Autographed US Open Offical Ball and 2 Tournament Wristbands

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KIM CLIJSTERS
Autographed US Open Official Ball and 2 Tournament Wristbands
Holds one Grand Slam singles title (2005 US Open); reached four more finals (l. to Capriati at 2001 Roland Garros and to Henin at 2003 Roland Garros, 2003 US Open and 2004 Australian Open).
- Holds two Grand Slam doubles titles (at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2003, both w/Sugiyama).
- Holds 34 career Tour singles titles (tied for 13th all-time w/Martínez) and 11 Tour doubles titles.
- Held No.1 for 19 non-consecutive weeks in singles (11th all-time) and for four non-consecutive weeks in doubles (tied for 19th all-time w/Neiland); was first Belgian to hold either (Henin became second to rise to No.1 in singles); held both simultaneously for three consecutive weeks, one of now-five players to achieve the feat (also Navratilova, Sánchez-Vicario, Hingis and Davenport).
- Career prize money of $14,764,296 is 10th all-time (after Graf, Davenport, Navratilova, Hingis, Henin, V.Williams, S.Williams, Sánchez-Vicario and Seles).
- With Henin, led Belgium to its only Fed Cup title in 2001; went 1-0 in final win over Russia (d. Dementieva).
- Played first pro tournament on ITF Circuit in Belgium in 1997; made Tour debut at Antwerp in 1999, reaching QF (as LL); burst into prominence in Grand Slams in 1999, reaching 4r at Wimbledon (in her first Grand Slam main draw) and 3r at US Open (nearly beating eventual champion S.Williams, holding 5-3 lead in third set before falling); career-best years were 2003 (winning 90 matches and nine titles, finishing at No.2) and 2005 (winning 67 matches and nine titles and again ending year at No.2); spent first 12 weeks at No.1 in 2003 and seven more in 2006.
- Withdrew from Indian Wells in Miami in 2004 w/left wrist tendonitis and bone bruise; after returning to action at Fed Cup, withdrew prior to second match in Berlin (d. Marrero in opener) after reaggravating injury; underwent surgery on June 12 to repair torn tendon and remove cyst in left wrist and made return five months later at Hasselt, reaching SF but ret. vs. Bovina after reaggravating the injury again, withdrawing from remainder of year; returned in February 2005 and compiled one of her career-best seasons, eventually returning to No.1 in 2006.
- Injured left wrist again at Montréal in August 2006, missing another two months before coming back in last two weeks of season; played five tournaments in 2007, winning 34th career Tour singles title at Sydney (saved mp to d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 in final), but on May 6, shortly after dropping opening match at Warsaw (l. to Vakulenko), announced immediate retirement from the Tour, ranked No.4 at the time, only Steffi Graf (No.3 in 1999) retired with a higher singles ranking.