Justine Henin
Peak ranking
1 (Oct 20, 2003)
Elo peak
2385 (99.3%ile)
Career record
442–102 (81.2%)
Career titles
42
Prize money
$20,863,335
News:
May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay (Tennis Majors, 30d ago)
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis (Tennis Majors, 34d ago)
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2011* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova #26 | 4-6 7-6(8) | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 21, 2011* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R64 | Hard | Elena Baltacha #55 | 6-1 6-3 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 19, 2011* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Sania Mirza #145 | 5-7 6-3 6-1 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 29, 2010* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R16 | Grass | Kim Clijsters #8 | 6-2 2-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 26, 2010* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R32 | Grass | Nadia Petrova #14 | 6-1 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Clijsters | 10 | 13 | 23 | Jun 29, 2010 | H2H |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 16 | 3 | 19 | Jan 23, 2011 | H2H |
| Nadia Petrova | 13 | 2 | 15 | Jun 26, 2010 | H2H |
| Serena Williams | 6 | 8 | 14 | Jan 30, 2010 | H2H |
| Amélie Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | 13 | Jun 24, 2007 | H2H |
Titles (42)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | WTA 1000 | 500 | 250 | WTA Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Belgian Open |
| 2001 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | Canberra , Gold Coast , S Hertogenbosch |
| 2002 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | Linz , Berlin |
| 2003 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Dubai , San Diego , Berlin , Charleston , Toronto , Zurich , Roland Garros , US Open |
| 2004 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Dubai , Sydney , Indian Wells , Australian Open |
| 2005 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Warsaw , Berlin , Charleston , Roland Garros |
| 2006 | 24 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | Dubai , Eastbourne , New Haven , Sydney , WTA Finals , Roland Garros |
| 2007 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | Doha , Dubai , Eastbourne , Stuttgart , Warsaw , Toronto , Zurich , WTA Finals , Roland Garros , US Open |
| 2008 | 26 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | Antwerp , Sydney |
| 2010 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 's Hertogenbosch , Stuttgart |
| Total | 42 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1999 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% |
| 2000 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61.1% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 17 | 13 | 30 | 56.7% |
| 2001 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 73.8% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 10 | 1 | 11 | 90.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 56 | 18 | 74 | 75.7% |
| 2002 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 65.7% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 50 | 21 | 71 | 70.4% |
| 2003 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 46 | 87.0% | 20 | 1 | 21 | 95.2% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 73 | 11 | 84 | 86.9% |
| 2004 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 92.9% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | 34 | 88.2% |
| 2005 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 24 | 0 | 24 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | 39 | 87.2% |
| 2006 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 38 | 86.8% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 10 | 1 | 11 | 90.9% | — | — | — | — | 57 | 8 | 65 | 87.7% |
| 2007 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 39 | 97.4% | 14 | 1 | 15 | 93.3% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 63 | 4 | 67 | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 84.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | — | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | 39 | 82.1% |
| 2011 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Career | — | 248 | 58 | 306 | 81.0% | 122 | 21 | 143 | 85.3% | 53 | 11 | 64 | 82.8% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 442 | 102 | 544 | 81.2% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1999 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 17 | 13 | 30 | 56.7% |
| 2001 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 32 | 2 | 34 | 94.1% | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% | 56 | 18 | 74 | 75.7% |
| 2002 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27.8% | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 22 | 4 | 26 | 84.6% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 50 | 21 | 71 | 70.4% |
| 2003 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 64.0% | 22 | 2 | 24 | 91.7% | 29 | 0 | 29 | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% | 73 | 11 | 84 | 86.9% |
| 2004 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 8 | 0 | 8 | 100.0% | 30 | 4 | 34 | 88.2% |
| 2005 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 19 | 1 | 20 | 95.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | 39 | 87.2% |
| 2006 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 19 | 0 | 19 | 100.0% | 19 | 1 | 20 | 95.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% | 57 | 8 | 65 | 87.7% |
| 2007 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 95.7% | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% | 16 | 1 | 17 | 94.1% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 61 | 4 | 65 | 93.8% |
| 2008 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 16 | 1 | 17 | 94.1% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 32 | 7 | 39 | 82.1% |
| 2011 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Career | 84 | 55 | 139 | 60.4% | 118 | 30 | 148 | 79.7% | 185 | 15 | 200 | 92.5% | 52 | 2 | 54 | 96.3% | 439 | 102 | 541 | 81.1% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 541/544 (99.4%) of Justine Henin's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 | 1655 | 79 | 68 | 71 | — | 64.1% | +1.48 | 66 | 43 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 2000 | 18 | 1749 | 88 | 85 | 70 | 53 | 59.1% | +0.91 | 88 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| 2001 | 19 | 1982 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 73.7% | +1.92 | 94 | 62 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 47 |
| 2002 | 20 | 2003 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 67.1% | +1.15 | 97 | 70 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 56 |
| 2003 | 21 | 2212 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 97 | 80.4% | +2.35 | 98 | 100 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 75 |
| 2004 | 22 | 2201 | 100 | 99 | 99 | — | 83.3% | +2.34 | 94 | 75 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| 2005 | 23 | 2200 | 99 | 99 | 100 | — | 76.7% | +1.89 | 97 | 67 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 83 |
| 2006 | 24 | 2277 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 83.9% | +2.75 | 99 | 92 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 75 |
| 2007 | 25 | 2373 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 86.1% | +2.69 | 99 | 100 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 79 |
| 2008 | 26 | 2278 | 100 | 100 | — | — | 71.7% | +1.74 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | 2199 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 75.3% | +1.82 | 99 | 56 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 70 |
| 2011 | 29 | 2174 | 100 | 100 | — | — | 57.1% | +1.50 | 72 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| Career | 2096 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 76.2% | +1.89 | 94 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 42 | 62 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 | — | R64 | — | R128 |
| 2000 | 18 | R64 | — | R128 | R16 |
| 2001 | 19 | R16 | SF | F | R16 |
| 2002 | 20 | QF | R128 | SF | R16 |
| 2003 | 21 | SF | W | SF | W |
| 2004 | 22 | W | R64 | — | R16 |
| 2005 | 23 | — | W | R128 | R16 |
| 2006 | 24 | F | W | F | F |
| 2007 | 25 | — | W | SF | W |
| 2008 | 26 | QF | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | F | R16 | R16 | — |
| 2011 | 29 | R32 | — | — | — |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | IW | MAD | MIA | ROM | BER | CHA | MON | MOS | TOR | ZUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 19 | R32 | — | R32 | — | SF | — | — | R16 | QF | — |
| 2002 | 20 | R16 | — | R64 | F | W | — | QF | — | — | SF |
| 2003 | 21 | — | — | QF | — | W | W | — | — | W | W |
| 2004 | 22 | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | — | — | QF | — | W | W | — | — | F | — |
| 2006 | 24 | SF | — | R64 | — | F | SF | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | — | — | F | — | SF | — | — | — | W | W |
| 2008 | 26 | — | — | QF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | R64 | R64 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | ANT | BRI | DOH | DUB | EAS | HAM | PAR | SDG | STU | AME | FIL | LEI | LIN | LUX | NEW | NIC | SCO | STA | SYD | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | F | — | R16 | — | QF | R16 | R32 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 20 | F | — | — | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | F | R16 | SF | W | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | QF | — |
| 2003 | 21 | SF | — | — | W | — | — | — | W | — | SF | F | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — |
| 2004 | 22 | — | — | SF | W | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — |
| 2005 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W |
| 2006 | 24 | — | — | — | W | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | W | — |
| 2007 | 25 | — | — | W | W | W | — | SF | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W |
| 2008 | 26 | W | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — |
| 2010 | 28 | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | EST | HER | BEL | BRA | CAN | GOL | HOB | KNO | LUX | PAL | PHI | QUE | WAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | R16 | QF | — |
| 2000 | 18 | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | QF | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 19 | SF | W | — | — | W | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | F |
| 2002 | 20 | — | SF | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 21 | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA Finals
Data coverage note: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
1
Career-high date
Oct 20, 2003
First top 100
Jun 7, 1999
First top 50
Sep 11, 2000
First top 20
Jan 29, 2001
First top 10
Jun 11, 2001
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 318 | 315 | 314 | 342 | 334 | 333 | 230 | 227 |
| 1999 | 17 | 229 | 217 | 172 | 173 | 121 | 98 | 101 | 95 | 86 | 76 | 69 | 69 |
| 2000 | 18 | 58 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 81 | 90 | 80 | 58 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 45 |
| 2001 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | — | — | 33 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2011 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Similar Players
Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.
| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Clijsters | BEL | 1 | 2,275 | 4 | 41 | 590 | 463 | 127 | 78.5% | 1999-2021 | Match log |
| Yanina Wickmayer | BEL | 12 | 1,932 | 0 | 5 | 435 | 218 | 217 | 50.1% | 2008-2025 | Match log |
| Kirsten Flipkens | BEL | 13 | 1,829 | 0 | 1 | 419 | 198 | 221 | 47.3% | 2003-2022 | Match log |
| Martina Navratilova | USA | 1 | 2,664 | 18 | 168 | 1,654 | 1,427 | 227 | 86.3% | 1972-2005 | Match log |
| Serena Williams | USA | 1 | 2,405 | 23 | 71 | 994 | 825 | 169 | 83.0% | 1997-2022 | Match log |
| Venus Williams | USA | 1 | 2,362 | 7 | 47 | 1,057 | 768 | 289 | 72.7% | 1994-2026 | Match log |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | ESP | 1 | 2,385 | 4 | 29 | 975 | 708 | 267 | 72.6% | 1986-2002 | Match log |
| Lindsay Davenport | USA | 1 | 2,353 | 3 | 54 | 894 | 704 | 190 | 78.7% | 1991-2008 | Match log |
| Conchita Martínez | ESP | 2 | 2,263 | 1 | 33 | 944 | 669 | 275 | 70.9% | 1988-2005 | Match log |
| Caroline Wozniacki | DEN | 1 | 2,153 | 1 | 29 | 874 | 605 | 269 | 69.2% | 2005-2024 | Match log |
| Maria Sharapova | RUS | 1 | 2,238 | 5 | 36 | 770 | 596 | 174 | 77.4% | 2002-2020 | Match log |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | RUS | 2 | 2,097 | 2 | 18 | 899 | 580 | 319 | 64.5% | 2001-2021 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Justine Henin?
- Justine Henin is 44 years old, born on June 1, 1982.
- Which country is Justine Henin from?
- Justine Henin is from Belgium.
- How tall is Justine Henin?
- Justine Henin is 167 cm / 5'6".
- Does Justine Henin use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
- Justine Henin uses a one-handed backhand.
- Is Justine Henin left-handed or right-handed?
- Justine Henin plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Justine Henin won?
- Justine Henin has won 7 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was US Open in 2007.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Justine Henin won?
- Justine Henin has won 10 WTA 1000 titles. The most recent was Zurich in 2007.
- How many WTA titles has Justine Henin won?
- Justine Henin has won 42 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Stuttgart in 2010.
- What is Justine Henin's highest WTA ranking?
- Justine Henin's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on October 20, 2003.
- What is Justine Henin's career win-loss record?
- Justine Henin has a career WTA singles record of 442 wins and 102 losses (81.2%).
- How much career prize money has Justine Henin earned?
- Justine Henin has earned at least $20,863,335 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Justine Henin play professional tennis?
- Justine Henin turned professional in 1999 and was active through 2011.
- What is Justine Henin's best surface?
- Justine Henin's best surface is clay court with a 85.3% win rate (122W-21L).
- Who is Justine Henin's biggest rival?
- Justine Henin's most frequent opponent is Kim Clijsters, with a head-to-head record of 10–13 across 23 meetings.