Career singles titles: 34 including one Grand Slam

Wimbledon record: 24-7

First Wimbledon match: 1999 beat Lubiani Francesca 6-0, 6-4

Best performance: Semi-finalist (2003, 2006)

Last match: 2006 lost semi-final to Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4, 7-6(4)

Did you know: Her father, Leo Clijsters, played football for Belgium in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups

Centre Court highlight: Clijsters had turned 16 just a few weeks before the 1999 Championships. She had reached the main draw via qualifying having only been accepted into the qualifying event after four other players had withdrawn. But from the moment she walked onto the grass Clijsters appeared at home. She did not drop a set on her way to the quarter-final where she met the reigning champion Steffi Graf on Centre Court. She lost in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 to one of the game's greatest players, but she was a credit to herself and her talents in getting that far.

She says:"To be asked to be part of this unique event with Andre and Steffi and Tim is very exciting and a real privilege. It has been ten years since I played Steffi at Wimbledon. My first and only match against her in my career. It was quite an experience. I was very nervous to play against my idol and because of the rain the match took two days to finish. The new roof will prevent that this time around."

Kim Clijsters was born on 8 June 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium. She turned professional in August 1997 and during her professional career, won 34 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002 and 2003 and the US Open singles title in 2005. Clijsters was twice a singles runner-up at the French Open and a one-time runner-up at the Australian Open. She also reached two Wimbledon singles semifinals. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters retired in May 2007 and is now married to American basketball player Brian Lynch who is based in Clijsters' hometown of Bree. They have one daughter who was born on 27 February 2008.