Justin Henin Hardenne Biography

Justine Henin 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 established Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis 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 in 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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