Kim Clijsters introduced she would come out of retirement on this present day in 2009.
The former world primary, then aged 25, mentioned she would make her grand slam comeback on the US Open.
Clijsters had retired in May 2007 and have become a mom the next yr.
“My comeback will be in the United States,” mentioned Clijsters. “I won’t go to these tournaments in the same way I go on holiday.
“I don’t plan to go there as a tourist and come back home after one or two rounds.”
The Belgian was true to her phrase, swiftly reclaiming the US Open title she had first received in 2005 by defeating Caroline Wozniacki.
Clijsters then efficiently defended the title in 2010, earlier than including an Australian Open victory to her CV the next yr.
A second retirement was introduced in 2012, this time owing to household commitments as Clijsters didn’t want to proceed to tour whereas her daughter began college.
But, after a seven-year hiatus and the delivery of her two sons, Clijsters started coaching in early 2019 and introduced the next yr she would make a second profession comeback on the age of 36.
But her return lasted simply 5 matches earlier than she retired for a 3rd time in 2022.