Elke Clijsters

Elke Clijsters (born 18 January 1985) is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.

Elke Clijsters
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceBree, Belgium
Born (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985
Bilzen, Belgium
Turned pro2000
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$47,951
Singles
Career record53–54
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 389 (15 September 2003)
Doubles
Career record52–23
Career titles0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (06 October 2003)
Last updated on: 30 April 2014.

The daughter of Belgian football player Lei Clijsters (1956–2009) and sister of former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters (born 1983). In 2002, Elke won the girls' Wimbledon Championships doubles title with Barbora Strýcová and the girls' U.S. Open doubles title with compatriot Kirsten Flipkens.[1][2] Her highest was no. 389, a ranking she achieved on 15 September 2003. She played in the Belgium Fed Cup team in 2002, 2003 and 2004, losing all four matches, of which one was a singles match. In 2004, she reached the finals of two ITF singles tournaments, winning the one in Bournemouth. In the same year, she also reached the finals of two ITF doubles tournaments, of which she won one. She retired in 2004 due to a persistent back injury.[3]

She married footballer Jelle Van Damme on 31 May 2008 in Bree.[4] They had their first child in 2009, a boy.[5] She gave birth to their second baby, a girl in November 2010.

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 4 (1–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 7 April 2003 Torre del Greco, Italy Clay Raffaella Bindi 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 11 August 2003 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Lenka Snajdrova 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 1 May 2004 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Melanie South 3–,6 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 8 May 2004 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay Ekaterina Kozhokina 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (7–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 21 August 2000 Westende, Belgium Clay Caroline Maes Natasha Galouza
Anouk Sterk		 1–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 3 September 2001 Petange, Belgium Clay Jaslyn Hewitt Natallia Dziamidzenka
Kika Hogendoorn		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 3. 5 August 2002 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Jaslyn Hewitt Leslie Butkiewicz
Tessy van de Ven		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. 3 November 2002 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Marta Domachowska Jenny Loow
Suzanne van Hartingsveldt		 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 21 January 2003 Hull, United Kingdom Hard (i) Borka Majstorovic Irina Bulykina
Galina Voskoboeva		 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Winner 6. 2 February 2003 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Liana Ungur Zuzana Černá
Iveta Gerlová		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. 18 May 2003 Casale, Italy Clay Leanne Baker Jolanda Mens
Stefanie Weis		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 11 August 2003 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Kirsten Flipkens Zuzana Cerna
Vladimíra Uhlířová		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 2 March 2004 Buchen, Germany Hard (i) Caroline Maes Lucie Hradecka
Eva Hrdinova		 1–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 29 March 2004 Napoli, Italy Clay Mandy Minella Michelle Gerards
Mariëlle Hoogland		 6–1, 6–0

References
  1. "2002 Wimbledon Wrapup and Analysis". About.com. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. Fayat, Serge (10 September 2002). "US Open - Elke Clijsters et Flipkens". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. Belga (15 June 2004). "Elke Clijsters met fin à sa carrière". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. "Elke en Jelle in alle stilte getrouwd". Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 2 June 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. "Zoontje voor Jelle Van Damme en Elke Clijsters". De Standaard (in Dutch). 13 October 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.


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