Kim Clijsters to close Academy on July 1st

The Kim Clijsters Academy will close its doors on July 1st, Hall of Famer Clijsters announced on social media recently.

The official announment from the Academy reads:

“Kim had the dream about eight years ago to build an international training school in Bree in a cozy club context, but among other things due to corona and her move to the US, we have to save that dream now anyway. We have decided to discontinue the activities after a thorough financial review. It’s a hard sink for the whole team, and certainly Kim too, but we’ve thought about this for a long time and this is the only option."

Clijsters herself added:

"Over a period of 8 years we experienced some fantastic moments at the Academy. I have seen so many people enjoying themselves on the tennis court, I have watched children grow and develop their skills. It was a pure pleasure so I want to extend my warmest gratitude to everyone involved. It has always been my goal to give something back to the sport that has given me so much over the years. I very much regret that this initiative was unable to grow into a major success. Now I just want to take the time to sort out everything with all the people involved. Afterwards, we will see what the future brings."