Clijsters has won 40 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won three Grand Slam singles titles at the US Open in 2005, 2009 and 2010. She has also won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003 and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters announced her retirement with immediate effect 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. only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
Contents
* 1 Playing style
* 2 Personal life
* 3 Tennis career
o 3.1 Junior career
o 3.2 1999
o 3.3 2000–2002
o 3.4 2003
o 3.5 2004
o 3.6 2005
o 3.7 2006
o 3.8 2007
o 3.9 Retirement
o 3.10 2009: Comeback
o 3.11 2010
o 3.12 2011
* 4 Coaches
* 5 Records
o 5.1 2001
o 5.2 2003
o 5.3 2005
o 5.4 2006
o 5.5 2009
o 5.6 2010
* 6 Awards
* 7 Career statistics
o 7.1 Singles
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Playing style
Clijsters is recognized for her deep, powerful, well-placed groundstrokes. She is capable of hitting outright winners off both wings and from any part of the court, but particularly off her forehand which is one of the best and most powerful of all time in the women's game. However she is sometimes erratic off her forehand and is capable of hitting far too many unforced errors wheras her backhand is more of a reliable and consistent shot and which she can also hit with heavy slice as a defensive shot. Clijsters is also recognised for her all courtwide defence, characterized by speed and athleticism. Clijsters, along with Jelena Janković 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 (known as the straddle) on all surfaces.[4] After being defeated by Clijsters in the 2005 Nasdaq-100 Open, Maria Sharapova implied that Clijsters' strength lies in how she always forces her opponent to hit an extra shot, that "you just have to expect that she's going to get every ball back".[5] Her first serve, while not overwhelmingly powerful, is placed well and earns aces and unreturnables. Clijsters tends to rush between first and second serves, which may contribute to her occasional matches with high numbers of double faults. Having been a World No. 1 player in doubles, Clijsters volleys are considered exceptional and she has no problem in transitioning from being a baseline striker to finishing points at the net with a volley or over-head. Her mental fragility was considered her biggest weakness, and at the earlier stages of her career she was considered a "choker", often surrendering big leads in the latter rounds of Grand Slams.[citation needed] Since winning the 2005 US Open, Clijsters has gained more control over her nerves and since her return to the tour in 2009 she has been known along with Serena Williams as being the toughest players to beat mentally and Clijsters is now seen as a player who is capable of rising to the occasion and playing her best tennis at the important stages of matches. Clijsters is also considered to be one of the most popular players on the tour, known for her grace on the court and even temper. She has been voted the WTA Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award by her fellow players seven times in her career and the WTA Player Service Award three times.
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