Justine Henin-hardenne

                   
Justine Henin-Hardenne (born June 1, 1982, Liege, Belgium) is a successful tennis player from the Wallonia (francophone) region of Belgium.

Family life

Her official name was (and still is) Justine Henin before her marriage with Pierre-Yves Hardenne on November 16 in chateau de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, 2002. She uses the name Henin-Hardenne on the tennis court but as Belgian law does not provide in a wife taken on the name of her husband, she legally still is Justine Henin. They live in Wpion, Belgium, when not on tour. Her late mother, Franoise Rosire, was a French and History teacher. She died of intestinal cancer when Justine was only 12. Justine has two sisters : Sarah and Florence (deceased) and one brother : David. Her father is Jos Henin.

Tennis career

She started her professional tennis career in 1999, and established herself as a major competitor in 2001, has been coached by Carlos Rodriguez since she was 14, regularly reaching late rounds of international competitions. On June 7, 2003 she won her first Grand Slam tournament, the French Open, defeating her Flemish compatriot Kim Clijsters. On September 7, 2003 she won her second Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, once again against Kim Clijsters. She reached the final after defeating Jennifer Capriati in the semi-finals. On October 19, 2003 she achieved the number one ranking on the WTA list, taking over from Kim Clijsters. She was named the International Tennis Federation's women's singles World Champion for 2003. She has been training for 2004 in Florida with strength and conditioning coach Pat Etcheberry, who in the past has been the fitness guru for other world-class players like Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Jennifer Capriati. On January 31, 2004 Justine won her third Grand Slam at the Australian Open. During the final, she defeated her compatriot Kim Clijsters, assuming her number one ranking on the WTA list. On May 20, 2004, she was seeded 1st for the French Open 2004, the Grand Slam tournament she won the year before. However, still plagued by a viral infection contracted a few months ago, she lost her second round match against Tathiana Garbin, than ranked 86th player on the WTA list. Justine subsequently decided to withdraw from the upcoming Rosmalen and Wimbledon 2004 tournaments. However, she came back in August 2004 on the court to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, defeating Amlie Mauresmo in two sets. She returned to the profesional circuit again in March, 2005 at the NASDAQ-100 open in Miami, where she lost to Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals.

Titles (21)

b>Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (3)
Tour Championships (0)
Olympic Gold (1)
Tier I Event (6)
WTA Tour (9)

Singles (19)

b>No. Date Tournament Opponent in the final Score
1. 1999-05-10 Antwerp Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor (France) 6-1 6-2
2. 2001-01-01 Gold Coast Silvia Farina Elia (Italy) 7-6 6-4
3. 2001-01-08 Canberra Sandrine Testud (France) 6-2 6-2
4. 2001-06-18 's-Hertogenbosch Kim Clijsters (Belgium) 6-4 3-6 6-3
bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|5. bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|2002-05-06 bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Berlin bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Serena Williams (USA) bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-2 1-6 7-6
6. 2002-10-21 Linz Alexandra Stevenson (USA) 6-3 6-0
7. 2003-02-17 Dubai Monica Seles (USA) 4-6 7-6 7-5
bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|8. bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|2003-04-07 bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Charleston bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Serena Williams (USA) bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-3 6-4
bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|9. bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|2003-05-05 bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Berlin bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-4 4-6 7-5
bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|10. bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|2003-05-26 bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Roland Garros bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-0 6-4
11. 2003-07-28 San Diego Kim Clijsters (Belgium) 3-6 6-2 6-3
bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|12. bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|2003-08-11 bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Toronto bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Russia) bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-1 6-0
bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|11. bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|2003-08-25 bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|US Open bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|7-5 6-1
bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|14. bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|2003-10-13 bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Zurich bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Jelena Dokic (Serbia & Montenegro) bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-0 6-4
15. 2004-01-12 Sydney Amelie Mauresmo (France) 6-4 6-4
bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|16. bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|2004-01-19 bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Australian Open bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-3 4-6 6-3
17. 2004-02-23 Dubai Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-3 7-6
bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|18. bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|2004-03-08 bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Indian Wells bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Lindsay Davenport (USA) bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-1 6-4
bgcolor="gold"|19. bgcolor="gold"|2004-08-16 bgcolor="gold"|The Olympics (Athens) bgcolor="gold"|Amelie Mauresmo (France) bgcolor="gold"|6-3 6-3

Performance Timeline

Tournament !! 2005 !! 2004 !! 2003 !! 2002 !! 2001 !! 2000 !! 1999 !! Career
a href="/encyclopedia/Australian-Open" title="Australian Open">Australian Open align="center"|- align="center"|W align="center"|SF align="center"|QF align="center"|4r align="center"|2r align="center"|- align="center"|1
a href="/encyclopedia/Roland-Garros" title="Roland Garros">Roland Garros align="center"| align="center"|2r align="center"|W align="center"|1r align="center"|SF align="center"|- align="center"|2r align="center"|1
a href="/encyclopedia/Wimbledon-Championships" title="Wimbledon Championships">Wimbledon align="center"| align="center"|- align="center"|SF align="center"|SF align="center"|F align="center"|1r align="center"|- align="center"|0
a href="/encyclopedia/US-Open" title="US Open">US Open align="center"| align="center"|4r align="center"|W align="center"|4r align="center"|4r align="center"|4r align="center"|1r align="center"|1
a href="/encyclopedia/WTA-Tour-Championships" title="WTA Tour Championships">WTA Tour Championships align="center"| align="center"|- align="center"|SF align="center"|QF align="center"|QF align="center"|- align="center"|- align="center"|0
rand Slam Win-Loss align="center"|0-0 align="center"|11-2 align="center"|24-2 align="center"|12-4 align="center"|17-4 align="center"|4-3 align="center"|1-2 align="center"|69-17
ournaments played align="center"|1 align="center"|9 align="center"|18 align="center"|23 align="center"|21 align="center"|13 align="center"|7 align="center"|91
inals reached align="center"|0 align="center"|5 align="center"|11 align="center"|6 align="center"|6 align="center"|0 align="center"|1 align="center"|29
b>Tournaments Won align="center"|0 align="center"|5 align="center"|8 align="center"|2 align="center"|3 align="center"|0 align="center"|1 align="center"|19
ardcourt Win-Loss align="center"|4-1 align="center"|31-2 align="center"|44-7 align="center"|23-14 align="center"|31-10 align="center"|23-8 align="center"|2-2 align="center"|158-44
lay Win-Loss align="center"|0-0 align="center"|4-2 align="center"|20-1 align="center"|16-4 align="center"|18-4 align="center"|3-2 align="center"|6-2 align="center"|67-15
rass Win-Loss align="center"|0-0 align="center"|0-0 align="center"|8-2 align="center"|7-2 align="center"|10-1 align="center"|1-2 align="center"|0-0 align="center"|26-7
arpet Win-Loss align="center"|0-0 align="center"|0-0 align="center"|3-1 align="center"|6-1 align="center"|1-3 align="center"|1-2 align="center"|5-2 align="center"|16-9
b>Overall Win-Loss align="center"|4-1 align="center"|35-4 align="center"|75-11 align="center"|52-21 align="center"|60-18 align="center"|28-14 align="center"|13-16 align="center"|267-75
b>Year End Ranking align="center"| align="center"|8 align="center"|1 align="center"|5 align="center"|7 align="center"|45 align="center"|69 align="center"|N/A

See also

External links

Henin-Hardenne, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Justine]] Henin-Hardenne, Justine

 

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