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Kim Clijsters (born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian tennis player who competed professionally from 1997 to 2012. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, she won two Grand Slam tournament titles in doubles and four in singles, including three US Open titles. Along with Justine Henin, she established Belgium as a force in women's tennis, leading the country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001. Clijsters won 41 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the Women's Tennis Association Tour, and was a three-time winner of the WTA Finals. Three of her Grand Slam singles titles were achieved after she became a mother, tying Margaret Court's record. Known for exceptional movement skills and athleticism, she sometimes performed splits on court in the middle of points. Clijsters was popular as a player, winning the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award eight times. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017. (Full article...)
Any thoughts or edits? - Dank (push to talk) 15:14, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
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Kim Clijsters (born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian tennis player who competed professionally from 1997 to 2012. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, she won four Grand Slam singles titles, including three US Open championships. Together with Justine Henin, she established Belgium as a force in women's tennis, leading their country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001. Clijsters won 41 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles titles, including three WTA Tour Championships. After retiring at the age of 23, Clijsters returned to tennis and won a record-tying three Grand Slam singles titles as a mother on the way to becoming the only mother to be ranked No. 1 in singles by the WTA. She was known for her athleticism, in particular her ability to perform splits in the middle of points. With her popularity, Clijsters won the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award eight times. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017. (Full article...)
Is the limit 1000 characters? Sportsfan77777 (talk) 05:47, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- No, it is "between 925 and 1025 characters" per Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:28, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- Sure, that's fine. - Dank (push to talk) 12:20, 16 April 2019 (UTC)