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Henin established herself as a major competitor in 2001 when she reached the women's singles semifinals of the French Open and then upset the reigning Australian Open and French Open champion Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals of Wimbledon, losing to defending champion Venus Williams in three sets in the final.
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After losing to Henin in the final of the International Women's Open in Eastbourne, 5 – 7, 7 – 6 ( 4 ), 6 – 7 ( 2 ), after being up 4 – 1 in the deciding set, defending champion Mauresmo went into Wimbledon saying that she was ready to win another major title.
She began the year by qualifying for the Australian Open and then reached the fourth round at the major tournament in Indian Wells, beating seeded player Eleni Daniilidou before losing to Justine Henin, a result that broke her into the top 100 for the first time.
Henin and 2001
Henin became only the second player to defeat both Williams sisters in the same Grand Slam tournament ( after Martina Hingis at the 2001 Australian Open ).
After three more wins, she received her first world title try: On June 16, 2001, she fought Valerie Henin in Anchorage, Alaska, for the WIBF world Welterweight title.
Huber's final match took place on 31 October 2001, against Justine Henin, in which she lost 6 – 1, 6 – 2.
Henin and when
Williams then went on to win the Open Gaz de France in Paris when Jelena Dokić withdrew from the final, and the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium, defeating Henin in the final.
Her father is José Henin ; her mother, Françoise Rosière, was a French and history teacher who died when Justine was 12 years old.
At the grass court Ordina Open in Rosmalen, Henin lost in the final to Clijsters when Henin was forced to retire from the match after injuring her finger.
The winning streak ended in the quarterfinals when Sharapova, the eventual winner, defeated Henin 6 – 4, 6 – 0.
In addition, she realized a notable victory during the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, when she upset World No. 1 and four-time champion Henin 7 – 6, 7 – 6.
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She then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, where she lost to Justine Henin.
Despite injury, Davenport reached the US Open quarterfinals, where she again lost to Henin.
However, she made a strong start to the clay-court season, winning the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, defeating Henin in the final.
However she then lost to eventual champion Justine Henin.
Mauresmo won a silver medal in singles at the Olympic Games in Athens, where she was defeated by Belgian Justine Henin in the final.
Mauresmo then played the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, where she lost to Justine Henin in the final.
At the 2007 French Open, Martina Navratilova said that " Henin's offense is just phenomenal ... it's sort of like we've got ' the female Federer ', or maybe the guys have ' the male Justine Henin ', because she is just head and shoulders above everyone else right now.
The same year, she reverted to using her maiden name, Justine Henin.
Henin next played the indoor Sparkassen Cup in Leipzig, Germany where she lost to Myskina in the final.
Had Henin won this match, she would have immediately replaced Clijsters as the World No. 1.
At the Tier I Zurich Open the following week, Henin reached her sixth consecutive final where she defeated Serbia's Jelena Dokić.
Henin, however, held this ranking for only one week as she declined to defend her title at the Generali Ladies Linz tournament in Linz, Austria.
Henin next played the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where she reached the final after beating Mauresmo in a semifinal before losing to Clijsters in straight sets.
Henin stated afterwards that she feared possible injury had she continued to play.
Henin was criticized by the press because she had stated after her semifinal win against Sharapova that she was at the " peak of her fitness " and was playing the " best tennis of her life ".
However, Henin retired from the deciding doubles match because of a knee injury while she and her partner Kirsten Flipkens were trailing 3 – 6, 6 – 2, 2 – 0, giving Italy the championship.
At the Miami Masters, Henin reached the final for the first time in her career, where she lost to Serena Williams 0 – 6, 7 – 5, 6 – 3 after holding two match points at 6 – 0, 5 – 4.
Her announcement was a surprise because Henin was still ranked World No. 1 and was considered the favorite for the 2008 French Open, where she would have been the 3-time defending champion.
Henin made her return to tennis at the 2010 Brisbane International where she was given a wildcard.
Henin then participated at the 2010 French Open, seeded 22nd, the second grand slam of the year where she has won four previous titles.
Henin began the grass court season at the 2010 UNICEF Open, where she was the top seed for the first time since her return.
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To conclude the year, Mauresmo reached the final of the WTA Tour Championships in Madrid, losing to Henin, 4 – 6, 3 – 6.
The following week, Henin reached the semifinals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida, losing to eventual winner Elena Dementieva 3 – 6, 6 – 4, 7 – 5.
Henin reached the gold medal match by defeating reigning French Open champion Anastasia Myskina in a semifinal 7 – 5, 5 – 7, 8 – 6 after having trailed 1 – 5 in the final set.
Seeded 6th, Capriati reached the semifinal, where she faced second seeded Justine Henin.
She showed splashes of her old form during the grass season, having reached the Eastbourne final beautifully, losing to Justine Henin in a close final concluded in a third set tiebreak.
Petrova reached the semi-finals of S ' Hertogenbosch, defeating Elena Dementieva en-route but lost to World No. 3 Justine Henin in three sets.
She reached her third career final at the Qatar Total German Open in May, beating Mary Pierce, Amélie Mauresmo and Jelena Janković, before losing to Justine Henin.
At the French Open, Petrova reached her second Grand Slam Semi-Final but lost to Henin 6 – 2, 6 – 3, but her ranking rose one place to No. 8.
Petrova reached the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, losing to Justine Henin.
At the French Open, she reached the singles final for the third time, where she lost to Henin in straight sets in a crushing 6 – 1 6 – 1 defeat.
Martínez also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time in six years but lost to Justine Henin of Belgium.
She lost in the first round in her debuts at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, although she reached the fourth round at the US Open before losing to second seed and eventual champion Justine Henin.
She reached the final, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets and Nicole Vaidišová, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Justine Henin, all in straight sets.
In August, Vaidišová reached the quarterfinals at Toronto, losing to Justine Henin.
She won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Ordina Open, beating Amélie Mauresmo, Elena Dementieva and Henin ; and reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at Wimbledon.
She then reached the semifinals of the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where she was defeated by World No. 1 Justine Henin 6 – 2, 6 – 3.
She reached the semifinals of that tournament by winning two of her three round robin matches, defeating Serena Williams and Janković before losing to Henin 6 – 1, 7 – 6 ( 4 ).
Pe ' er reached the fourth round of the 2006 US Open, defeating world No. 15 Francesca Schiavone of Italy, but later fell to Justine Henin Hardenne.
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