Williams started 2003 by defeating fifth seed Justine Henin to make the final of the Australian Open for the first time.

Henin started the year as the fifth ranked player in the world but lost to Kim Clijsters in the semifinals of the Medibank International in Sydney.

Henin started 2004 by winning a warm-up tournament in Sydney.

Henin started the year as the World No. 1.

Henin started her season at the 2011 Hopman Cup.

In May 2007, Henin and her coach Carlos Rodriguez started the Academy 6th Sense.

Only a few women ( notably Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Justine Henin ) hit to these speeds off the ground.

In the first round, Henin saw off German qualifier Julia Görges 7 – 6 ( 3 ), 6 – 1.

At the US Open, she pulled off the biggest win of her career by defeating World No. 1 and defending champion Justine Henin 6 – 3, 6 – 2 in the fourth round.

Despite taking the first set off Justine Henin, she lost the final 2 – 6, 6 – 2, 6 – 1.

1 Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals, but was forced to retire with a right shoulder injury while playing Justine Henin in the final.

Both opponents retired from their respective matches, Clijsters with a right ankle sprain in the third set of their semifinal and Henin from gastroenteritis in the final.

By the end of the year, Henin was ranked seventh in singles, with three titles to her name.

Petrova had come into the tie with two consecutive clay court tournament victories and a 10-match clay court winning streak, while Dementieva had defeated Henin in their last meeting in Indian Wells and defeated second ranked Belgian compatriot Kim Clijsters on the first day of the tie.

On 4 January 2007, Henin withdrew from the Australian Open and the warm-up tournament in Sydney to deal with the break-up of her marriage.

At the US Open, Henin defeated her first four opponents in straight sets, with a 6 – 0 set in each match.

In the third round, Henin defeated Dominika Cibulková in 93 minutes, 6 – 4, 6 – 4 advancing to the quarterfinals where Henin thrashed Vera Zvonareva 6 – 1, 6 – 4 to set up a meeting in the quarterfinals with World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki.

Established her place among the game elite with a win in Sarasota, Myskina also had mediocre results during the summer season were followed by a quarterfinal appearance at the US Open, back-to-back titles in Leipzig ( defeating No. 1 Kim Clijsters and No. 2 Justine Henin ) and Moscow, which was her first Tier I title.

She beat Alizé Cornet and Ekaterina Bychkova prior to the meeting with Henin.

More recent than that, players such like Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, and Amelie Mauresmo were willing to come to the net, with Henin and Mauresmo playing a very heavy serve & volley and volleying in general match during the 2006 Wimbledon Finals.

He cites Arantxa Sánchez ( with whom he won the 2002 Hopman Cup for Spain ) as his favorite female player among retired players ; among recently active players his favorite male and female players are Roger Federer and Justine Henin.

It is used by most pros with strong single-handed backhand drives, like Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer and Richard Gasquet among the men and Justine Henin among the women.

Justine Henin's backhand was considered on par with the men's, with all time great John McEnroe saying " Justine Henin has the best single-handed backhand in both the men's and women's game.

Mauresmo and Henin advanced to the final, a rematch of their Australian Open final earlier in the season, with Mauresmo triumphant once more, becoming the first Frenchwoman in 81 years to win Wimbledon.

In the World Group quarterfinal tie against Belgium, Kirilenko lost her singles match against 2005 US Open champion Kim Clijsters, but partnering with Dinara Safina, won her doubles match against Justine Henin and Clijsters.

Most of the time he lives in Monaco ( a move for which he was criticized very much like fellow Belgian sports personalities Justine Henin and Tom Boonen ), together with his wife Kelly and his son Liam.

Henin then lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals in straight sets.

In the final, Henin defeated Clijsters in straight sets.

In the final, Henin defeated Clijsters in straight sets.

Henin was seeded tenth at the French Open and defeated the French player Mary Pierce in the final in straight sets to take her second title at Roland Garros.

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.

In the final, Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic in straight sets, 6 – 1, 6 – 2 to claim her third consecutive French Open title, equalling Seles's open era record.

In the final, Henin won her second US Open singles title, defeating Kuznetsova in straight sets, 6 – 1, 6 – 3.

At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, Zvonareva lost to Justine Henin, 1 – 6, 4 – 6, in the fourth round, after defeating Melanie Oudin and Sara Errani in straight sets.

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.

This was her first final in a Tier I tournament, however this time the impervious Henin beat her in straight sets, 6 – 4, 6 – 4.

She reached the final, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova in three sets and Nicole Vaidišová, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Justine Henin, all in straight sets.

Williams then successfully defended her Wimbledon title, defeating third-seeded Davenport in the semifinals and eighth-seeded Henin in three sets in Henin's first Wimbledon final.

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.

At the Eastbourne grass court tournament just before Wimbledon, Henin defeated Anastasia Myskina in the final in three sets.

In the final, Henin overcame Sharapova in three sets in a match that lasted 3 hours, 24 minutes.

Henin would eventually fall to Serena Williams in 3 sets 6 – 4, 3 – 6, 6 – 2.

In the third round, facing former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova, Henin ended her streak of consecutive sets at 40, losing the 2nd set to Sharapova but going on to win 6 – 2, 3 – 6, 6 – 3.

Petrova reached the semi-finals of S ' Hertogenbosch, defeating Elena Dementieva en-route but lost to World No. 3 Justine Henin in three sets.

Venus Williams was successful in her title defence, beating 19-year-old Justine Henin in the final in three sets.

In the semifinals, she faced world No. 1 Justine Henin and lost in three sets.