Clijsters retires from professional tennis for third time
Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis bringing the curtain down on her career for probably the last time.
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Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters retires from pro tennis again
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis again.
Third time's a charm as Clijsters retires again
Former women's world number one Kim Clijsters has retired from competitive tennis for the third time in her career, she announced on Tuesday.
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Kim Clijsters announces third retirement from tennis after comeback stalled by Covid-19 and surgery
Kim Clijsters has announced that he is retiring from tennis for a third time and will no longer play “official tournaments”. The four-time Grand Slam champion stepped away from the sport as a 23-year-old in 2007, but returned in 2009 after giving birth to her daughter and won back-to-back US Open titles as well as the Australian Open. Ad/> She retired again after the 2012 US Open, only to return in February 2020.