| 1 | PRESENTATION |
Hénin, Justine (born 1982), Belgian tennis player.
Justine Henin won 41 titles on the professional circuit (between 1999 and 2008), including 7 Grand Slams and two Masters. She been a world leader for the first time in October 2003 and again in 2006 and 2007.
| 2 | an early vocation |
Born in Liege, Justine Henin began playing tennis at age five and competed in her first competition six years. After several years of sports studies, including Mons, she won the World Junior Championship (Orange Bowl) and the International Junior de France in 1997. She joined the professional circuit in 1999 and wins his first tournament the same year ( Antwerp).
| 3 | REGULARITY AND DETERMINATION |
The first season played on the WTA (Women Tennis Association) is however difficult to negotiate for Justine Henin, who does no conclusive result in 2000. The years 2001 and 2002 are more prolific, as it won five tournaments and has become a regular player at the highest global level. Also in 2002, Justine Henin married tennis coach Pierre-Yves Hardenne.
As for a strength in all areas of play (defense and attack) without being as spectacular as its main rival (the Americans Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams and Serena Williams, Amelie Mauresmo the French or the Russians Anastasia Myskina and Elena Dementieva), Justine Henin-Hardenne a successful 2003 season especially accomplished: winning at Roland Garros and U.S. Open and a place of 1 st global player in the WTA rankings.
| 4 | COURSE BOTH BRIGHT AND CHAOTIC |
present in 2004 (sick, she played just 40 games, against more than 80 last year), Justine Henin-Hardenne remains hard to beat (only 5 losses), including through psychological unfailing determination, and s imposes the Australian and the summer Olympics in Athens (Greece). She returned to the forefront from April 2005 and won the tournament at Roland Garros at the expense of French Mary Pierce. Instead, it is eliminated in the first round of the UK.
The number one spot world it occupies at the end of 2006 after winning the Masters award an exceptional season marked by four consecutive finals in Grand Slams (including March 1 e victory at Roland Garros), a rare performance, especially made by Martina Hingis in 1997. The 2007 season is first marked on a personal level by his divorce: Justine Henin-Hardenne Justine Henin returns. On the sporting front, the player wins his 4 th title at Roland Garros (3, e consecutively), reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the International wins U.S. for the second time , With 63 victories for only 4 losses, it confirmed its re 1 world ranking.
If the 2008 season begins with a victory in the first tournament of the year, some defeats unusual disturb the confidence and motivation of Justine Henin, who announced to general surprise, in May 2008, she puts an end to his career, one of the brightest in the history of tennis and sport in Belgium.
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