Know About Upcoming Mobile Phone and It's Great History

Mobile Phone Company and Their Share Market In The World-

Some mobile phones

Siemens AX72.

A mobile phone (also known as a wireless phone, cell phone, or cellular telephone) is a little portable radio telephone.

The mobile phone can be used to communicate over long distances without wires. It works by communicating with a nearby base station (sometimes called a "cell") which connects it to the main phone network. 

As the mobile phone moves around, if the mobile phone gets too far away from the cell it is connected to, that cell sends a message to another cell to tell the new cell to take over the call.

This is called a "hand off," and the call continues with the new cell the phone is connected to. The hand-off is done so well and carefully that the user will usually never even know that the call was transferred to another cell.

As mobile phones became more popular, they began to cost less money, and more people could afford them. Monthly plans allowing people available for rates as low as US$30 or $40 a month. Cell phones have become so cheap to own that they have mostly replaced pay phones and phone booths except for areas with a lot of people.

As well as making voice calls, mobile phones can be used for other things:

• Sending and receiving emails, text and multimedia messages
• Registering contacts
• Using calculator, currency, alarm, etc. functions
• Internet
• Playing games
• Taking photos and videos

History-

An evolution of mobile phones

Smartphones-

The latest mobile phones are commonly referred to as smart phones. These phones can be used for email, browsing the internet, playing music and games, and many other functions that computers can perform. This is because they basically are small computers. 

Older phones also used computer technology, but lacked many of the parts of a computer that were too big to fit into a phone. Modern phone makers have been able to make computer parts small enough to fit inside a phone.

Advancements have also been made in the field of data communication. Smart phones can send and receive data much faster than older phones. The industry uses different standards to label the data transmission rates. 2G was introduced in 1991. 

2G means 2nd Generation. 2G phones transmit data at about the same speed as a 56kbps (kilabits per second) dial-up modem would get. 3G was introduced in 2002. 3G phones vary in speed, but range from about 200kbps to 14mbps (megabits per second).


This is comparable to a DSL or low end Cable Modem's speed. Most smart phones use 3G technology because 2G is not fast enough to practically use e-mail, internet, and other data features. A new Generation of technology is being introduced now called 4G. 

4G speeds are estimated to be as fast as 100mbps to 1gbps (gigabit per second). This would be as fast as some computer networks that use ethernet. The newest smart phones use 4G technology.

Market share-

In Q1 2011, Apple surpassed Nokia as the world's top handset vendor in revenue and Nokia market share drop continuously to 29 percent in Q1 2011 as the lowest level since the late 1990s.

In June 2011, Nokia has also announced that in Q2 2011 the sales and margins are expected to be much lower than anticipated due to global competition in both low-and-high end markets.


At April 6, 2011 market capitalization of HTC surpassed Nokia with $33.8 billion over $33.4 billion respectively. The credit agency was also downgraded Nokia's debt from A2 to A3.


Market share of world's top 5 mobile vendor:

Source	Date	Nokia	SAMSUNG	LG	Apple	ZTE	Others	References
Gartner	Q2/2011	22.8%	16.3%	5.7%	4.6%	3.0%	35.8%
IDC	Q2/2011	24.2%	19.2%	6.8%	5.6%	4.5%	39.7%

 

4G predecessors and discontinued candidate systems-

 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE):

Telia-branded Samsung LTE modem

The pre-4G technology 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) is often branded "4G", but the first LTE release does not fully comply with the IMT-Advanced requirements. LTE has a theoretical net bit rate capacity of up to 100 Mbit/s in the downlink and 50 Mbit/s in the uplink if a 20 MHz channel is used — and more if multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), i.e. antenna arrays, are used.

The physical radio interface was at an early stage named High Speed OFDM Packet Access (HSOPA), now named Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA). The first LTE USB dongles do not support any other radio interface.

The world's first publicly available LTE service was opened in the two Scandinavian capitals Stockholm (Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks systems) and Oslo (a Huawei system) on 14 December 2009, and branded 4G. The user terminals were manufactured by Samsung. Currently, the two publicly available LTE services in the United States are provided by MetroPCS, and Verizon Wireless. AT&T also has an LTE service in planned for deployment between mid-2011 and end of 2013, Sprint Nextel has stated it's considering switching from WiMax to LTE in the near future.

In South Korea, SK Telecom and LG U+ have enabled access to LTE service since 1 July 2011 for data devices, slated to go nationwide by 2012.

Data speeds of LTE

	LTE
Peak Download	100 Mbit/s
Peak Upload	50 Mbit/s

Rank	Company	Main Markets	Technology	Proportionate            subscribers                 (in millions)

1

China Mobile

China

GSM

2

Vodafone

United Kingdom

GSM,

3

Telefónica O2

Spain

GSM,

4

América Móvil

Mexico

GSM,

5

Airtel

India (Airtel)

GSM,

199.610 (Dec 2010)

 Every day we see a new model and new software as far as mobile phone are concerned. There is boom in mobile phone technology. 

Now mobile phones are competing with computer and television. And it has become a unique tool where it is substituting computer and television in a single miniature piece. Today mobile phone is capable to access Internet very much as a computer and can download and play a video much like a television.

Mobile phone technology is growing at incredibly faster rate. And now the people are not able to assume- what next? People are finding it difficult to cope up with. The fastest growing industry in the history of mankind and in science has to be mobile phone industry. 

Frequently introduction of new computerized phone in the market with latest software and accessories has surprised the people, which they never dreamt. It is not a history but few years' back we remember there was a time when mobile phone concept itself was not born. 

Few years back payphone were used and people used to wait in queue for making a call. The first series of mobile phone in the world was analog mobile phones. 

It was just like in dream everything changed and mobile phone technology taken a turn to change analog technology into digital technology. People thrown their analog phone and replaced it with a high tech digital one.

The launch of the new Apple's iPhone 5 in October will push sales growth in the online market for previous iPhone models, according to eBay 

A decent Android phone for £99 - Huawei's new Blaze is the company's first under its own brand and it's a pleasant surprise from the Chinese manufacturer 

Latest invention of mobile phone industry is - The iPhone. It has just been introduced in the market and whirling the world into its stream. iPhone is sleek in its look and has innumerable features. It is going to make a great impact in the mobile phone industry.

Look! Wonder of modern mobile phone technology.
 

Nielsen survey claims ‘more UK consumers choose Android smartphones, but many still covet the iPhone’

source-From Wikipedia

 

Samantha Stosur An Australian Professional Tennis Player and Former Player

Samantha Stosur won the 2011 US Open singles-

Samantha Stosur

Country	Australia
Residence	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born	30 March 1984 (age 27)(1984-03-30) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$9,062,278
Singles
Career record	351–244
Career titles	3 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 4 (21 February 2011)
Current ranking	No. 7 (12 September 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (2006, 2010)
French Open	F (2010)
Wimbledon	3R (2009)
US Open	W (2011)
Other tournaments
Championships	SF (2010)
Doubles
Career record	339–153
Career titles	23 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (6 February 2006)
Current ranking	No. 35 (12 September 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (2006)
French Open	W (2006)
Wimbledon	F (2008, 2009, 2011)
US Open	W (2005)
Other Doubles tournaments
WTA Championships	W (2005, 2006)
Olympic Games	2R (2008)
Mixed Doubles
Career titles	2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (2005)
Wimbledon	W (2008)

Stosur at the 2009 US Open

Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur (English pronunciation: /ˈstoʊzər/ stoh-zər, born 30 March 1984) is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. 

Stosur is ranked World No. 7 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No. 1 on the WTA Tour in doubles with Lisa Raymond from the United States.

Samantha Stosur is the daughter of Tony and Diane and has two brothers, Dominic and Daniel. At the age of six her house in Gold Coast was destroyed by a flood, causing her family to move to Adelaide.

There she started playing tennis, when she was given a racquet for Christmas at the age of eight. While her parents worked long hours at the cafe they had started up, Stosur played at local courts with older brother Daniel, who later encouraged their parents to take her to tennis lessons.

Stosur began her 2011 season by competing at the Brisbane International. She fell in straight sets to fellow Australian, Jarmila Groth in the second round. After this tournament, Stosur competed at the Medibank Sydney International as the fourth seed. She lost in the second round to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Stosur was seeded fifth at the 2011 Australian Open, where she lost in the third round to 25th seed Petra Kvitová, 6–7, 3–6. 

Stosur's ranking rose to number 5, despite her early loss at the Australian Open. Stosur then rose to a new career high no. 4, following a quarterfinal showing at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Stosur had a disappointing start to the first American leg of the year, falling in the third round of the Indian Wells to Dinara Safina, 6–7, 4–6.

In Miami, Stosur was seeded fourth, but was defeated in the fourth round by 16th seed and former no. 1 Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 1–6.

Williams arrived in the final after dismantling world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals on Saturday night in a match that dragged toward midnight.

"I was more tired than I expected," Williams said. "But I want to give all credit to Sam today ... She played really, really well. That's what you have to do when you play a Grand Slam final."

Stosur, playing her second career Grand Slam final after a runner-up finish in the French Open last year, quickly claimed the opening set, breaking Williams to lead 2-1 and winning the last 12 points of the set as Williams' frustration grew.

Williams, whose powerful serve is a cornerstone of her game, struggled to get her first serves in and Stosur repeatedly made her pay.

"She was cracking 'em today," Williams said of the Australian, who was still rolling in the opening game of the second frame when she gave herself a double break point with a crushing return of serve.

Williams saved one with an ace, and appeared to save another for deuce.

The Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury Hotels and Resorts

Ritz-Carlton has been featured on Zagat Survey Top Lists for dining, hotels and service-

Located at the gateway to Southeast Asia, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore welcomes you to one of the world’s most vibrant cities. Featuring 608 newly-renovated guestrooms with unobstructed skyline or Marina Bay views, award-winning dining and a soothing spa, The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Singapore is a luxurious oasis nestled in the heart of Marina Centre and is within a short scenic stroll to the Integrated Resort.

Rooms are equipped with 46-inch wall-mounted LED TVs, walk-in closets, wireless high-speed internet access and IP phones. Plan your stay at this impeccable Five-Star hotel and experience luxury of the highest order.

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The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., United States

The Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotels and resorts with 75 properties located in major cities and resorts in 24 countries worldwide. It also has major service training operations in its Ritz-Carlton Learning Institute and Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, created by Ritz-Carlton executive (emeritus) Leonardo Inghilleri, where nearly 50,00 executives from other companies worldwide have been trained in the Ritz-Carlton principles of service.

Hotel Policies-

• Hotel Check-in is from 3 p.m.; check out is by 12 p.m. noon
• Pets: The hotel allows pets under 20 pounds. There is a $125 pet fee per stay.

Hotel Information:

Situated in the heart of Downtown L.A., The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles soars above the city, offering a sleek, sophisticated atmosphere, refined service and sweeping views at every turn. Just blocks from Los Angeles landmarks, such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, STAPLES Center and MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles is an urban oasis from which to enjoy the city’s dynamic surroundings and numerous cultural opportunities.

The recently opened hotel features:

• 123 guest rooms, including 13 suites and The Ritz-Carlton Suite
• Award-winning WP24 restaurant and lounge from celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck
• The Ritz-Carlton Spa with nine luxurious treatment rooms
• The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge
• 26th floor outdoor rooftop heated swimming pool and jacuzzi with panoramic city and mountain views
• Nearly 100,000 square feet of meeting space including three ballrooms in The Gallery Collection
• Spacious Fitness Center on 26th floor
• Wi-Fi access in all public areas and guest rooms

 

Relax, Rejuvenate and Restore at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Los Angeles.
Downtown Los Angeles’ first full-service spa, the luxurious 8,000-square-foot Ritz-Carlton Spa reflects the glamour and excitement of Los Angeles in a sleek, urbane environment.


An urban oasis in the heart of the city, guests enjoy the ultimate in pampering, from a signature Champagne welcome to unparalleled personalized service.


Signature treatments, such as the Champagne & Shimmer Ultimate Manicure & Pedicure, Glowing Gold Facial and Champagne & Citrus Sugar Scrub ensure guests are radiant and feeling red-carpet ready. 

Property Features & Amenities:

• WP24 Restaurant and Lounge
• 100,000 square feet of meeting space including three ballrooms in the Gallery Collection
• State-of-the-art fitness center
• Spa facilities with massages and skin/body treatments and hair services
• Limousine services available upon request
• Valet parking
• Luggage storage
• Private front drive entrance
• Luxury Car Rental
• Babysitting services available upon request
• Wireless Internet access in all public spaces

WORLD CUP 2011 LEADING WICKET TAKERS PROFILE

WASIM AKRAM IS THE KING OF SWING AND TOP BOWLERS IN THE WORLD-

Boom Boom the surprise Leader:

 

Currently its Shahid Afridi who is leading the pack after the two matches played in the Group Stages. He has won two Man of the Match in two devastating bowling performences which have already put him up their as the contender player of the Tournament. He would want to do the same with the bat but as long as his googlies are foxing oppostion batsmen, his fan wont mind. he has 9 wickets to his name so far and with the tracks supporting his leg spin he can surely get many more in the remaing group mathes.

Mitchel Johnson Picked up 8 wickets so far with the best bowling of 4/16. he will be keen to show what he has in store for his fans in the World Cup 2011. Here is the table showing top 5 bowlers who will be fighting it out for the best bowler award.

World Cup 2011 TOP Bowlers Leading Wicket Takers-

LEADING WICKET TAKERS:

Players                          Matches        Wickets       Overs     Mdns     Runs       Best   Economy 

Shahid Afridi (Pak)              8                  21              74.3             4         270         5/16    3.62

Zaheer Khan (Ind)               9                  21               81.3            4         394         3/20     4.83 

Tim Southee (NZ)                8                  18               72.2            7         312         3/13     3.90 

M Muralitharan (SL)          9                  15               71.0            2         291          4/25     4.09  

Yuvraj Singh (IND)             9                  15                75.0            5        377           5/31    4.16

RJ Peterson (SA)                7                  15                56.0            5         236          4/12    4.02

Imran Tahir (SA)                 5                  14                39.3            2         150          4/38    3.90  

Umar Gul (PAK)                  7                  14                 52.3           4         203          3/30    4.22  

KJR Roach (WI)                 5                  13                 40.3            2        156           6/27    3.88 

Harvir Baidwan (Can)         6                   13                 56.0           3         301         3/35     5.91

Kim Clijsters is ranked No. 2 in singles and is a former World No. 1 in doubles

Kim Clijsters Is Recognized For Her Deep- powerful- Well-placed -Groundstrokes and Her Backhand Is More Reliable Consistent-

The 13th-seeded Czech had breezed past new world number one Clijsters in straight sets Sunday for her third WTA career title.

But the trip to the Gulf region left her looking tired and jaded and she lost in two tie-break sets 7-6 7-6 to Ayumi Morita, a Japanese qualifier.

Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, who claimed the Pattaya Open title in Thailand Sunday, also fell at the first hurdle.

She lost to Russian Anna Chakevetadze, who eased through 6-1 6-3 to earn a second round meeting with top seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Grand Slam finals-

 Singles: 8 finals (4 titles, 4 runner-ups):

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2001	French Open	Clay	Jennifer Capriati	1–6, 6–4, 12–10
Runner-up	2003	French Open (2)	Clay	Justine Henin	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	2003	US Open	Hard	Justine Henin	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	2004	Australian Open	Hard	Justine Henin	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	2005	US Open	Hard	Mary Pierce	6–3, 6–1
Winner	2009	US Open (2)	Hard	Caroline Wozniacki	7–5, 6–3
Winner	2010	US Open (3)	Hard	Vera Zvonareva	6–2, 6–1
Winner	2011	Australian Open	Hard	Li Na	3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Kim Clijsters of Belgium climbed to the top of the WTA women's tennis rankings released on Monday, dislodging Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

The Australian Open winner was assured of top spot after a quarterfinal win Friday at the Paris Indoor event.

She reached the final of the Paris event, only to lose to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

Clijsters, a four-time Grand Slam winner, has 8 835 points, with Wozniacki on 8 655 and Vera Zvonareva of Russia on 7 255.

Clijsters topped the rankings in 2003 and again in 2006. She quit the game in 2007 to have a child and then returned to win 2009 and 2010 US Opens and the Australian title on January 29.

She has outnumbered Kim Clijsters as she regained World No. 1 ranking in the WTA ranking list on Monday. The top seed of Denmark is now also celebrating the 13th title of her career after winning the DubaiRussia. Open Sunday as she outplayed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Kim Clijsters

Nick name	Aussie Kim
Country	Belgium
Residence	Bree, Belgium
Date of birth	8 June 1983 (1983-06-08) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bilzen, Belgium
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	17 August 1997
Retired	6 May 2007 Returned 11 August 2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$23,629,561 (3rd in overall rankings)
Singles
Career record	493–115 (81.0%)
Career titles	41 WTA (13th in overall rankings) 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (11 August 2003)
Current ranking	No. 2 (21 February 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (2011)
French Open	F (2001, 2003)
Wimbledon	SF (2003, 2006)
US Open	W (2005, 2009, 2010)
Other tournaments
Championships	W (2002, 2003, 2010)
Doubles
Career record	131–54
Career titles	11 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1 (4 August 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2003)
French Open	W (2003)
Wimbledon	W (2003)
US Open	QF (2002)
Last updated on: February 4, 2011.

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (Dutch pronunciation: [kɪm ˈklɛistərs] - born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 21 February 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 2 in singles and is a former World No. 1 in doubles. She shares the record for most Grand Slam singles titles won as a mother with Margaret Court.

Clijsters is the reigning singles champion at the US Open and the Australian Open. She has also won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open, in 2005, 2009 and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She has also been runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments, and won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003 and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters announced her retirement with immediate effect on 6 May 2007, but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season. In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.

Tennis career-

Clijsters started her season at the Adidas International, where she won her first tournament of the year defeating Lindsey Davenport in straight sets in the final. Clijsters reached the final after defeating Patty Schnyder, Chanda Rubin and Justine Henin. At the Australian Open, Clijsters lost in the semi-final to Serena Williams 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 after holding 5 match points. On the way to the semis Clijsters lost just fifteen games beating Samantha Reeves and completing a double bagel (wherein the opposing player fails to win a single game) against Petra Mandula. Then continuing to win in straight sets against Tatiana Poutchek, Amanda Coetzer and Anastasia Myskina. and at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, where she defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final.

Clijsters in 2003

Clijsters reached the final of the WTA German Open after defeating Jennifer Capriati 6–4 in the final set. In the final she played Justine Henin and squandered three match points as Clijsters lost the final set 7–5. To compound the day Clijsters also lost the doubles final 6–4 in the final set.

Clijsters’ third title of the year came at the Telecom Italia Masters in Rome, where she defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, white washing the Frenchwoman in the final set. After Clijsters had defeated Myskina and doubles partner Ai Sugiyama to make the final.

At the French Open Clijsters’ reached the final for the second year running after defeating Nadia Petrova. In the final Clijsters lost 6–0, 6–4 to Henin at the US open, 7–5, 6–1. She also lost in the semi-final at Wimbledon to Venus Williams after leading by a set and a break. On 11 August 2003, Clijsters attained the World No. 1 ranking, holding the spot for 12 non-consecutive weeks during the remainder of the year, and was the first player to be top ranked by the WTA without first winning a Grand Slam singles title.

2006-

Clijsters in 2006

Clijsters started the year by winning an exhibition tournament, the Watson Water Challenge, in Hong Kong. On her way to the title she defeated Jie Zheng, Elena Dementieva, and top ranked Lindsay Davenport. Clijsters then withdrew from her semi-final match at the WTA tournament in Sydney, citing a left hip muscle strain.

At the Australian Open, Clijsters defeated former champion Martina Hingis in the quarter-finals 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 before retiring from her semi-final match with Amélie Mauresmo. Despite the loss, the ranking points she accumulated were enough to regain the World No. 1 ranking, a position she last held on 9 November 2003. She was the first tennis player, male or female, to rise from outside the Top 100 (World No. 134) to World No. 1 in less than a year. Clijsters' loss to Mauresmo in the Australian Open semi-final was due to an ankle injury. Although she had been expected to miss at least eight weeks to recover, Clijsters returned two weeks later at the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp. She lost the final of that tournament to Mauresmo in three sets.

Clijsters won her first title of the year at a clay court event in Warsaw, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. At the French Open in May, Clijsters reached the semi-final without losing a set, defeating Hingis in the quarter-finals 7–6, 6–1. However, she lost to Justine Henin in the semi-final 6–3, 6–2 on her 23rd birthday. She was seeded second going into Wimbledon but was again eliminated in the semi-final by Henin, also in straight sets, 6–4, 7–6(4).

Clijsters at 2006 Wimbledon

Clijsters collected her second title of the year as the top seed in Stanford, defeating Patty Schnyder in the final. Clijsters then reached the final in San Diego, falling to second-seeded Maria Sharapova in straight sets. This was her first loss to Sharapova in five career meetings.

On 16 August, after receiving a first round bye at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal, Clijsters faced Canadian Stéphanie Dubois in the second round. Having won the first set 6–1 and trailing 2–3 in the second set, Clijsters slipped and fell on her left wrist and was forced to retire from the match. On 18 August 2006, Clijsters announced on her official website that the condition of her wrist was worse than she had expected and that she would be unable to defend her title at the US Open. She also missed the Fed Cup final against Italy, which Italy won 3–2.

Playing in Paris at the Gaz de France Stars tournament, her first event in more than two months, Clijsters successfully defended her title by beating qualifier Kaia Kanepi in the final. At the year-ending WTA Tour Championships, Clijsters lost a semi-final to Mauresmo 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 after defeating Dementieva and Kuznetsova and losing to Sharapova in the round robin phase of the tournament.

 2007: Retirement-

2007 was to be Clijsters’ final year on tour as she had planned in 2005 to retire at the end of the 2007 season. Clijsters started the year by winning an exhibition tournament, the Watson Water Challenge, in Hong Kong. On her way to the title, she defeated Jie Zheng, Patty Schnyder, and top ranked Maria Sharapova. Clijsters then won the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia, defeating Nicole Pratt, Shahar Peer, Li Na and Jelena Janković to claim the title after being match point down in the final.

Clijsters at the 2007 J&S Cup

At the Australian Open Clijsters was the fourth seed. The Belgian started by giving a double bagal to Vasilisa Bardina before going on to defeat Akiko Morigami, Alona Bondarenkoand Daniela Hantuchová in straight sets. Clijsters then defeated sixth seed Martina Hingis in three sets before losing to Sharapova in the semi-finals.

Clijsters next played in Belgium for the final time at the Proximus Diamond Games after pulling out of the Open Gaz de France with a hip injury. When Clijsters said that she was fit she hinted that she may miss the French Open. Clijsters reached the final of the Diamond Games losing to Amélie Mauresmo. Defeating Olga Poutchkova, Ana Ivanović and Tatiana Golovin while on the way to the final without dropping a set.

After this event Clijsters confirmed that she would miss the French Open and US Open, making Wimbledon her last Grand Slam event. The Belgian also added that her last two tournaments would be in Luxembourg and at the WTA Tour Championships in Stuttgart.

At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Clijsters lost in the fourth round to Li Na in three sets. and Sam Stosur. A month later in her first clay tournament of the year, at Warsaw Clijsters failed to defend her title when she lost to Julia Vakulenko 7–6(3), 6–3. After beating Akiko Morigami

 

On 6 May 2007, citing injuries, Clijsters announced on her official website that she was cutting short her season and bringing forward her plans to retire from professional tennis. Clijsters decided to retire immediately from the sport.

Following Cincinnati Clijsters played at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on another wildcard. She defeated British qualifier Elena Baltacha in the first round. In the second round, she defeated World No. 9 Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 but lost to World No. 4 Jelena Janković in the third round 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, after serving for the match at 5–3.

Clijsters at the 2009 US Open

She then received a wildcard to play in the main draw of the US Open. She easily won her first round match over Viktoriya Kutuzova 6–1, 6–1. She won her second round match, defeating World No. 14 Marion Bartoli for the second time in three weeks 5–7, 6–1, 6–2. She then defeated compatriot Kirsten Flipkens 6–0, 6–2 in the third round. She went on to upset World No. 3 Venus Williams in the fourth round 6–0, 0–6, 6–4. This was only Clijsters' 11th competitive match since coming out of retirement. Clijsters beat 18th seed Li Na in straight sets 6–2, 6–4 to reach the semi-finals where she faced defending champion and World No. 2 Serena Williams, winning 6–4, 7–5 after Williams was given a point penalty on match point after a dispute with an official over a foot fault call.

Clijsters became the first unseeded finalist at the US Open since Venus Williams in 1997, and the first wildcard to ever reach the US Open final. With her victory over Serena, Clijsters became the only player to have beaten both Williams sisters in the same tournament twice. In the final she defeated ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 6–3 to win her second US Open title. Her US Open victory placed her in the top 20 in the world rankings. She also became the first Wild Card champion in US Open history and the first mother to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980. Clijsters is popularly known as one of the "comeback queens" of tennis. Clijsters then received a wildcard to play at the 2009 BGL Luxembourg Open in Luxembourg, as the second seed. She eased through her opening match 6–2, 6–2 against Meghann Shaughnessy but fell to Patty Schnyder in a close second round encounter 4–6, 6–3, 6–7.

Playing an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium on December 10, Clijsters defeated rival Venus Williams 6–1, 7–5. She finished the year ranked 18th.

In March 2010, Clijsters won her first Laureus World Sports Award, for her remarkable 2009 US Open comeback. She also won the WTA Comeback Player of the Year and the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the seventh time.

 2010-

Clijsters started her 2010 campaign at the Brisbane International in Australia as the top seed. She defeated Tathiana Garbin and Alicia Molik in the first two rounds without dropping a set. She then defeated Lucie Šafářová in three sets to advance to the semifinals where she defeated Andrea Petkovic to set up a final with her rival and compatriot Justine Henin. Clijsters led 6–3, 4–1 before Henin to win eight consecutive games to take the second set and lead 3–0 in the final set. Clijsters trailed 5–3 saved two match points before breaking back and forcing a final set tie break defeating her rival 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(6).

Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki at an official function

Clijsters' next tournament was the 2010 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season where she was seeded 15h. Clijsters advanced to the third round with straight sets wins over Valérie Tétreault and Tamarine Tanasugarn. In the third round Clijsters lost to the World No. 20 Nadia Petrova winning just one game in the worst defeat of her career.

Clijsters did not play competitively again until March at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. She was seeded 14th but she fell to the 23rd seed Alisa Kleybanova in the third round losing a final set tie break. and Shahar Pe'er. Clijsters then defeated the defending champion Victoria Azarenka for the loss of just four games. Before defeating the World No. 10 Samantha Stosur in the quarter-finals and Justine Henin in a final set tie break to reach the final. Clijsters went on to beat Venus Williams in straight sets in the final, ending the American’s fifteen match unbeaten streak. As a result of winning the title for the second time, Clijsters' ranking rose to World No. 10. Clijsters found form at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open as she went on to win the title. As the 14th seed, she only dropped three games while defeating Petra Kvitová

2011-

Clijsters' first competitive outing of the year was the Medibank International Sydney in Australia. In the first round, Clijsters defeated Alexandra Dulgheru in two sets, 6–1, 6–2. She then defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Victoria Azarenka and Alisa Kleybanova to advanced to the final where she was defeated by World No. 11 Li Na from China, 7–6(3), 6–3, despite leading 5–0 in the first set.

Clijsters in Paris, 2011

Clijsters started her strong campaign at the 2011 Australian Open at Melbourne Park as the tournament's favorite with an emphatic 6–0, 6–0 victory over former World No. 1 Dinara Safina in the first round. This was the first time in tennis' open era that a former World No. 1 player received a double bagel loss in a grand slam tournament. Clijsters then defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6–1, 6–3 and Alizé Cornet 7–6(3), 6–3, before winning a fourth-round match against Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 7–6(3), 6–2. In the quarterfinals, Clijsters continued her progress without dropping a set by beating the twelfth seed Agnieszka Radwańska 6–3, 7–6(4). She comfortably defeated World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–3, guaranteeing her accession to World No. 2, her highest ranking since her return to the tour. Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open singles by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3; It was her first major win outside the US and her fourth overall. Clearly emotional, Clijsters declared that she finally had earned the title "Aussie Kim".

Clijsters next traveled to play at the indoor tournament in Paris. After defeating Jelena Dokić in the quarterfinals, Clijsters returned to the top of the WTA rankings for the first time in almost five years, overtaking Caroline Wozniacki. Clijsters eventually progressed to the final of the competition, but was beaten by third seed Petra Kvitová in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.

Tennis betting sources saw that in 2008, Henin initially retired from the sport, becoming disappointed by life on the women’s tour, but in 2010 she came back to action.

When she slipped during a fourth-round clash at Wimbledon against compatriot Kim Clijsters, the right elbow of the world’s former number one suffered a partial ligament fracture, and many fans that followed her tennis scores have been shocked when they heard about this.

In October, she came back, looking to start the 2011 campaign in top form, only to feel a return of pain to her elbow when the Australian Open was taking place.

“I’ve had to deal with a lot of injuries throughout my career but this time, at 29, I just can’t go on,” she said.

KIM CLIJSTERS is wearing a green retro outfit to honour the maternal tennis deeds of Australian great Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and with her third grand slam title since returning 17 months ago from the birth of her daughter, the Belgian has become the most successful mother in the game with her success over Li Na in the Australian Open final last night.

Clijsters does not intend to play on past next year's London Olympics, and so is determined to make the most of what time is left. Last night against Chinese trailblazer Li, the third seed won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in a little more than two hours to claim her fourth major championship from eight finals, and the first from her two - seven years apart - at Melbourne Park.

With the losses of Justine Henin and then Maria Sharapova, the tournament was guaranteed a new champion, and to Clijsters goes the cheque for a record $2.2 million and the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

 

''I finally feel like you guys can call me 'Aussie Kim' because I won the title,'' the popular winner said in her victory speech. ''To the fans, thank you so much, not just here in Melbourne. I've been coming to Australia for many years, and you guys have been amazing.

''Even when things weren't going so well, you guys have been supportive … it helped me keep fighting and get the title today.''

 

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