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Elke Clijsters

BEL Age 41 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2002–2004

Elke Clijsters represented Belgium on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 389. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 0–7 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

389 (Sep 15, 2003)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Singles record

0–7 (0.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$47,951

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Elke Clijsters's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Arantxa Parra Santonja #64	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 19, 2004*	R32	Antwerp	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Hard
Tamarine Tanasugarn #34	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2003*	R32	Luxembourg	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Maria Vento-Kabchi #58	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003*	R32	Leipzig	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Carpet
Patty Schnyder #13	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2003*	R32	Antwerp	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Carpet
Anca Barna #74	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2002*	R32	Leipzig	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Elke Clijsters's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Patty Schnyder	2	2	Feb 13, 2003	H2H
Arantxa Parra Santonja	1	1	Feb 19, 2004	H2H
Tamarine Tanasugarn	1	1	Oct 23, 2003	H2H
Maria Vento-Kabchi	1	1	Sep 25, 2003	H2H
Anca Barna	1	1	Sep 26, 2002	H2H

Career Results

Elke Clijsters career results by season
Season	Age	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2002	17	3	3	0.0%	776	646
2003	18	3	3	0.0%	646	446
2004	19	1	1	0.0%	446	649
Career		7	7	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Elke Clijsters career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	17	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
2003	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
2004	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Elke Clijsters career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2002	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2003	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2004	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	7	7	0.0%

Advanced Stats

Elke Clijsters advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2002	17	1469	98.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.67	—	0–1	—	+0.09
2003	18	1452	104.2	—	—	—	—	+29	—	—	0.0%	-3.67	—	—	—	-0.27
2004	19	1440	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.14
Career		1500	100.0	—	—	—	—	+29	—	—	0.0%	-3.22	—	0–1	—	-0.57

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 500

Elke Clijsters WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ANT	LEI	W-L Win %
2002	17	R32	R32	0–2 (0%)
2003	18	R32	R32	0–2 (0%)
2004	19	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–5 (0%)

WTA 250

Elke Clijsters WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BRU	LUX	W-L Win %
2002	17	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	18	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

389

Career-high date

Sep 15, 2003

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Elke Clijsters ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2000	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	840	818	658	658	—
2002	17	—	—	—	—	776	—	779	779	780	779	677	646
2003	18	642	507	501	461	448	440	438	402	392	406	435	446
2004	19	445	483	494	545	463	473	487	576	630	645	646	649
2005	20	648	716	715	745	748	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Elke Clijsters's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Leanne Baker	NZL	#260	1,525	7	1	6	14.3%	$136,918	1999–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Megan Falcon	USA	#331	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	$29,404	2004–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Eden Marama	NZL	#321	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	$16,277	2004–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Amber Liu	USA	#241	1,503	12	2	10	16.7%	$112,326	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Kelly Liggan	IRL	#181	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$238,274	2001–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Trudi Musgrave	AUS	#207	1,501	7	1	6	14.3%	$384,221	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Lydia Steinbach	GER	#262	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	$54,314	2003–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Carla Tiene	BRA	#256	1,509	3	1	2	33.3%	$111,865	2002–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Suchanun Viratprasert	THA	#172	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$144,002	2002–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Ayami Takase	JPN	#250	1,514	2	1	1	50.0%	$106,153	2002–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Natalie Grandin	RSA	#144	1,500	15	1	14	6.7%	$939,023	2001–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Katerina Bohmova	CZE	#302	1,500	18	3	15	16.7%	$147,620	2004–2007	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Elke Clijsters?: Elke Clijsters is 41 years old, born on January 18, 1985.
Which country does Elke Clijsters represent?: Elke Clijsters represents Belgium in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Elke Clijsters?: Elke Clijsters is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Elke Clijsters use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Elke Clijsters uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Elke Clijsters left-handed or right-handed?: Elke Clijsters plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Elke Clijsters won?: Elke Clijsters has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Elke Clijsters won?: TennisDB does not group any of Elke Clijsters's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Elke Clijsters' highest WTA ranking?: Elke Clijsters' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 389, first achieved on September 15, 2003.
What is Elke Clijsters' career win-loss record?: Elke Clijsters has a career WTA singles record of 0 wins and 7 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has Elke Clijsters earned?: Elke Clijsters has earned at least $47,951 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Elke Clijsters's career appear in TennisDB?: Elke Clijsters appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2002 through 2004.
Who has Elke Clijsters faced most often?: Elke Clijsters' most frequent opponent is Patty Schnyder, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.