WTA Tour Championships
The loss dealt a huge blow to Clijsters' bid for the number one ranking.
The second-ranked Belgian, who also lost to France's Mary Pierce on Tuesday, will now have to beat Elena Dementieva and hope that Elena Dementieva takes down Mauresmo to have a chance of progressing in the elite round-robin competition.
Clijsters needs to go one round better than Lindsay Davenport to seize the year-end number one ranking.
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