Former world number one Kim Clijsters came back and won in the first round of the Pacific Life Open.

　　Former world number one Kim Clijsters, playing in her second tournament following a long injury lay-off, crushed Australian Nicole Pratt 6-2 6-1 in the first round of the Pacific Life Open.

　　Clijsters injured her wrist here last year in a second-round win over Germany’s Angelika Roesch and was forced to pull out of the competition. The 21-year-old Belgian only played two more events in 2004 as she was twice forced to undergo surgery for bone and ligament damage.

　　Clijsters, who won the title here in 2003, had little trouble with Pratt, serving well, moving quickly and dominating the court with her forehand.