August 11, 2003: The day Kim Clijsters hit the top of the WTA rankings for the first time

On this day, August 11, 2003, Kim Clijsters reached the world No 1 position for the first time in her career, a day after winning the title at the Los Angeles Open. At the time, she was the first player to sit on top of the WTA rankings without having ever claimed a Grand Slam title, despite having finished runner-up that year at Roland-Garros and having reached the semi-finals at both the…

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