After the 2012 U.S.Open (an event she had won three times) Kim Clijsters retired from professional tennis.
She reached the semi final of that year's Australian Championship and the last sixteen at Wimbledon.
She also completed in the London Olympic Games where in the first round she beat Roberta Vinci 6-1 6-4.
The photos above were taken during that match. Her father Leo Clijsters was an International footballer.
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
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2012 |
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| FINAL |
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Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
defeated |
Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
6-3, 6-0 |
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| SEMI FINALS |
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Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
defeated |
Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Kim Clijsters (BEL) |
6-4, 1-6, 6-3 |
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| QUARTER FINALS |
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Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
defeated |
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
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6-7(0-7), 6-0, 6-2 |
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) |
6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
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Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
defeated |
Sara Errani (ITA) |
6-4, 6-4 |
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Kim Clijsters (BEL) |
defeated |
Caroline Wozniacki (POL) |
6-3, 7-6(7-4) |
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| FOURTH ROUND |
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Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
defeated |
Iveta Benesova (CZE) |
6-2, 6-2
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
defeated |
Sabine Lisicki (GER) |
3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
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Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
defeated |
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) |
6-2, 7-6(7-2) |
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Kim Clijsters (BEL) |
defeated |
Li Na (CHN) |
4-6, 7-6(8-6), 6-4 |
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Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
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defeated |
Julia Goerges (GER) |
6-1, 6-1 |
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Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) |
defeated |
Serena Williams (USA) |
6-2, 6-3 |
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Sara Errani (ITA) |
defeated |
Zheng Jie (CHN) |
6-2, 6-1 |
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Caroline Wozniacki (POL) |
defeated |
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) |
6-0, 7-5 |
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