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== Family life ==
Her official name was (and still is) Justine Henin
before her marriage with Pierre-Yves Hardenne on
November 16, 2002, in the Château de
Lavaux-Sainte-Anne. She uses the name
Henin-Hardenne on the tennis court but as Belgian
law does not provide for a wife taking on the name
of her husband, she legally still is Justine
Henin. They live in Monaco, when not on tour.

Her late mother, Françoise Rosière, 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 José Henin.

== Tennis career ==

Justine, known as Ju-Ju to her many fans, has been
coached by Carlos Rodriguez since she was 14. She
regularly reached late rounds of international
competitions and won five ITF tournaments by the
end of 1998. She started her professional tennis
career in the WTA tour in May 1999 as a wildcard
entry in the Belgian Open at Antwerp, and became
the fifth player at that time to win her debut WTA
Tour event. 

Justine established herself as a major competitor
in 2001. She reached the semifinals of French
Open|Roland Garros, the final of Wimbledon and was
ranked number seven by the WTA at the end of the
year, with three titles to her name.  

In 2002, she won two more WTA titles, reached four
finals and finished the year as a top 5 player. 
Her German Open victory in May 2002 was
particularly noteworthy, as she beat Jennifer
Capriati in the semi-final and Serena Williams in
the final.

2003 was the year when Justine asserted her
dominance on the WTA tour. On June 7, 2003 she won
her first Grand Slam tournament, the French Open,
defeating her Flanders|Flemish compatriot Kim
Clijsters. On September 7, 2003 she won her second
Grand Slam tournament, the US Open (tennis)|US
Open, once again against Kim Clijsters. She
reached the final by defeating American Jennifer
Capriati in a semi-final battle of extremely high
quality, winning 7-6 in the final set.  In that
match, which finished after midnight in New York,
Capriati came within 2 points of victory no less
than 11 times, but Justine refused to be beaten. 
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.

Before the 2004 season, Justine again trained 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.  The
remarkable changes in her body and improved
strength caused unsubstantiated anabolic steroid
use rumors to swirl.  On January 31, 2004 Justine
won her third Grand Slam at the Australian Open,
again defeating Kim Clijsters in a three-set
final.  She confirmed her world number one form by
winning two more tournaments in February and March
2004.  Unfortunately, Justine's health was then
devastated by a strain of cytomegalovirus, whose
effect was further complicated by an immunity
problem. She often slept up to 18 hours a day and
barely had the strength to brush her teeth, let
alone play competitive tennis. She was seeded
first for the May 2004 French Open, but still ill
with the virus|viral infection, she lost her
second round match against a much lower-ranked
player, Tathiana Garbin. Justine subsequently had
to withdraw from the upcoming Rosmalen and
Wimbledon 2004 tournaments. 

Justine came back in August, 2004, somehow finding
the strength to win the gold medal at the 2004
Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece,
defeating Amélie Mauresmo of France. On the way
to the gold, Justine rallied for a miraculous win
against Anastasia Myskina of Russia in a semifinal
match.  After falling behind 5 games to 1, Justine
found a way to win the final set 8-6, confirming
her reputation as a great fighter on the court. 
In September 2004, Justine attempted to defend her
U.S. Open title.  However, she remained weakened
by the cytomegalovirus and lost to Nadia Petrova
in the 4th round. As a result, she lost the number
one ranking that she held for 45 straight weeks.
Justine then withdrew from the rest of the
tournaments in 2004, to recuperate from the
infection. Her plan to rejoin the tour in the
beginning of 2005 was delayed when she fractured
her kneecap in a training session in December,
2004.

On March 25, 2005, after more than six months of
inactivity, Justine returned to the WTA circuit at
the NASDAQ-100 open in Miami.  She lost a
hardcourt match to the new Russian star and world
no. 2 Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals. 
Remarkably, she captured a title in her very next
tournament, winning on clay at the Family Circle
Cup Tier-1 event at Charleston, South
Carolina|Charleston, posting a victory over world
no. 1 Lindsay Davenport, and besting 2nd seed
Elena Dementieva in the final.  Later in April
2005, she captured her 21st career title by
winning the J&S Cup in Warsaw, defeating 2nd seed
Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. 

In May, 2005, she avenged her loss to Sharapova,
convincingly defeating her in straight sets in the
quarterfinals of the German Open, a tournament she
went on to win over Nadia Petrova. It was her 3rd
straight title on clay, making her a top contender
for the 2005 French Open. She was the 10th seeded
player in the tournament, and on June 4 defeated
the French player Mary Pierce to take her second
title at Roland Garros; the win was also Justine's
24th straight match won on clay and her 10th
consecutive final win, a streak stretching back to
Zurich in October, 2003. In capturing the title,
Justine managed a fantastic fourth round comeback
win over Kuznetsova, saving two match points. She
then demolished Sharapova in the quarters and
Petrova in the semi-final, leaving no doubt as to
who was the best woman on clay. With her French
Open victory, Justine moved to number seven in the
world rankings. She joined Monica Seles as the
only two currently active players on the WTA Tour
to have won the French Open at least twice.

At Wimbledon 2005 Henin-Hardenne's winning streak
of 24 matches was snapped in the first round by
Greek Eleni Daniilidou (6-7, 6-2, 5-7). With this
defeat she became the first French Open champion
in the Open Era (tennis)|Open Era to lose in the
opening round of Wimbledon.

==Awards==

* 2003: Belgian Sportswoman of the Year  
* 2003: ITF World Champion
* 2004: Belgian Sportswoman of the Year
* 2005: Family Circle/State Farm "Player Who Makes
A Difference"

==Grand Slam titles==
 2003 French Open           Kim Clijsters      
6-0, 6-4
 2003 U.S. Open             Kim Clijsters      
7-5, 6-1
 2004 Australian Open       Kim Clijsters      
6-3, 4-6, 6-3
 2005 French Open           Mary Pierce        
6-1, 6-1

==Titles (25)==
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|Legend (Singles)
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" 
| Grand Slam (4)
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc" 
| Tour Championships (0) 
|- bgcolor="gold" 
| Olympic Gold (1)
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9"
| Tier I Event (8)
|- bgcolor="#ffffff" 
| WTA Tour (10)
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===Singles (23)===
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3"
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|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
|-
| 1.
| May 10, 1999
| Antwerp, Belgium
| Clay
| Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor (France)       
| 6-1 6-2
|-
| 2.
| Jan 1, 2001
| Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast, Australia
| Hard
| Silvia Farina Elia (Italy) 
| 7-6 6-4 
|-
| 3.
| Jan 8, 2001
| Canberra, Australia
| Hard
| Sandrine Testud (France) 
| 6-2 6-2 
|-
| 4.
| Jun 18, 2001
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
| Grass
| Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
| 6-4 3-6 6-3
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|5.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|May 6, 2002
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Berlin, Germany
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Clay
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Serena Williams (USA)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-2 1-6 7-6
|-
| 6.
| Oct 21, 2002
| Linz, Austria
| Hard
| Alexandra Stevenson (USA)
| 6-3 6-0
|-
| 7.
| Feb 17, 2003
| Dubai, UAE
| Hard 
| Monica Seles (USA)
| 4-6 7-6 7-5
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|8.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Apr 7, 2003
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Charleston, South Carolina,
USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Clay
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Serena Williams (USA)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-3 6-4
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|9.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|May 5, 2003
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Berlin, Germany
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Clay
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-4 4-6 7-5
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|10.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|May 26, 2003                  
           
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|French Open, Paris, France
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Clay
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-0 6-4
|-
| 11.
| Jul 28, 2003
| San Diego, California, USA
| Hard
| Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
| 3-6 6-2 6-3
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|12.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Aug 11, 2003
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Toronto, Canada
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Russia)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-1 6-0
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|13.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Aug 25, 2003
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open,
New York City, New York, USA
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Hard
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|7-5 6-1
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|14.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Oct 13, 2003 
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Zurich, Switzerland 
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Jelena Dokic (Serbia &
Montenegro)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-0 6-4
|-
| 15.
| Jan 12, 2004 
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard 
| Amelie Mauresmo (France)
| 6-4 6-4
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|16.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Jan 19, 2004
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Australian Open, Melbourne,
Australia
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Hard
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-3 4-6 6-3
|-
| 17.
| Feb 23, 2004
| Dubai, UAE
| Hard
| Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 
| 6-3 7-6
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|18.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Mar 8, 2004
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Indian Wells, California, USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Lindsay Davenport (USA)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-1 6-4
|-
| bgcolor="gold"|19.
| bgcolor="gold"|Aug 16, 2004
| bgcolor="gold"|2004 Summer Olympics|The
Olympics, Athens, Greece
| bgcolor="gold"|Hard
| bgcolor="gold"|Amélie Mauresmo (France)
| bgcolor="gold"|6-3 6-3
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|20.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Apr 17, 2005
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Charleston, South Carolina,
USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Clay
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Elena Dementieva (Russia)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|7-5 6-4
|-
| 21.
| May 1, 2005
| Warsaw, Poland
| Clay
| Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 
| 3-6 6-2 7-5 
|-
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|22.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|May 8, 2005
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Berlin, Germany
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Clay
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|Nadia Petrova (Russia)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9"|6-3 4-6 6-3
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|23.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|June 4, 2005                  
           
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|French Open, Paris, France
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Clay
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Mary Pierce (France)
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-1 6-1
|}

===Singles Finalist (11)===
*2001: Wimbledon (lost to Venus Williams)
*2001: Hawaii (lost to Sandrine Testud)
*2001: Filderstadt (lost to Lindsay Davenport)
*2002: Gold Coast (lost to Venus Williams)
*2002: Antwerp (lost to Venus Williams)
*2002: Amelia Island (lost to Venus Williams)
*2002: Rome (lost to Serena Williams)
*2003: 's-Hertogenbosch (lost to Kim Clijsters)
*2003: Leipzig (lost to Anastasia Myskina)
*2003: Filderstadt (lost to Kim Clijsters)
*2005: Toronto (lost to Kim Clijsters)

===Doubles (2)===
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|No.
|Date
|Partner
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
|-
| 1.
| 2002
| Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)
| Gold Coast, Australia
| Hard
| Ã…sa Svensson / Miriam Oremans (SWE/NED)       
| 6-1 7-6(6)
|-
| 2.
| 2002
| Elena Bovina (Russia)
| Zurich, Switzerland
| Hard
| Jelena Dokic / Nadia Petrova (SCG/RUS) 
| 7-6 6-4 
|}

===Performance timeline===
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! Tournament !! 2005 !! 2004 !! 2003 !! 2002 !!
2001 !! 2000 !! 1999 !! Career
|-
|Australian Open
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|4r
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1

|-
|French Open
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|2

|-
|Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|F
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|-
|U.S. Open (tennis)|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

|-
|WTA Tour Championships
|align="center"|
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|- 
|Grand Slam Win-Loss
|align="center"|7-1
|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"|76-18

|- 
|Tournaments played
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|94

|- 
|Finals reached
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|33

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Tournaments Won 
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|23

|- 
|Hardcourt Win-Loss
|align="center"|3-1
|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"|157-44

|- 
|Clay Win-Loss
|align="center"|24-0
|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"|91-15

|- 
|Grass Win-Loss
|align="center"|0-1
|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"|26-8

|- 
|Carpet 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

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Overall Win-Loss
|align="center"|27-2
|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"|283-76

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|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
|}

==Famous Matches==
* 2003 French Open semifinal against Serena
Williams. Henin-Hardenne won the first set with
6-2 but lost the second 4-6 in the deciding thirth
Henin-Hardenne showed all her talent and fighting
spirit to prevail with 7-5. This win ended
Serena's 33-match winning streak in Grand Slam
events (after she had won the "Serena Slam"). In
the final she trashed fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters
with 6-0, 6-4.
* 2003 U.S. Open semifinal: Henin-Hardenne beat
Jennifer Capriati in a final set tiebreak just to
be carried away to hospital after the match due to
fatigue. She won 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(4). Several times
during the match Capriati was only two points away
from victory. In the final the next day she yet
again beat fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters.

==Recent Matches==
* 2005 Wimbledon 1st round. Coming from the French
Open where she won the title, Henin-Hardenne had
yet to play a single match on grass. Still she was
seen by many to become the next Wimbledon Women's
Singles champion. In a match where she had chances
but couldn't make them, she lost to Greek Eleni
Daniilidou in three sets: 6-7(8), 6-2, 5-7.

== See also == 
* List of female tennis players
* Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics

==External links==
*http://www.henin-hardenne.be/ Official site
*wta|id=80350|name=Justine Henin-Hardenne
*http://www.justine-henin.net/ justin-henin.net: a
fansite
*http://www.justinehenin.tk/ justinehenin.tk: a
fansite

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