BREE, Belgium — Former No. 1-ranked player Kim Clijsters has announced her return to the tennis circuit after two years in retirement.

The 25-year-old Belgian retired in May 2007 to get married and start a family.

Clijsters announced her comeback today at the tennis facility in Bree, Belgium, where she has been practicing.

She says the "hunger is back" and she has already requested wild cards for tournaments in Cincinnati and Toronto and the U.S. Open

Clijsters won the 2005 U.S. Open for her only Grand Slam title.