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Kristof Vliegen Bio
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- Began playing tennis at age six at same club as WTA Tour player Kim Clijsters
- The two were enrolled in same tennis clinic, attended same school and grew up near each other in Flemish part of Belgium
- Still good friends with Clijsters and sent her a short message after she reached World No. 1 in summer of 2003
- Father, Theo, is retired, and mother is Mia Leinders
- Older brother Frank, is an insurance company manager
- Moved at age 11 to Federation’s training center in Antwerp where he lived, studied and trained for eight years
- Speaks English, French and Flemish
- Enjoys cars and soccer and often takes PlayStation2 on road with him to tournaments
- Listens to U2, Tom McRae, Dave Matthews, Sting, David Gray
- Considers serve as best shot and likes to mix it up (play some serve and volley on occasion)
- Says variety is one of his strengths, which makes it only natural that hard court is his favorite surface
- Admired Boris Becker growing up and he is still his idol
- Turned pro in 2001 and moved to Brussels after finishing school
- Has a 10-10 career Davis Cup record (5-6 in singles) in 13 ties
- Fitness coach is Noel Taton and coached by Gunter Vanderveeren.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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