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Additionally, Clijsters is the only mother to be ranked No. 1 in the world since the start of the WTA rankings in 1975. She appeared on the Time 100 list in 2011 as one of the most influential people in the world in large part because of her successful comeback.
Born in 1983 in Belgium, Clijsters is the daughter of athletic parents. Her father, Leo, also known as Lei, was a soccer star in his native country. In 1988, he was player of the year in Belgium. Leo Clijsters played internationally and later became the coach of a team in Belgium. Clijsters' mother, Els, was a champion gymnast in Belgium.
Aug 28, 2021 · Without a ranking, Clijsters — now married and a mother to daughter Jada — played two tournaments at Cincinnati and Toronto before taking a wild card into the US Open that year. With just two tournaments in two-and-a-half years under her belt, expectations were low, but after three-set wins over Marion Bartoli in the second round and Venus ...
Jun 21, 2022 · Just as history-making: Clijsters became the first mother to win the US Open crown since Margaret Court in 1973, and the first mom to take a Grand Slam singles title in almost three decades—since Evonne Goolagong won at Wimbledon in 1980.
Aug 28, 2022 · Kim Clijsters: Being both a mother and athlete is a constant battle - Legends’ Voice. By Eurosport. Published 28/08/2022 at 09:02 GMT. In the second of two US Open Legends’ Voice specials,...
Jul 21, 2017 · Clijsters is mother to 9-year-old Jada (who has no memory of dancing around the Arthur Ashe Stadium court and clutching her mother’s trophy after Clijsters’s win in 2009), 3-year-old...
Jan 15, 2020 · By Martha Kelner, Sky News Sport Correspondent. Wednesday 15 January 2020 23:21, UK. Kim Clijsters says the guilt of combining motherhood with being a top-level athlete reduces as her three...
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