Justine Henin

Belgian Born 1982 167 cm Right handed
Head to heads vs Kim Clijsters (23)vs Svetlana Kuznetsova (19)vs Nadia Petrova (16)vs Serena Williams (14)vs Amelie Mauresmo (14)vs Elena Dementieva (13)

Match log

2011

Australian OpenHard, January
R32LSvetlana Kuznetsova4-6 6-7(8)
R64WElena Baltacha6-1 6-3
R128WSania Mirza5-7 6-3 6-1

2010

WimbledonGrass, June
R16LKim Clijsters6-2 2-6 3-6
R32WNadia Petrova6-1 6-4
R64WKristina Barrois6-3 7-5
R128WAnastasija Sevastova6-4 6-3
's HertogenboschWon the titleGrass, June
FWAndrea Petkovic3-6 6-3 6-4Won the title
SFWAlexandra Dulgheru6-2 6-2
QFWKristina Barrois7-5 6-3
R16WRoberta Vinci6-3 6-3
R32WAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
Roland GarrosClay, May
R16LSamantha Stosur6-2 1-6 4-6
R32WMaria Sharapova6-2 3-6 6-3
R64WKlara Koukalova6-3 6-3
R128WTsvetana Pironkova6-4 6-3
MadridClay, May
R64LAravane Rezai6-4 5-7 0-6
StuttgartWon the titleClay, April
FWSamantha Stosur6-4 2-6 6-1Won the title
SFWShahar Peer6-3 6-2
QFWJelena Jankovic3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
R16WYanina Wickmayer6-3 7-5
R32WJulia Goerges7-6(3) 6-1
Fed Cup WG PO: BEL vs ESTClay, April
RRLKaia Kanepi7-6(6) 4-6 3-6
MiamiHard, March
SFLKim Clijsters2-6 7-6(3) 6-7(6)
QFWCaroline Wozniacki6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
R16WVera Zvonareva6-1 6-4
R32WDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-4
R64WElena Dementieva6-3 6-2
R128WJill Craybas6-2 6-2
Indian WellsHard, March
R64LGisela Dulko2-6 6-1 4-6
R128WMagdalena Rybarikova6-2 6-2
Australian OpenHard, January
FLSerena Williams4-6 6-3 2-6
SFWJie Zheng6-1 6-0
QFWNadia Petrova7-6(3) 7-5
R16WYanina Wickmayer7-6(3) 1-6 6-3
R32WAlisa Kleybanova3-6 6-4 6-2
R64WElena Dementieva7-5 7-6(6)
R128WKirsten Flipkens6-4 6-3
BrisbaneHard, January
FLKim Clijsters3-6 6-4 6-7(6)
SFWAna Ivanovic6-3 6-2
QFWMelinda Czink6-2 3-6 7-6(5)
R16WSesil Karatantcheva6-4 6-3
R32WNadia Petrova7-5 7-5

2008

BerlinClay, May
R16LDinara Safina7-5 3-6 1-6
R32WYung Jan Chan6-0 6-2
MiamiHard, March
QFLSerena Williams2-6 0-6
R16WElena Vesnina6-2 6-2
R32WSara Errani6-2 6-1
R64WAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
DubaiHard, February
QFLFrancesca Schiavone6-7(3) 6-7(4)
R16WKatarina Srebotnik7-5 6-7(6) 6-3

Justine Henin

The one-handed backhand was the signature, a stroke John McEnroe called the best in the men's or women's game. Justine Henin, born in Liège in 1982, built an all-court game around it and owned Paris: four Roland Garros titles between 2003 and 2007, the heart of 7 majors alongside two US Opens and an Australian Open, plus Olympic singles gold in Athens in 2004.

Then came the exit no one saw coming. On 14 May 2008, after 117 weeks at world No. 1, she retired at 25, the first woman to walk away while holding the top ranking. She returned in January 2010 and reached the Australian Open final as a wildcard, losing to Serena Williams, before an elbow injury closed the career for good in January 2011. Wimbledon never came, two finals lost in 2001 and 2006, but 43 career titles and the long rivalry with compatriot Kim Clijsters made a small Belgian the defining player of her half-decade.