Grand Slams
| Year | Singles AO | Doubles AO | Singles RG | Doubles RG | Singles WI | Doubles WI | Singles UO | Doubles UO |
| 2012 | SF | - | - | - | R16 | - | - | - |
| 2011 | WR | - | R64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | R32 | - | - | - | QF | - | WR | - |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | WR | - |
| 2007 | SF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | SF | - | SF | - | SF | - | - | - |
| 2005 | - | - | R16 | - | R16 | - | WR | - |
| 2004 | RU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | SF | - | RU | - | SF | - | RU | - |
| 2002 | SF | - | R32 | - | R64 | - | R16 | - |
| 2001 | R16 | - | RU | - | QF | - | QF | - |
| 2000 | R128 | - | R128 | - | R64 | - | R64 | - |
| 1999 | - | - | - | - | R16 | - | R32 | - |
WTA Tour 2012 Totals
| Result | Singles | Doubles |
| Winner | - | - |
| Runner-up | - | - |
| Semifinal | 3 | - |
Nickname
Killing Kim, Kim Kong. (kimclijsters.com 24 May 2006)
Hobbies
Listening to music, shopping, musicals, football, squash, badminton, jet skiing. (wtatennis 24 May 2006)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Husband Brian Lynch, daughter Jada [2008]
Language(s) spoken
Dutch, English
Coach
Carl Maes (BEL) from 2011 (tennis.com, 08 Jun 2011)
Position and style
Double-handed backhand (wtatennis.com 22 Jun 2012)
Handedness
Right (wtatennis.com 22 Jun 2012)
Other sports
Her father Lei represented Belgium in football, competing at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups. He also won the European Cup Winners' Cup, European Super Cup and the Belgian league title with KV Mechelen. He was won the Golden Shoe as the Belgian league's MVP in 1988. (comeonkim.be 10 Jan 2003) Her mother was a top gymnast in Belgium and her sister, Elke, also played international tennis. (comeonkim.be 10 Jan 2003) Her husband Brian Lynch was an American professional basketball player who played in Belgium. (wtatennis.com 24 May 2006)
Debut
1997 for Belgium (wtatennis.com 22 Jun 2012)
Injuries
In March 2012 she tore a hip muscle at the Florida Open. The injury forced her to miss the French Open in order to give her enough time to train on grass in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (tsn.ca, 17 Apr 2012)
Her 2006 season was disrupted by a ligament injury in her right ankle in January and an injury to her left wrist in August. (Reuters 17 Aug 2006; WTA 30 Oct 2006)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up tennis at age six in Genk, Belgium. (kimclijsters.com 2009)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the 2002 WTA Championships, beating Serena Williams for the first time in six meetings in the final. Also her first Grand Slam title at the 2005 US Open and winning the 2009 US Open as a mother. (wtatennis, 22 Jun 2012)
Hero
Tennis player Steffi Graf, cyclist Lance Armstrong and basketballer Allen Iverson. (kimclijsters.com 24 May 2006)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"For me the most important is the competition, wanting to win each match. I really live from match to match. A great sports cliche, but it's the truth." (kimclijsters.com, 2006)
Awards
She was named WTA Player of the Year in 2005 and 2010. (WTA, 2012)
Her victory at the 2009 US Open made her the first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong won Wimbledon in 1980. (guardian.co.uk, 14 Sep 2008)
In 2009 she was named the WTA Comeback Player of the Year and also won the WTA Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award. (WTA, 2012)
She was nominated for the World Sportswoman of the Year and World Comeback of the Year awards at the 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards, becoming only the third athlete ever to be nominated in two separate categories. (WTA, 24 May 2006)
She was presented with the Great Cross of the Order of the Crown by the Belgian King Albert II in 2004. (WTA, 24 May 2006)
General
RETIREMENT
She plans to retire for a second time after the US Open in August 2012. She first retired in 2007 citing injury problems but returned in 2009. Despite success on her comeback, including winning the 2009 US Open, she again suffered injury problems at the beginning of the 2012 season. "it's down to the physical side. I've put my body through enough strain and everything. The whole lifestyle, that's what I'm dealing with now, the lifestyle I've had for the last 15 or 20 years. But it's been an incredible adventure these last three, four years. I feel like I've been able to kind of finish that chapter of my tennis year on a good note." (sports.espn.go.com, 07 May 2007; sports.ndtv.com, 25 Jun 2012)
MISSED ATHENS
In November 2003 she announced her intention to skip the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as she did not want to wear Belgium's Adidas-sponsored uniform. She did not feel it would be fair to her sponsor, Italian clothing manufacturer Fila. She eventually had surgery on a torn tendon and a cyst in her left wrist in June 2004, ruling her out of action for three months, a period which included the Olympic tournament. (AFP, 02 Dec 2003)
