BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kim Clijsters was among first-round winners Sunday when the WTA opened its 2012 season with the Brisbane International tournament in Australia.
Clijsters opened last year by winning 11 of her first 12 matches, including the Australian Open title match, and was ranked No. 1 last February. But a series of injuries limited her play in the second half of the year and she slipped to 13th in the 2011 year-end rankings.