Kim Clijsters moves into top 20 in women’s rankings after winning US Open in comeback

October 8th, 2009 Henin aims for comeback at Brisbane, AustraliaBRISBANE, Australia — Justine Henin hopes to make her comeback at the Brisbane International, where fellow Belgian star Kim Clijsters will start her 2010 season. Her coach Carlos Rodriguez told Belgian media on Wednesday that Henin was negotiating with organizers in Brisbane and Auckland to play the tuneup events before the Australian Open on Jan.

September 22nd, 2009 BRUSSELS - Former world number one Justine Henin is set to announce her return to tennis some 16 months after she retired from the game, Belgian press reports said Tuesday. Henin, 27, who retired from the sport in May 2008 when at the top of the world rankings, will announce her return live on national television during the evening, it was reported.

September 22nd, 2009 Former No. 1 Henin to return to tennis next yearBRUSSELS — Justine Henin will return to competitive tennis next year. The former top-ranked player made the announcement Tuesday, barely a week after fellow-Belgian Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement by winning the U.S.

September 13th, 2009 Clijsters wins US Open in return from retirementNEW YORK — Kim Clijsters made history Sunday night, capping a comeback from two years out of tennis to become the first unseeded woman to win the U.S. Open — and the first mom to win a major since 1980 — with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over No.

September 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - Kim Clijsters capped her return to Grand Slam big stage after a two-year absence for marriage and motherhood, picking up where she left off at the US Open with a 2009 title to add to her 2005 trophy honours. The first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at Wimbledon in 1980, wept tears of joy as she buried her face in her towel after defeating Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 7-5.

September 12th, 2009 Clijsters stuns S.Williams in US Open semifinalsNEW YORK — Kim Clijsters has upset Serena Williams in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended when the defending champion was docked a point for yelling at an official who called a foot fault.

September 8th, 2009 Serena Williams sets up SF against Kim ClijstersNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open semifinals, setting up a showdown against Kim Clijsters.

September 8th, 2009 Clijsters comes through again, reaches Open semisNEW YORK — Kim Clijsters pulled off another upset that didn't really look like one. Now, she's only two wins from a U.S.

September 4th, 2009 Venus Williams into fourth round at US OpenNEW YORK — This is why Kim Clijsters came back: a match against Venus Williams at the U.S. Open. This is precisely the sort of occasion Clijsters missed while she was away from the tennis tour for two years.

August 31st, 2009 Clijsters wins easily in return to US OpenNEW YORK — The recently unretired Kim Clijsters has easily won her first match at the U.S. Open since taking home the 2005 title.

August 15th, 2009 CINCINNATI - World number one Dinara Safina cut short the run of Kim Clijsters in her comeback tournament, the Cincinnati Open, beating the 26-year-old 6-2, 7-5 in the quarter-finals. Clijsters twice lost leads - she was ahead 2-1 in the first set and 4-1 in the second - to go down to the Russian here Friday.

August 14th, 2009 CINCINNATI - Kim Clijsters reached a Women Tennis Association (WTA) quarter-final for the first time since early 2007 as her comeback to tennis continued full throttle at the Cincinnati Open. The 26-year-old Belgian, who retired in May 2007 to get married and have a baby, has shown that her form has not deserted her, defeating current French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 here Thursday.

August 13th, 2009 Clijsters gets wild card for Rogers CupTORONTO — Former world No. 1 player Kim Clijsters was one of three players awarded wild cards Wednesday into the main draw of the Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament.

July 23rd, 2009 Williams sisters, Clijsters lead US Open fieldWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Defending champion Serena Williams and four other past winners, including her sister Venus and wild-card entry Kim Clijsters, are in the provisional women's field for the U.S.

July 17th, 2009 Kim Clijsters is married and a mom these days. Now she hopes to again become a year-round professional tennis player.