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Serena Williams#6 def. Justine Henin#7

6-3 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date Nov 5, 2001*
Tournament WTA Tour Championships
Category WTA Finals
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Serena Williams
Score6-3 7-6(5)
Loser Justine Henin

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsJustine Henin
Country USA BEL
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 1, 1982
Age2019
Height175167
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)67
Ranking points (entering)3,0042,989
Elo (entering)2,2281,988
Career W-L825–169442–102
Career earnings$94,816,730$20,863,335
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 1 0 Justine Henin

Path

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 2001R16 Silvia Farina Elia 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 6, 2001SF Sandrine Testud 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

Justine Henin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 2001R16 Anke Huber 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data