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Australian Open Champion Kim Clijsters

Kim Clijsters of Belgium holds her trophy after winning Li Na of China in their women's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 29, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Yurik Niko

MELBOURNE | Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:49am EST

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Following is a fact box on Belgian Kim Clijsters, who won her first Australian Open and fourth grand slam title with a 3-6 6-3 6-3 victory over China's Li Na on Saturday.

MAKING HER NAME

* Born on June 8, 1983 in Bil zen, Belgium, Clijsters is the daughter of Belgian international footballer Leo Clijsters and national gymnastics champion Else .

* Made her senior tournament debut on IF circuit in Belgium in 1997, losing in the quarter-finals.

* Quickly established her rivalry with compatriot Justine Hen in in IF circuit events in Belgium during 1998.

GRAND SLAM TITLES

* Claimed the women's doubles title at Roland Gare's with Japanese partner AI Fujiyama in 2003, and teams up with Fujiyama again to capture the women's doubles title at Wimbledon.

* Became the first Belgian to be ranked world number one in 2003 after triumphing in Los Angeles.

* Suffered for two years with injuries, but won the U.S. Open in 2005, seeing off France's Mary Pierce 6-3 6-1.

* Following a two-year break to start a family, she won the 2009 U.S. Open title to become the first mother to win a grand slam title since Evonne Collagen triumphed at Wimbledon in 1980.

In only her third tournament back, the Belgian wild card beat Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniak in the Flushing Meadows final.

* Seeded number two, she returned to New York 12 months later to be crowned 2010 U.S. Open champion, clinching the title for a third time by beating Russia's Vera Savonarola 6-2 6-1.

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