Justine Henin factbox
Eurosport - Tue, 22 Sep 07:38:00 2009
Factbox on Belgium's Justine Henin.
* Born June 1, 1982 in Liege, Belgium.
* Turned professional in 1999, and captured 41 singles titles, including seven grand slams during her career.
* Won her debut WTA Tour event in Antwerp.
* Became first Belgian to reach a singles final at Wimbledon in 2001, where she was beaten by Venus Williams. Went on to become the first Belgian to win a grand slam title when she overwhelmed compatriot Kim Clijsters to win the 2003 French Open.
* Overcame Clijsters to win her second grand slam title at the US Open in 2003 and then again in the 2004 Australian Open final.
* Won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics despite being plagued by an energy-sapping viral illness.
* Won the French Open in 2005 and 2006, only the fifth woman to win back-to-back Roland Garros titles in the professional era.
* Reached the final of all four grand slam tournaments in 2006, becoming the first player to achieve such a feat and reach the final of the end-of-season Championships since Steffi Graf in 1993.
* Secured the year-end number one spot on her way to winning her first WTA Championships in Madrid.
* Began 2007 by missing the Australian Open to deal with the breakdown of her four-year marriage to Pierre-Yves Hardenne, but went on to win her third consecutive French Open in May with victory over Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.
* Won grand slam title number seven with victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova for her second US Open trophy.
* Ended season by beating Maria Sharapova 5-7 7-5 6-3 in an epic final lasting three hours and 24 minutes to win her second consecutive WTA Championships.
* Began the 2008 season with victories in Sydney and Antwerp but was soundly beaten by Sharapova in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open between those triumphs. Failed to advance past the quarter-finals of last three tournaments and withdrew from this week's Italian Open citing fatigue.
* May 14, Still ranked number one in the world, announced her retirement with immediate effect at a press conference.
* 2009 - September 22 - Poised to announce her comeback to professional tennis
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Serena has a record of 7 wins and 2 loses again Clijsters; she also have 7 win and 6 loses against Henin. Venus have 7 wins and 5 loses against Clijsters; she also have 7 wins and 2 loses agains Henin.
The Williams Sisters all have a combined record of 18 singles Grand Slams to 9 for Clijsters and Henin combined.(not even enough to surpass Serena's 11 Grand Slams)
Now with the record mentioned above, can somebody on this forum please rationally tell me how the heck Henin and Clijsters can possible be better than Serena and Venus? Henin and Clijsters and no average tennis players and have probably more winning percentage against The Williams Sisters than any other players currently on tour apart from Jankovic. But they are far from being better than the Sisters. Serena and Venus are not invincible but they always remain the players to beat in any tournament....including Grand Slams. Nadal has beaten Federer more but it doesn`t make him the better player but in this case Henin and Clijsters have even posted that kinda record against The Sisters. So people, don`t get carried away with the victories Henin and Clijsters have posted against Venus and Serena `cause it`s bound to happen. Just don`t forget that The Williams Sisters have a better record and more Grand Slams. Now that makes them better than the Belgian duo. It might not sit well with their fans but that's the hard fact.
hurry!justine is coming back.there will be a great fight in womens tennis.william"s sisters going to struggle.
I need steroids, I do not know if I was on the right post !
I thought she was so happy and successful with her own business. What went wrong? The set-up was very much admired by Mrs.Murrey who thought it would be suitable for her own set-up in Scotland. I don't think she'll be Number One again, age is against her.
I am very happy to see her return even though it was expected. LOL Anyway my only gripe is her willingness to rush back into things. Part of what made Kim's comeback such a success was that she took her time before she started competing again. Clijsters could have come back as early as before Wimbledon this year but chose not to. Instead she worked hard and prepared herself mentally and physically for the US Summer Hardcourt season. She did not rush the comeback. I wish Justine would do the same.
When there were all the reports last month that she was going to announce her comeback I said the perfect time for her to get back into competition would have been at the start of next year's clay court season - where she truly is queen!!! That way she would have made a smooth and easy transition back into the game where she would have gained the confidence from playing on her favorite surface i.e. clay - before moving on the other surfaces and greater goals.
This is pretty much what Kim did. She chose NOT to return on the clay because that would have been rushing things and NOT to return on the grass because she has never really had much success there but decided for the Hard Courts in the US where she knows she plays her best tennis. And even if she did not win the US Open at least she could have put a clearer perspective on where she is at mentally and physically having played some matches on her favorite surface.
thanks you give me the chance to say that i m i s s justin very much and i would be very glad if she comes back. i think women tennis is not the same without her anymore, i mean has not became any better, the only good thing that happened since she is not playing in tennis (to my opinion) is that kim , thanks god, came back.
Steroids, steroids, Where can I find steroids ?
Answer:
Look at Justine !
Good news for tennis bad news for clijsters. Justin Henin's record speaks for itself. She can complete the grand slam with a wimbledon victory.
Can't wait for your return Justine maybe play some doubles with Kim.Good luck.
11 show your proof or shut your dirty mouth
From ajpbolton
Where You live on Mars?Do you know that their country has punished her for unauthorized use of funds before..., I do not know how many years? You do not know? Of course You do not know ! ! But, should know that ! ! That's it !
Someone using my name once again to post their comments.come on yahoo do something about it have reported it many times.
Nice one Justine can't wait to see you on the court again good luck.
11 show your proof or shut your dirty mouth
I would also be the best in the world to use illegal means ! Sure!
Welcome back...I am great fan of you and Kim Clijsters - both of you should encourage and motivate each other to play double as well against the William sisters. Success and stay healthy and strong!
I never cease to be amazed how Belgium produced two world-beating tennis players at the same time.
Pure coincidence or is there something about the way tennis is taught and developed in Belgium that makes this possible?
Yes, it's possible.Using unauthorized means!
Withdrew that would not have discovered that using unauthorized means.That is why she withdrew !If you do not believe me, ask the many tennis professionals who know tennis better than us.They will all confirm that this is true !
I never cease to be amazed how Belgium produced two world-beating tennis players at the same time.
Pure coincidence or is there something about the way tennis is taught and developed in Belgium that makes this possible?
Justin you the best number one again again ......................
Merci Juju
Such a feisty little lady. I wonder if there's to her than meets the eye.
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