Brisbane Final Results

Written by: Staff on 9th January 2010

Brisbane Final Results

Kim Clijsters holds the Womens Championship Trophy after her 2009 US Open match against Caroline Wozniacki in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, New York on September 13, 2009. Kim Clijsters defeats Caroline Wozniacki by the score of 7-5, 6-3 to win the 2009 US Open Womens Championship. |

Saturday, January 9, 2010
Singles – Final
(1) Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. (WC) Justine Henin (BEL) 63 46 76(6)

Doubles – Final
Hlavackova/Hradecka (CZE/CZE) d. Czink/Parra Santonja (HUN/ESP) 26 76(3) 104 (Match TB)

Final Facts
– Clijsters wins her 36th singles title on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, and second since making her comeback in August 2009. The 26-year-old Belgian is now 36-17 in Tour finals.
– Henin was playing her first Tour event since Berlin in 2008, where she was beaten by Dinara Safina in the third round.
– The two former world No.1s and compatriots were meeting for the 23rd time. After the Brisbane final Henin leads the head-to-head 12-11; she is now 41-17 in Tour finals.
– Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka with their fourth Tour title together – they also won at Prague and Bad Gastein in 2008 and again at Bad Gastein in 2009.

Final Quotes
Kim Clijsters, 2010 Brisbane International singles champion:
“The level was so high and we were both competing our best. It’s a good match when you’re both playing well – that’s what it’s all about. I feel pretty good. I don’t have any serious injuries or anything, and now I have the luxury of a few days off to recover.”

Justine Henin, 2010 Brisbane International singles runner-up:
“I’m physically exhausted, but I can’t be disappointed. I am proud of what I did on the court today. I left the Tour for 18 months and I can still compete with one of the best players out there. It was a bit of drama from beginning to end but at the end she played the important points better than I did. I had a great time here. I have a lot of respect for Kim. She is a great player.”

Andrea Hlavackova, 2010 Brisbane International doubles champion:
“Lucie and I played together all last season. We didn’t know how this season would go but we played well all week here. We are very happy about today and I hope we can keep it up in Melbourne.”

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