Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters retired at the age of 38. This is the third time that the Belgian has turned her back on professional sport – and in future she will only be a spectator.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters has retired. The 38-year-old Belgian announced this on social media. “I want to let you know that I have decided not to compete anymore,” wrote Clijsters, whose family focus is as a mother of three.
“I still love it”
The former world number one had already turned her back on professional sports twice, in 2007 and 2012. Clijsters returned last in 2020 and, among other things, played the US Open again without success, which she won in 2005, 2009 and 2010.
Clijsters also held the trophy in the air at the Australian Open in 2011. She completed her last match in October 2021 in Indian Wells. “I still love hitting the ball,” said Clijsters now. In the future, however, she will only appear as a spectator at WTA tournaments.