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{{short description|Belgian tennis player (born 1982)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|6|1}}
| birth_place = [[Liège]], Belgium
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| plays = Right-handed<br/> (one-handed backhand)
| coach=[[Carlos Rodríguez (tennis coach)|Carlos Rodríguez]] (1995–2008; 2010–2011)
| careerprizemoney = [[US$]] 20,863,335<ref>{{Cite web |title=Career Prize Money Leaders |url=https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/rankings/All_Career_Prize_Money.pdf |access-date=7 January 2024 |publisher=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref name="wtatennis.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5114430/title/13-women-have-passed-%2420-million-now |title=News – WTA Tennis English |work=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=28 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816150723/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5114430/title/13-women-have-passed-$20-million-now |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Justine Henin''' {{Post-nominals|country=BE|CMW}} ({{IPA
Henin won seven [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles: the [[French Open]] in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in 2003 and 2007, and the [[Australian Open]] in 2004. At [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], she was the runner-up in 2001 and 2006. She also won a gold medal in the women's singles at the [[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] and won the year-ending [[WTA Finals|WTA Tour Championships]] in 2006 and 2007. In total, she won 43 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] singles titles.
Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed [[backhand]] (which [[John McEnroe]] described as "the best single-handed backhand in both the women's or men's game")<ref name="BBC quotes McEnroe">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7401254.stm |title=Henin bows out at the top |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2008 |access-date=27 May 2008}}</ref> as the principal reasons for her success.<ref>{{cite news |title=Resilient Henin takes U.S. Open title |location=India |date=7 September 2003 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/08/stories/2003090802482100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206104031/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/08/stories/2003090802482100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 December 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McClure |first=Geoff |title=Sporting Life |work=The Age |date=29 January 2004 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/28/1075088087727.html?from=storyrhs |access-date=1 June 2008 |location=Melbourne, Australia}}</ref> She retired from professional tennis on 26 January 2011, due to a chronic elbow injury.<ref name='2011_ret'>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9377012.stm "Justine Henin quits tennis because of injury"], ''BBC News'', 26 January 2011.</ref> In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future – Justine Henin |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079150_2079148_2079120,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625125530/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079150_2079148_2079120,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 June 2011 |magazine=TIME |access-date=19 August 2011 |author=William Lee Adams |date=22 June 2011}}</ref> She is widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 Women's Tennis Players of All-Time: Where Does Serena Williams Rank on List of Greatest Ever? |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/top-10-womens-tennis-players-all-time-where-does-serena-williams-rank-list-greatest-2073830 |work=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=19 January 2016 |author=Jason Le Miere |date=28 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=10 best women's tennis players of all time |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/tennis/10-best-women-s-tennis-players-of-all-time-1.10632315 |work=[[Newsday]] |access-date=19 January 2016 |author=Jeff Williams |date=28 August 2015}}</ref> In 2016, she became the first Belgian tennis player inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]<ref>[
▲</ref> She retired from professional tennis on 26 January 2011, due to a chronic elbow injury.<ref name='2011_ret'>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9377012.stm "Justine Henin quits tennis because of injury"], ''BBC News'', 26 January 2011.</ref> In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future – Justine Henin|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079150_2079148_2079120,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625125530/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2079150_2079148_2079120,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2011|magazine=TIME|access-date=19 August 2011|author=William Lee Adams|date=22 June 2011}}</ref> She is widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top 10 Women's Tennis Players of All-Time: Where Does Serena Williams Rank on List of Greatest Ever?|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/top-10-womens-tennis-players-all-time-where-does-serena-williams-rank-list-greatest-2073830|work=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=19 January 2016|author=Jason Le Miere|date=28 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=10 best women's tennis players of all time|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/tennis/10-best-women-s-tennis-players-of-all-time-1.10632315|work=[[Newsday]]|access-date=19 January 2016|author=Jeff Williams|date=28 August 2015}}</ref> In 2016, she became the first Belgian tennis player inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/17089549/marat-safin-justine-henin-inducted-international-tennis-hall-fame Marat Safin, Justine Henin inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame]. Associated Press (17 July 2016)</ref><ref>[https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/justine-henin/ Justine Henin]. [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]</ref> and in 2023, the International Tennis Federation awarded Justine Henin its highest honor, the [[Philippe Chatrier Award]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/justine-henin-to-be-presented-with-itf-philippe-chatrier-award/ |title=JUSTINE HENIN PRESENTED WITH ITF PHILIPPE CHATRIER AWARD |work=International Tennis Federation |date=9 July 2023 |access-date=9 July 2023 }}</ref>
== Early life ==
Justine Henin, occasionally spelled
Henin's mother routinely took the young Henin across the border to [[France]] to watch the French Open.<ref>{{cite news |last=Serras |first=M. |title=Justine lanza la raqueta al cielo |work=[[El País]] |language=es |date=8 June 2003 |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/Justine/lanza/raqueta/cielo/elpepidep/20030608elpepidep_3/Tes/ |access-date
▲Justine Henin, occasionally spelled '''Hénin''',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://group.bnpparibas/en/news/bnp-paribas-presents-solidarity-initiatives-including-rglegendstalks-tribute-roland-garros |title=BNP Paribas presents solidarity initiatives including #RGLegendsTalks, a tribute to Roland-Garros |work=BNP Paribas |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=7 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D33425%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html |title=Justine Hénin-Hardenne appointed UNESCO Champion for Sport |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=29 March 2019 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329112755/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D33425%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[[11948 Justinehénin]]</ref> was born in [[Liège]]. Her father is José Henin, and mother, Françoise Rosière – a French and history teacher who died when Justine was 12 years old. She has two brothers and a sister.
▲| access-date =29 August 2006 }}</ref> In 1995, shortly after her mother's death, Henin met her coach [[Carlos Rodríguez (tennis coach)|Carlos Rodríguez]] who guided her career both before her retirement in 2008 and during her 2010 comeback.<ref name="nyt2010">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/sports/tennis/22aussie.html |title=Good Times and Bad, Henin Has Kept Her Coach in View |newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 January 2010 |first=Joe |last=Drape |access-date=20 September 2014 }}</ref>
== Tennis career ==
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=== Early career ===
Henin, known as "Juju" to many of her fans,<ref name="espnstar.com">Han, Eugene YS [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210407/http://www.espnstar.com/tennis/news/detail/item176586/Sporting-Legends%3A-Justine-Henin/ Sporting Legends: Justine Henin]. Espnstar.com. Retrieved on 17 July 2016.</ref> was coached by [[Carlos Rodríguez (tennis coach)|Carlos Rodríguez]] of [[Argentina]]. In 1997, she won the junior girls' singles title at the French Open. Early in her senior career, she regularly reached the late rounds of international competitions and won five [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF) tournaments by the end of 1998.
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* US Open: QF ([[1997 US Open (tennis)#Girls' Singles|1997]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Justine Henin Tennis Player Profile / Junior / Singles Activity |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/justine-henin/800200951/bel/jt/s/activity/#pprofile-info-tabs |website=itftennis.com |publisher=ITF |access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>
She began her professional career on the [[Women's world Tennis Association]] tour in May 1999 as a wild card entry in the Belgian Open clay tournament at [[Antwerp]] and became only the fifth player to win her debut WTA Tour event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis Glance |date=17 May 1999 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> She also won her hometown event, the Liège Challenger, in July 2000.
Henin established herself as a major competitor in 2001, consequently reaching the women's singles semifinals of the French Open and then upset the reigning Australian Open and French Open champion [[Jennifer Capriati]] in the semifinals of [[2001 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], losing to defending champion [[Venus Williams]] in three sets in the final. By the end of the year, Henin was ranked 7th in singles, with three titles to her name. Also that year, she reached the French Open women's doubles semifinals with [[Elena Tatarkova]] and helped [[Belgium Fed Cup team|Belgium]] to win the [[2001 Fed Cup]].
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Henin started the year as the 5th-ranked player in the world but lost to [[Kim Clijsters]] in the semifinals of the [[Sydney International|Medibank International]] in Sydney. In the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne, she defeated [[Lindsay Davenport]] 7–5, 5–7, 9–7. In a match lasting more than three hours, Henin overcame a 4–1 final set deficit, high temperatures, and muscle cramps to defeat Davenport for the first time in her career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennisroundup.com/events/2003/2003_AustralianOpen/index.htm#AusDay7 |title=Australian Open review |publisher=Tennisroundup.com |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-date=25 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425071901/http://www.tennisroundup.com/events/2003/2003_AustralianOpen/index.htm#AusDay7 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Battling BelgianJustine Henin-Hardenne |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/australian_open/2003/2673211.stm |title=Henin triumphs in thriller |publisher=BBC News
Henin also lost to Clijsters in the semifinals of the Proximus [[Diamond Games]] in Antwerp. At the [[Dubai Tennis Championships]] one week later, she defeated Monica Seles in the final 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 after Seles had a match point at 5–4 in the second set.
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Henin's next tournament was the Tier I [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Masters]]. She lost in the quarterfinals to world No. 10, [[Chanda Rubin]], 6–3, 6–2.
At the clay court [[Charleston Open|Family Circle Cup]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], Henin defeated world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final. This was Williams' first loss of the year after 21 wins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/9044 |title=Serena Williams 2003 Results |publisher=WTA |access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>
The following week, Henin reached the semifinals of the [[Bausch & Lomb Championships]] in [[Amelia Island]], Florida, losing to eventual winner [[Elena Dementieva]] 3–6, 6–4, 7–5. Henin then helped Belgium defeat Austria 5–0 in a first round tie of the Fed Cup.
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At the French Open, she was the fourth seeded player and defeated the defending champion, Serena Williams, in a controversial semifinal 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 which saw Henin asked to acknowledge her raised hand during a Williams service motion.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2003/french_open/news/2003/06/06/henin_williams_rt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717095708/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2003/french_open/news/2003/06/06/henin_williams_rt/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2007 |title=She Said, She Said: Serena cries foul, but Henin-Hardenne offers no apology |date=6 June 2003 |access-date=23 May 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>[http://gregcouch.com/2011/02/25/serena-henin-still-searching-for-closure-on-hand-incident/ Serena, Henin Still Searching for Closure on Hand Incident | Greg Couch on Tennis]. Gregcouch.com (25 February 2011). Retrieved on 20 March 2014.</ref> In the final, Henin defeated Clijsters in straight sets. This was her first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title, and she was the first Belgian ever to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Henin then began her preparations for Wimbledon. At the grass court [[Ordina Open]] in [[Rosmalen]], she lost in the final to Clijsters; she was forced to retire from the match after injuring her finger. At [[2003 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Henin was the third seeded player. She defeated [[Mary Pierce]] in the fourth round and [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the quarterfinals before losing to Serena Williams in straight sets.
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Henin's first competition after Wimbledon was the Fed Cup tie against [[Slovakia]]. She won both her singles matches to help Belgium win the tie 5–0 and begin her 22-match winning streak. She then played two tournaments during the North American summer hard court season before the [[2003 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. At the Tier I [[Acura Classic]] in San Diego, the third-seeded Henin defeated the top-seeded Clijsters in the final. Henin was accused of poor sportsmanship by [[Kim Clijsters]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Osborn, Andrew |date=6 August 2003 |title=Clijsters accuses Henin of faking |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/aug/06/tennis.andrewosborn |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Two weeks later at the Tier I [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in Toronto, she defeated Russia's [[Lina Krasnoroutskaya]] in the final.
Henin was the second-seeded player at the US Open. She won her first four matches against unseeded players before defeating seventh-seeded [[Anastasia Myskina]] in the quarterfinals and then defeated sixth-seeded Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals 4–6, 7–5, 7–6<sup>(4)</sup> in a match that lasted more than three hours and stretched to midnight. Henin recovered from a 3–5 deficit in the second set and a 2–5 deficit in the final set and was just two points from defeat eleven times. She was treated for muscle cramps and dehydration overnight but returned to play in the final the next day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/open/2003-09-05-womens-semis_x.htm |title=Henin-Hardenne tops Capriati in classic to face Clijsters in final |work=USA Today
At her next event, the indoor [[Sparkassen Cup (tennis)|Sparkassen Cup]] in Leipzig, she lost to Myskina in the final. This ended Henin's 22-match winning streak. Two weeks later at the indoor [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in [[Filderstadt]], Henin lost in the final to Clijsters. Had she won this match, she would have immediately replaced Clijsters as the world No. 1.
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Although Henin decided to defend her French Open title and was seeded first in the tournament, she lost her second round match to a much lower-ranked player, [[Tathiana Garbin]] of Italy. At the time, the loss marked only the second time in 15 Grand Slam events that she had lost before the fourth round.
After months of layoff because of a virus, Henin returned to competition in August and won the women's singles [[gold medal]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in Athens, defeating [[Amélie Mauresmo]] in the final 6–3, 6–3. Henin reached the gold medal match by defeating reigning French Open champion [[Anastasia Myskina]] in a semifinal 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 after having trailed 1–5 in the final set.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-08-21/molik-falls-as-henin-sets-gold-standard/2029830 Molik falls as Henin sets gold standard]. abc.net.au. 21 August 2004</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/tennis/3583968.stm |title=Henin-Hardenne into final |publisher=BBC News
In September, she was unsuccessful in her defence of her [[2004 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] title, losing to [[Nadia Petrova]] in the fourth round. This defeat caused her to lose the world No. 1 ranking, which she had held for 45 non-consecutive weeks. She then withdrew from the ten remaining tournaments of the year in an effort to recover her health and improve her fitness.
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=== 2005: Second French Open and injuries ===
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Her plan to rejoin the tour at the beginning of 2005 was delayed when she fractured her [[kneecap]] in a December 2004 training session.
On 25 March, after more than six months away from competition, Henin returned to the WTA tour at the [[Miami Masters]]. She lost to second ranked [[Maria Sharapova]] in a quarterfinal. She rebounded at her next tournament, winning the clay court Family Circle Cup in Charleston. She won two more clay court titles before the start of the [[2005 French Open|French Open]]. Her victories over top-ranked Lindsay Davenport, Sharapova, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Petrova made her a top contender for the title there.
Henin was seeded tenth at the French Open and defeated the French player [[Mary Pierce]] in the final in straight sets to take her second title at Roland Garros. The win marked Henin's 24th consecutive clay court win and her tenth consecutive final win, a streak dating back to Zurich in October 2003. In capturing the title, she defeated Kuznetsova in the fourth round, Sharapova in a quarterfinal, and Petrova in a semifinal. Henin saved two match points to defeat Kuznetsova in the fourth round 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 4–6, 7–5 and thus became only the second woman to win the French Open after saving a match point.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/tennis/4592641.stm |title=Brave Henin-Hardenne battles on |publisher=BBC News
With her French Open victory, Henin moved from world No. 12 to No. 7 in the women's singles rankings. She was a perfect 24–0 on clay this year and joined Monica Seles as the only two currently active (in 2005) players on the WTA Tour to have won the French Open at least twice.
At [[2005 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], her win streak of 24 matches was snapped in the first round by Greek [[Eleni Daniilidou]] 7–6, 2–6, 7–5. It was the first time that a reigning French Open champion failed to win a match at Wimbledon.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holt |first=Sarah |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4116834.stm |title=Henin-Hardenne makes shock exit |publisher=BBC News
Henin next played the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in Toronto, where she reached the final after beating Mauresmo in a semifinal before losing to Clijsters in straight sets. She lost in the fourth round of the [[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to eventual finalist Mary Pierce 3–6, 4–6. Following this, she played in Filderstadt, but after losing her first round match to [[Flavia Pennetta]], she decided not to play for the rest of 2005.
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In January, Henin returned to competitive tennis at the [[N.S.W Open/Medibank International|tournament in Sydney]], a tune-up for the [[2006 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. She was seeded fifth and played former world No. 1 (and newly returned to competitive tennis) [[Martina Hingis]] in a much hyped first round match. Henin won 6–3, 6–3.
At the Australian Open, Henin defeated top-ranked Lindsay Davenport and fourth ranked Maria Sharapova in three-set matches to set up a final against third ranked Amélie Mauresmo. While trailing 6–1, 2–0, Henin retired from the match, citing intense stomach pain caused by over-use of anti-inflammatories for a persistent shoulder injury. Henin stated afterwards that she feared possible injury had she continued to play. Henin was criticized by the press<ref>{{cite news |
Henin captured her second title of the year at the Tier II event in Dubai defeating Sharapova 7–5, 6–2. This was her third Dubai title, having won previously in 2003 and 2004. At Tier I [[Pacific Life Open]] in Indian Wells, Henin lost in the semifinals to fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva 6–2, 5–7, 5–7, after leading 6–2, 5–2 and serving for the match twice. Henin also lost in the second round of Tier I Miami Masters to [[Meghann Shaughnessy]] 5–7, 4–6.
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At the [[International Women's Open|Eastbourne]] grass court tournament just before Wimbledon, Henin defeated Anastasia Myskina in the final in three sets.
Henin was the third seed going into Wimbledon and advanced to her third consecutive Grand Slam final without losing a set. She defeated Clijsters (who was seeded second) in a semifinal 6–4, 7–6<sup>(4)</sup> but lost the final to Mauresmo. The final featured two finesse players who used their all-court games, a break from recent years that featured a succession of power baseliners claiming the title. At almost every point throughout the match, both players approached the net to volley. Tipped as the tournament favorite, Henin won the first set. But Mauresmo recovered to win the next two sets and her second Grand Slam singles title and deny the Belgian a career Grand Slam.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cheese |first=Caroline |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5161122.stm |title=Mauresmo clinches Wimbledon title |publisher=BBC News
Henin withdrew from Tier I events in San Diego and [[Canada Masters|Montreal]] because of injury but played the tournament in [[Pilot Pen Tennis|New Haven]]. There, she defeated Kuznetsova and Davenport en route to the title. It was her 28th WTA tour title. She returned to the world No. 2 ranking and crossed over US$12 million in career prize money.
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Henin guaranteed her year-end world No. 1 ranking by reaching the final of the [[WTA Finals|Sony Ericsson Championships]], defeating Maria Sharapova in the semifinals 6–2, 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>. Henin then defeated Mauresmo and won the tournament for the first time in her career.
Henin was the first player since Hingis in 2000 to win the WTA Tour Championships and end the year as the top-ranked player. Henin was the first woman to win at least one Grand Slam singles title in four consecutive years since Steffi Graf from 1993 through 1996. Her prize money earnings for the year totaled $4,204,810.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/prize_money_2006.pdf |title=WTA Tour Prize Money Leaders (2006) |date=18 December 2006 |publisher=WTA Tour |access-date=9 August 2011}}</ref>
=== 2007: Dominance ===
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On 4 January 2007, Henin withdrew from the Australian Open and the warm-up [[Sydney International|tournament in Sydney]] to deal with the break-up of her marriage. Not playing those tournaments caused Henin to lose the world No. 1 ranking to Maria Sharapova.
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The [[Eastbourne International|International Women's Open]] in Eastbourne was Henin's first grass court tournament of the year. She and Mauresmo reached the final, which was the first time in nearly 30 years that the Eastbourne final included both finalists from Wimbledon the previous year. Henin recovered from a breakdown in the final set to win in a third-set tiebreak for the second consecutive year.
[[Image:Justine Henin On Centre Court.JPG|thumb|At the 2007 Wimbledon]]
At [[2007 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Henin lost to [[Marion Bartoli]] in the semifinals 6–1, 5–7, 1–6, one day after Henin defeated Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. It was Henin's first win over the American on a surface other than clay. In the semifinal, she was up a break at 1–0 and 4–3 in the second set, but could not hold the lead.<ref name="Bartoli stuns Henin to make final">{{cite news |
In August, Henin won the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Janković in the final. The tournament championship was her 35th on the WTA tour, moving her past Clijsters who retired with 34 tournament championships.
At the [[2007 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Henin defeated her first four opponents in straight sets, with a 6–0 set in each match. Henin then faced Serena Williams in the quarterfinals for the third consecutive time in a Grand Slam tournament, and for the third time, Henin won, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, 6–1. In the semifinals against Venus Williams, Henin was up a break in the first set but could not hold it. She finally won the set in a tiebreak. In the second set, Henin was ahead 3–0 before Williams leveled the set at 3–3. Williams then had three break points on Henin's service but could not convert and lost the game. Henin then broke Williams's serve and held her own serve to go up 5–3. Williams then broke Henin to pull within 5–4 but Henin broke Williams again in the last game to win the match 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, 6–4. Henin became only the second player to defeat both Williams sisters in the same Grand Slam tournament (after Martina Hingis at the [[2001 Australian Open]]).<ref name="Two Sisters Down, a Russian to Go for Henin">{{cite news |
Henin won her next tournament, the [[Women's Stuttgart Open|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]], defeating [[Tatiana Golovin]] in the final. Two weeks later, Henin won the [[2007 Zurich Open|Zurich Open]], her ninth title of the year, by again defeating Golovin in the final.
At the [[2007 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]], Henin won all three of her round robin matches, defeating [[Anna Chakvetadze]], Janković, and Bartoli. Going into the match against Bartoli, Henin had won 22 consecutive matches since Bartoli defeated her in the 2007 Wimbledon semifinals. Although Henin had already clinched a spot in the semifinals, both Henin and Bartoli did not know Bartoli had to replace Serena Williams until several hours before the match and lost 6–0, 6–0.<ref name="Justine Henin Crushes Marion Bartoli">{{cite news |
This victory extended Henin's winning streak to 25 matches. She only lost three sets after Wimbledon. This victory made her the sixth player to successfully defend her title at the WTA's season-ending championship and the first player to claim at least ten tour titles in a year since Hingis won twelve in 1997. She also became the first woman to break the US$5 million barrier in prize money in a year, and by crossing US$19 million, Henin is now ranked fifth on the all time prize money list.
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At the Tier I, clay court [[German Open (WTA)|Qatar Telecom German Open]] in Berlin, Henin lost in the third round to Dinara Safina 7–5, 3–6, 1–6, in what turned out to be her last match before retirement. In their five previous career matches, Henin had never lost a set to Safina. The day after her defeat, Henin withdrew from the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, citing fatigue.
Henin announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on 14 May 2008, and requested the WTA to remove her name from the rankings immediately. Her announcement was a surprise because Henin was still ranked world No. 1 and was considered the favorite for the [[2008 French Open|French Open]], where she would have been the three-time defending champion.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7399963.stm |title=Henin announces shock retirement |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2008 |access-date=14 May 2008}}</ref> She said she felt no sadness about her retirement because she believed it was a release from a game she had focused on for twenty years. She also said that in the future, she would be concentrating on charity and her tennis school.
=== 2010: Comeback ===
[[File:Justine Henin RG2010.jpg|thumb|upright|Henin at the 2010 French Open]]
Belgian newspaper [[L'Avenir (Belgian newspaper)|''L'Avenir'']] reported on Tuesday 22 September 2009 that Henin would formally announce her return to competitive tennis after 16 months of retirement. Later that day, she confirmed her return to competition.<ref name="returnbbc">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8267941.stm |title=Henin to return to tennis in 2010 |date=22 September 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=22 September 2009}}</ref>
Henin mentioned seeing Roger Federer finally complete the grand slam of titles by winning the French Open in 2009 had been an inspiration,<ref>{{cite web |last=Rossingh |first=Danielle |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=asi9iEQqvsRE |title=Henin Says Federer's Success at French Open Inspired Her Return to Tennis |publisher=Bloomberg |date=25 May 2010 |access-date=31 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927111547/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079 |archive-date=27 September 2009
Henin made her return to tennis at the [[2010 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]] where she was given a wildcard. She defeated No. 2 seed Nadia Petrova, [[Sesil Karatantcheva]], No. 7 seed [[Melinda Czink]] and No. 3 seed Ana Ivanovic to make it to the final. She then nearly won, losing to her compatriot Clijsters in a riveting final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7<sup>(6)</sup> lasting 2 hours, 23 minutes. At one point, Henin was up 3–0 in the third set before Clijsters rallied and took the match to a tie break. Down 1–5 in the tiebreak, she fought back to 6-all before Clijsters took the final two points.
At the 2010 Australian Open, Henin was given a wildcard as an unranked player.<ref name="Comeback">{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11478&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=6241 |title=Henin set for Aussie summer |date=23 September 2009 |author=Tennis Australia |publisher=Tennis Australia |access-date=23 September 2009}}{{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Henin granted Australian Open wildcard">{{cite web |url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2009-10-12/200910121255326294039.html |title=Australian Open Tennis Championships 2011 – News – The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific – Official Site by IBM |publisher=Australianopen.com |date=12 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330152622/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2009-10-12/200910121255326294039.html |archive-date=30 March 2010
A wildcard was granted for Henin to compete at the [[2010 BNP Paribas Open|BNP Paribas Open]] in Indian Wells, a Premier Mandatory tournament. In the first round, Henin defeated [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] 6–2, 6–2 in a little over an hour. Henin then lost to [[Gisela Dulko]], 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, in a two-hour match. The result gave her a new rank of world No. 33 as of 22 March 2010.
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Henin began the grass court season at the [[2010 UNICEF Open|UNICEF Open]], where she was the top seed for the first time since her return. In the first three rounds she defeated [[Angelique Kerber]], [[Roberta Vinci]], and [[Kristina Barrois]] in straight sets. She then beat No. 5 seed [[Alexandra Dulgheru]] in the semifinals, 6–2, 6–2. In the final, she defeated No. 7 seed [[Andrea Petkovic]] to win her 43rd career title and second of the year.
At the [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]], Henin was the No. 17 seed. In the third round, she had a victory over Nadia Petrova, winning 6–1, 6–4. She was eventually defeated in the fourth round by Kim Clijsters 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, after convincingly winning the first set. Midway through the first set, Henin slipped on the court, injuring her right elbow. Further examinations revealed a partial ligament fracture in her elbow, causing her to end her 2010 season prematurely.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/01/justine-henin-wimbledon |title=Wimbledon 2010: Injured Justine Henin out of US Open |last=Cambers |first=Simon |date=1 July 2010 |work=[[TheGuardian.com]] |access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> She was awarded the [[WTA Awards#Comeback Player of the Year|WTA Comeback Player of the Year]] award in December for her 2010 season.<ref name="Comeback2010" />
=== 2011: Second retirement ===
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== Playing style ==
At the [[2007 French Open]], [[Martina Navratilova]] said that "Henin's offense is just phenomenal ... it's sort of like we've got 'the female [[Roger Federer|Federer]]', or maybe the guys have 'the male Justine Henin', because she is just head and shoulders above everyone else right now."<ref name="nyt2010"/><ref>Interview with Barbara Schett, [[Eurosport]], 7 June 2007</ref> Her footwork, balance, and court coverage—and she is adept at changing from a defensive style to an aggressive one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2009/10/will-justine-come-to-brisbane |title=Henin coming to Brisbane |publisher=brisbaneinternational.com.au |date=20 October 2003 |access-date=28 February 2011}}</ref>
Compared to the rest of her game, Henin's serve was rather inconsistent.<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/322308-clijsters-vs-henin-final-at-brisbane-rivalry-reignited Kim Clijsters vs. Justine Henin Final at Brisbane: Rivalry Reignited]. Bleacher Report (8 January 2010). Retrieved on 20 March 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/tennis/henin-not-the-shy-retiring-type-now-20100129-n42j.html Justine Henin | Australian Open]. Brisbanetimes.com.au. Retrieved on 20 March 2014.</ref> Her tendency to take risks on her second serve could sometimes result in a high number of double faults.<ref>[
A notable aspect of Henin's playing style was the completeness of her game—the variety and versatility she had. Her style was often compared to that of Roger Federer and to five-time Grand Slam winner [[Martina Hingis]] as well. Four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters commented "Growing up together, she's always been the more touchy player. She has good hands ... she has those quick hands."<ref>[http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Belgian-Blockbuster--Kim-Clijsters-Vs--Justine-Hen.aspx Belgian Blockbuster: Kim Clijsters Vs. Justine Henin At Wimbledon]. Tennis Now (25 June 2010). Retrieved on 20 March 2014.</ref> Former world No. 1 [[Andy Roddick]] praised Henin's and Hingis's racket skills, saying "She has probably the best racket skills of any female player I’ve seen, maybe her [Hingis] and Justine."<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1722050-martina-hingis-to-make-wta-tour-debut-wednesday-night-on-heels-of-wtt-title Martina Hingis to Make WTA Tour Debut Wednesday Night on Heels of WTT Title]. Bleacher Report (30 July 2013). Retrieved on 20 March 2014.</ref> Hingis herself also similarly said "Players were better educated [during my career]. Now it's sheer power. You kind of miss the players like myself or Justine Henin."<ref>Sygall, David (5 January 2014) [http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/sydney-international-top-seeds-rest-for-tough-womens-opening-round-20140104-30atr.html Sydney international: top seeds rest for tough women's opening round]. Smh.com.au.</ref>
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=== One-handed (topspin) backhand ===
In an era where two-handed backhands have become increasingly more popular due to their greater power and control, albeit at the expense of reach and shot variety, Henin possessed one of the best [[one-handed
=== Volleying ability ===
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Henin, who had always been considered one of the better volleyers on tour —a player with an [[All-court player|all court]] game— soon established herself as one of the best in the modern era.
Two-time US Open Champion [[Tracy Austin]] commented, "At the net she's quite comfortable displaying excellent technique. She knows where to position herself—a contrast to many other players who get up to the net and look like a deer in headlights."<ref>[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22610659/ns/sports-tennis/ NBC Sports | News, Video, Now]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Nbcsports.msnbc.com. Retrieved on 17 July 2016.</ref>
Renowned tennis coach [[Nick Bollettieri]] included Henin as one of the few female tennis players he regarded as being a successful volleyer and an adept serve-and-volleyer, alongside the likes of [[Martina Navratilova]] and [[Jana Novotná]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/will_the_serve_and_volley_ever_bounce_back// |title=Will the Serve & Volley ever bounce back? |author=Bollettieri, Nick |work=midatlantic.usta.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603062238/http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/will_the_serve_and_volley_ever_bounce_back// |archive-date=
== Personal life ==
On 16 November 2002, Henin married Pierre-Yves Hardenne in the ''[[Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne]]'', and officially adopted the name '''Henin-Hardenne'''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bedell |first=Geraldine |date=5 October 2003 |title=Face to face |work=The Observer |location=UK |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/oct/05/tennis.features |access-date=29 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=16 November 2002 |title=Hometown marriage for tennis star Henin |url=http://www.justine-henin.net/article.asp?id=191 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929164833/http://www.justine-henin.net/article.asp?id=191 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> On 4 January 2007, she withdrew from forthcoming tournaments including the Australian Open due to personal issues.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2007 |title=Tennis: Henin-Hardenne joins Australian absentees – Sports – International |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/sports/04iht-tennis.4097825.html?_r=0 |access-date=28 August 2013}}</ref> She confirmed three weeks later that she had officially separated from her husband.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2007 |title=Henin-Hardenne separating, plans return to WTA Tour |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2007-01-23-henin-hardenne_x.htm |access-date=28 August 2013 |work=USA Today}}</ref> The same year, she reverted to using the name Henin.<ref>{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Jon |date=10 June 2007 |title=Henin a class apart for her feats on clay |work=Irish Independent |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/henin-a-class-apart-for-her-feats-on-clay-26296519.html |access-date=28 August 2013}}</ref> In the meantime, following a conflict between Henin and her father, over her tennis career and her relationship with Pierre-Yves Hardenne, Carlos Rodríguez became not only her trainer and coach, but in ways a second father figure for the duration of her active tennis career.<ref name="nyt2010" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wertheim |first=L. Jon |date=27 January 2010 |title=Can Rafael Nadal Get Back into Game Shape? |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_wertheim/01/27/wednesday.mailbag/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130051639/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_wertheim/01/27/wednesday.mailbag/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2010 |access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref>
Since March 2011, Henin has been in a relationship with Benoît Bertuzzo, a Belgian film director and actor, and secretly married him in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 April 2011 |title=La divine idylle de Justine |url=http://www.dhnet.be/sports/tennis/article/350723/la-divine-idylle-de-justine.html |access-date=21 March 2013 |work=[[La Dernière Heure]] |publisher=DH.be |language=fr}}</ref> On 12 September 2012, Henin announced that she was pregnant,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 September 2012 |title=Justine Henin est enceinte |url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/people/article/760274/justine-henin-est-enceinte.html |access-date=21 March 2013 |work=[[La Libre Belgique]] |language=fr}}</ref> giving birth to a girl in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 March 2013 |title=Justine Henin est la maman d'une petite Lalie |url=http://www.rtbf.be/info/etcetera/detail_justine-henin-est-maman-d-une-petite-lalie?id=7951807 |access-date=21 March 2013 |publisher=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref> In 2017 she gave birth to a second child, a son.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 May 2017 |title=Justine Henin is opnieuw mama geworden |url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20170504_02865294 |access-date=7 July 2021 |work=De Standaard |language=Dutch}}</ref>
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=== Public life and endorsements ===
Henin has worn apparel manufactured by [[Adidas]] and used [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] racquets for her tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/06/20010625/This-Weeks-Issue/What-Theyre-Wearing-And-Hitting-With-At-Wimbledon.aspx |title=What they're wearing (and hitting with) at Wimbledon |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=25 June 2001 |access-date=10 September 2014
In May 2007, Henin and her coach Carlos Rodríguez started the Academy 6th Sense.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120531093036/http://www.6thsenseacademy.com/node/152 PHILOSOPHY], 6th Sense Academy</ref> At the [[2009 US Open – Girls' doubles]] the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] tennis player [[Maryna Zanevska]] became the first "6th Sense player" to win a Junior Grand Slam title.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120531093036/http://www.6thsenseacademy.com/node/838 First Grand Slam for 6th Sense player], 6th Sense Academy (13 September 2009)</ref>
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| [[French Open]] || 2005–2007 || 3 consecutive singles titles<ref name="RGrecords">{{cite web |title=Record Breakers |url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/records.html |access-date=6 June 2012 |publisher=RolandGarros.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510155503/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/records.html |archive-date=10 May 2012
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'''2006'''
* Appointed [[UNESCO]] Champion for Sport<ref>{{cite press release |title=Justine Henin-Hardenne appointed UNESCO Champion for Sport |publisher=UNESCO |date=27 June 2006 |url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=33425&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |access-date=1 June 2008}}</ref>
* [[International Tennis Federation#Women's singles|ITF World Champion]].
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* [[Belgian Sports Personality of the Year]] (career award)
* ITF World Champion
* USSA Female Athlete of the Year<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Results of the USSA athlete of the Year |url=http://www.ussa.edu/aoy/index.asp |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509084453/http://www.ussa.edu/aoy/index.asp |archive-date=9 May 2008
* EFE Sportsperson of the Year<ref>{{cite press release |title=Justine Reigns in Spain |url=http://www.justine-henin.be/public/shownews.asp?Lang=en&id=3363 |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111093624/http://www.justine-henin.be/public/shownews.asp?Lang=en&id=3363 |archive-date=11 January 2009
* UEPS European Sportswoman of the Year<ref name="standaard"/>
* [[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] Sportswoman of the Year
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'''2008'''
* Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laureus.com/awards/2008/winners |title=2008 Laureus World Sports Awards Winners |publisher=Laureus.com |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-date=26 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226053536/http://www.laureus.com/awards/2008/winners |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[WTA Awards#Player of the Year|WTA Player of the Year]] (for 2007)
'''2009'''
* [[Sports Illustrated]] [[List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors|4th Female Athlete of the Decade]]
'''2010'''
* [[WTA Awards#Comeback Player of the Year|WTA Comeback Player of the Year]]<ref name="Comeback2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-women-awards/kim-clijsters-wins-wta-player-of-the-year-for-second-time-idUSTRE6B03N120101201 |title=Kim Clijsters wins WTA player of the year for second time |date=1 December 2010 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref>
'''2011'''
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