elke, who also played on Tour ... Player most admired is Graf; had Graf posters on her wall growing up ... Favorite movies are Gladiator and Hurricane ... Likes listening to Bon Jovi, Ks Choice, Destiny's Child; has attended Madonna and U2 concerts ... Favorite musical is We Will Rock You ... Likes shopping in New York or London and tries to catch a musical while there (favorites include Saturday Night Fever, Starlight Express) ... Likes to play other sports which, according to her, help her tennis such as soccer, squash, badminton; also enjoys jet skiing ... Ideal getaway would be a winter holiday in the mountains, or on the beach doing water sports ... Most memorable moments were winning 2005 Indian Wells, US Open, and 2002 Tour Championships in Los Angeles, scoring first win in six meetings against S.Williams ... In early April 2006, announced engagement to American pro basketball player Brian Lynch (now plays in Belgium).

Official Web site: www.kimclijsters.be

AWARDS

- Received Porsche Cayenne S as winner of 2005 Porsche Race to the Tour Championships.
- Appeared on July 5, 2004, Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 list at No.84 (along with S.Williams at No.63, V.Williams at No.77, Henin at No.81 and Kournikova at No.82).
- To celebrate Tour's 30th Anniversary, attended an on-court ceremony at 2003 Championships that honored 13 world No.1 champions (past and present) and founding members of the Tour.
- Following appearance in historic all-Belgian final at 2003 Roland Garros, met with Belgian royal family (including King Albert II, Queen Paola and Crown Prince Philippe).
- In 2002, elected by fellow players as representative of the Top 20 to the Players Council.
- Awards received include Player of the Year, Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award, Comeback Player and Fan Favorite Singles, all for 2005 and presented at Stars for Stars in Miami, on March 21, 2006; ITF World Women's Champion for 2005, presented on June 6, 2006 at ITF World Champions Dinner in Paris; Lawn Tennis Writers Association Ambassador for the Sport Award, presented December 5, 2005 in London; Great Cross of the Order of the Crown, given to her on February 16, 2004 at Royal Palace in Brussels by Belgian King Albert II, Prime Minister Guy Verhof-stadt in attendance (also given to Henin); Belgian Sportswoman of the Year (2002 was her fourth time); Trophée National du Merite Sportif (Trophy for National Sporting Excellence) in 2002 from the Belgian government (only second time since 1933, when the award began that tennis has been honored; last time was 1957; also first time by women players); 2000 and 2003 Tour Karen Krantzke Sportsmanship Awards; Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 1999; and nominated for World Sportswoman of the Year and World Comeback of the Year at 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards; named 2003 ASAP Best Ambassadors for the Sport of Tennis by the International Tennis Writers Association (alongside Younes El Aynaoui).
- Tour mentor was Sabine Appelmans in the Partners for Success program, the mentor division of the Tour's Professional Development Program.
- In juniors, was finalist at 1998 Wimbledon and won 1998 Roland Garros doubles (w/Dokic).