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Born: 1/6/82
Nationality: Belgian
Seeded: 1
World ranking: 1
French Open best:
Winner (2003)
Recent record:
2003: Winner
2002: 1st round
2001: Semi-final
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Like many of her rivals, the Belgian has played relatively few matches this year as she has struggled with injuries.
As a result, the blistering form that saw her take over as world number one last year may take some time to return.
The most recent problem has been a virus and she comes into the tournament short on match play.
However, she is a fierce trainer and, if fit, has groundstrokes that make her clearly a cut above all but the Williams sisters.
It was at Roland Garros 12 months ago that she finally made the breakthrough with a Grand Slam title.
Following her controversial semi-final win over Serena Williams, who accused the Belgian of "lying and fabricating" over a disputed point, it seemed the pair could be about to embark on a fierce rivalry.
But an injury to Serena at Wimbledon has kept the American off the court for most of the time since.
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