Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. Clijsters has been a world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She has won a total of six Grand Slam tournament titles, four in singles and two in doubles.
The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.
Venus Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Justine Henin in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.
Serena Williams defeated the two-time defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title, and the second step in completing her first "Serena Slam". She also claimed the WTA world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time after winning this tournament. She achieved the 'Channel Slam', a feat which she accomplished again in 2015. Serena did not lose a set during the tournament.
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title and her second and last Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year. Mauresmo also became the first French woman to win Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925. With her loss, Henin-Hardenne missed the chance of completing a career Grand Slam.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, however Clijsters did not compete.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.
Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was her second US Open title and her second Major singles title overall. She became the first unseeded player and wild card to win the US Open, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980 Wimbledon Championships. Following her win, she appeared at 19th in the rankings. This was the first time since the 2007 Australian Open where Clijsters participated in a major, as she was just returning to the sport.
Eva Dyrberg is a Danish former tennis player. As a junior player, she won 1998 Wimbledon Championships with Jelena Kostanić and 1998 US Open with Kim Clijsters. In 1998, Dyrberg was also ranked World No. 1 in junior doubles and was named ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion. During her professional career, she won four singles and five doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation, defeating players such as Magdalena Maleeva, Tathiana Garbin, Maria Elena Camerin, Nicole Pratt, and reaching one doubles final at WTA Tour, at Sanex Trophy in 2000. She retired from professional tennis after the 2003 Australian Open.
Eva Dyrberg and Jelena Kostanić were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions but withdrew in the third round.
Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but Paes did not compete. Raymond competed with Paul Haarhuis but lost in the third round to Mark Knowles and Elena Likhovtseva.
Ioana Gaspar and Tatiana Perebiynis were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Juniors this year.
Luis Horna and Nicolás Massú were the defending champions, but both players turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, were not eligible to compete in Juniors.
Cara Black was the defending champion, but turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, was ineligible to compete in Juniors.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but Vesnina was unable to compete due to an injury. Makarova played alongside Vera Zvonareva, but lost in the second round to Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs.
Natalia Medvedeva and Natasha Zvereva defeated Kim Il-soon and Paulette Moreno in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 to win the girls' doubles tennis title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships.
Gisela Dulko and Ashley Harkleroad were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Juniors this year.
Elke Clijsters and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Juniors this year.
Jesse Levine and Michael Shabaz were the defending champions, but both players were no longer eligible to compete in the juniors.
Eva Dyrberg 
Jelena Kostanić 
Petra Rampre 
Iroda Tulyaganova 
