Elke Clijsters
Elke Clijsters 
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| Nation: |
 Belgium
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| Birthday: | January 18, 1985 |
| 1st professional season: | 2000 |
| Resignation: | 2004 |
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand |
| Prize money: | $ 47,951 |
| singles | |
| Career record: | 53:54 |
| Career title: | 0 WTA , 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking: | 389 (September 15, 2003) |
| Double | |
| Career record: | 52:23 |
| Career title: | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking: | 244 (October 6, 2003) |
| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Elke Clijsters (born January 18, 1985 in Bilzen ) is a former Belgian tennis player .
Career
Elke, the younger sister of the successful tennis player Kim Clijsters , started playing tennis at the age of five. She won one singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . Her highest world ranking positions were 389th in singles and 244th in doubles. In 2004 she ended her professional career.
For the Belgian Fed Cup team , she played four games (three doubles) from 2002 to 2004, none of which she could win.
She is married to the Belgian soccer player Jelle Van Damme . Her father was the Belgian soccer player Leo Clijsters , (1956-2009).
Tournament victories
singles
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1 | May 1, 2004 |
 Bournemouth
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ITF $ 10,000 | sand |
Melanie South
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3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2 |
Web links
- WTA profile of Elke Clijsters (English)
- ITF profile of Elke Clijsters (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Elke Clijsters (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kim Clijsters Small Talk. In: theguardian.com. October 29, 2010, accessed March 27, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Clijsters, Elke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilzen , Belgium |