Justine Henin - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jun 01, 1982 Liège, Wallonia, Belgium 41 years old

Belgian tennis player

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About Justine Henin

  • Justine Henin (French pronunciation: ?[?ystin ?n?~]; born 1 June 1982), between 2002 and 2007 Justine Hénin-Hardenne, is a Belgian former professional tennis player known for her all-court style of play and notably being one of the few female players to use a single-handed backhand.
  • She spent a total of 117 weeks as the world No.
  • 1 and was the year-end No.
  • 1 in 2003, 2006 and 2007.
  • Henin, coming from a country with limited success in men's or women's tennis, helped establish Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis with Kim Clijsters, and led the country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001. Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles: winning the French Open in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the US Open in 2003 and 2007 and the Australian Open in 2004.
  • At Wimbledon, she was the runner-up in 2001 and 2006.
  • She also won a gold medal in the women's singles at the 2004 Olympic Games and won the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in 2006 and 2007.
  • In total, she won 43 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") as the principal reasons for her success.
  • She retired from professional tennis on 26 January 2011, due to a chronic elbow injury.
  • In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time.
  • She is widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.
  • In 2016, she became the first Belgian tennis player inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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