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(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-12-17 08:07

Residence: Brussels, Belgium

Birthday: June 1, 1982

Birthplace: Lige, Belgium

Height: 5' 5 3/4" (1.67 m)

Weight: 126 lbs. (57 kg)

Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Status: Pro (Jan 1, 1999)

Won/Lost 2010: 32/8

Won/Lost career: 525/115

Singles titles this year: 2

Career Singles titles: 43

Prize money in 2010: $1,401,960

Career Prize Money: $20,863,335

Career highlights

Has won 43 WTA singles titles and seven Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles, one Australian Open title and two US Open titles. Has also won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships twice and the singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Miscellaneous

Coach: Carlos Rodrguez (since age 14)

Favorite surface: clay

Strongest shot: backhand

Favorite place to visit: Montreal, where her godfather lives

Tennis player most admired:Steffi Graf for elegance on court and all she accomplished in her career

Tennis player most wants to play with: Roger Federer, in the mixed doubles

Young player that impresses her: Caroline Wozniacki

Biggest disappointment in career: pulling out of 2006 Wimbledon final against Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo

Crowning moment of career: first French Open title and last WTA Championships title when she defeated Maria Sharapova in the final

Hobbies: cinema and music

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