Justine Henin-Hardenne spent a total of 117 weeks as the world No 1 and was the year-end No 1 in 2003,2006 and 2007.
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36 Facts About Justine Henin-Hardenne
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was known for her all-court style of play and for being one of the few female players to use a single-handed backhand.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne 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.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne retired from professional tennis on 26 January 2011, due to a chronic elbow injury.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne is widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne's father is Jose Henin, and mother, Francoise Rosiere – a French and history teacher who died when Justine was 12 years old.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne won her hometown event, the Liege Challenger, in July 2000.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne then lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals in straight sets.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Mary Pierce in the fourth round and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals before losing to Serena Williams in straight sets.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne then played two tournaments during the North American summer hard court season before the US Open.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was treated for muscle cramps and dehydration overnight but returned to play in the final the next day.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne often slept up to 18 hours a day but barely had the strength to brush her teeth, let alone play competitive tennis.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne then withdrew from the ten remaining tournaments of the year in an effort to recover her health and improve her fitness.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne lost to second ranked Maria Sharapova in a quarterfinal.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne rebounded at her next tournament, winning the clay court Family Circle Cup in Charleston.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne won two more clay court titles before the start of the French Open.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was seeded fifth and played former world No 1 Martina Hingis in a much hyped first round match.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne then defeated Kuznetsova in the final to win her third French Open singles title in four years.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne then won two hardcourt tournaments in the Middle East, the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open over Amelie Mauresmo and her first Qatar Total Open title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne had not lost a match at the French Open since 2004.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne thus became the first women ever to defeat both Williams sisters in the same Grand Slam tournament, and go on to win the title.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was the first player since Lindsay Davenport to end the year ranked world No 1 consecutively for two years.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne's announcement was a surprise because Henin was still ranked world No 1 and was considered the favorite for the French Open, where she would have been the three-time defending champion.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne said she felt no sadness about her retirement because she believed it was a release from a game she had focused on for twenty years.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne said that in the future, she would be concentrating on charity and her tennis school.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated No 2 seed Nadia Petrova, Sesil Karatantcheva, No 7 seed Melinda Czink and No 3 seed Ana Ivanovic to make it to the final.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne then defeated No 19 seed Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne had then tied the number of consecutive sets won at the French Open with Helen Wills Moody.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was awarded the WTA Comeback Player of the Year award in December for her 2010 season.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne did not lose any sets in the competition earning comfortable victories over Alicia Molik from Australia, Sesil Karatantcheva from Kazakhstan, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US in the final.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne could hit her backhand flat, with heavy topspin, or slice [underspin].
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Justine Henin-Hardenne's forehand was generally regarded as her most dangerous weapon, and the stroke that she normally used to dictate play in a match.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne's style was often compared to that of Roger Federer and to five-time Grand Slam winner Martina Hingis as well.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne knows where to position herself—a contrast to many other players who get up to the net and look like a deer in headlights.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne confirmed three weeks later that she had officially separated from her husband.
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