Kim Clijsters just keeps setting records:

First Belgian woman to reach a Grand Slam final; first Belgian to be ranked world number one; first mother to win a Slam title in almost 30 years. Now, she's the first female athlete to be made into a Barbie doll.

Today it was unveiled that Clijsters—and daughter Jada—joined the ranks of Oprah and Elizabeth Taylor as women who embody the values of Barbie, and have therefore been molded into immortality. Speaking of bodies, the real Kim has a fit, athletic body—couldn't they have found a little more room to pour some plastic into that mold? At least Barbie Kim doesn't have to worry about chaffing, nor does she have to be concerned about a full set of ribs. And knee injuries are no longer an issue, since it seems she lost hers. In a statement, Clijsters mentioned she was big into dolls as a kid (I wonder if she had that doll head you could put makeup on) and will "cherish it (the dolls) for life."

About ten years ago, Serena and Venus Williams released their own (non-Barbie) dolls at FAO Schwartz. Their dolls cost $19.99 (no word yet on the price of a Clijsters doll) and came with sun visors and water bottles. The Kim Barbie includes a necklace with clear Swarovski crystal and "real socks." I can only imagine how little girls across the country will reenact Kim and Serena's semifinal match at last year's U.S. Open.