Amelie Beats Kim To Win $1.3M Diamond Racquet

Poor Venus Williams. It was just a mere two years ago that she was a mere four points (on her own serve!) away from winning the ultimate tennis bling statement, the Proximus Diamond Games Trophy in Antwerp, against Amélie Mauresmo. Venus had previously won the tournament in both 2002 and 2003 and so if she had won the title in 2005 she would have taken home the trophy encrusted with 108 diamonds and valued at over $1.3 million.

However, fast forward to 2007 and Amélie as won the 2005 and 2006 titles in Antwerp. She again played in the final, this time against local favorite Kim Clijsters playing her final professional tennis match in her home country of Belgium. Mauresmo defeated Clijsters 6-4, 7-6(4) to win her 3rd consecutive Proximus Diamond Games title (and thus the diamond trophy) in Antwerp. It was Mauresmo's 24th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title.