H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Justine Henin vs Nathalie Dechy H2H: 6-0

Justine Henin holds a 6–0 lead over Nathalie Dechy in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Justine Henin leads 2–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Justine Henin won the 2004 Qatar Open quarterfinal 6-1 7-5.

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Justine Henin
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
6 – 0
6 main-draw meetings
Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Justine Henin #1 6-1 7-5 Nathalie Dechy #29 Match data Mar 6, 2004* QF Qatar Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Justine Henin #4 2-6 6-3 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #22 Match data Apr 11, 2003* R16 Charleston Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Justine Henin #8 6-0 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #33 Match data May 11, 2002* QF Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Justine Henin #7 6-4 3-6 7-6(8) Nathalie Dechy #45 Match data Feb 9, 2002* R16 Paris Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Justine Henin #9 6-2 6-2 Nathalie Dechy #37 Match data Jun 22, 2001* R16 Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Justine Henin #31 6-2 6-4 Nathalie Dechy #26 Match data Jan 12, 2001* SF Canberra Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Justine Henin #13 #1 7,626 2,393 448 102 81.5% 7 1 10 2 18 5 43
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Justine Henin Nathalie Dechy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0
17 1999 11–6 64.7% #69 1,655 0 1 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0
18 2000 17–13 56.7% #45 1,749 0 1 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0
19 2001 56–18 75.7% #7 1,984 0 4 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0
20 2002 50–21 70.4% #5 2,003 0 6 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0
21 2003 73–11 86.9% #1 2,211 2 14 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0
22 2004 36–4 90.0% #8 2,222 3 19 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0
23 2005 34–5 87.2% #6 2,214 4 23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0
24 2006 57–8 87.7% #1 2,287 5 29 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1
25 2007 63–4 94.0% #1 2,383 7 39 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1
26 2008 17–4 81.0% #1 2,287 7 41 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1
28 2010 32–7 82.1% #12 2,206 7 43 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1
29 2011 2–1 66.7% #13 2,181 7 43 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Justine Henin Nathalie Dechy
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1999 2 2 4 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2000 11 7 18 61.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2001 31 11 42 73.8% 14 4 18 77.8% 10 1 11 90.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2002 23 12 35 65.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 2003 40 6 46 87.0% 20 1 21 95.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0%
22 2004 32 2 34 94.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
23 2005 10 4 14 71.4% 24 0 24 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 2006 33 5 38 86.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 2007 38 1 39 97.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 16 3 19 84.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2010 16 4 20 80.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2011 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 254 58 312 81.4% 122 21 143 85.3% 53 11 64 82.8% 19 12 31 61.3% — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 50.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 228/358 of Justine Henin's and 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Justine Henin Nathalie Dechy
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 2003 20/84 2.5 3.4 53.3% 73.0% 53.7% 58.7% 56.5% 63.9% 51.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 13/40 3.0 5.3 50.1% 69.4% 51.2% 59.1% 54.8% 60.1% 51.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 16/39 2.2 6.5 50.6% 71.0% 42.7% 61.1% 54.0% 56.9% 52.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 56/65 2.5 4.0 56.8% 71.5% 52.9% 51.3% 54.5% 63.4% 53.1% 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8%
25 2007 64/67 3.1 4.0 55.3% 72.7% 52.5% 57.6% 54.0% 63.7% 50.9% 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5%
26 2008 18/21 3.2 4.8 50.9% 69.9% 48.1% 63.5% 48.4% 59.0% 47.9% 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0%
28 2010 38/39 3.7 4.9 55.6% 71.7% 51.6% 54.2% 53.7% 62.9% 47.0% 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4%
29 2011 3/3 4.0 5.3 54.4% 72.4% 51.9% 63.3% 48.1% 63.3% 46.6% 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3%
Career — 228/550 2.9 4.4 54.6% 71.7% 51.4% 56.4% 53.8% 62.5% 50.7% — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Justine Henin Nathalie Dechy
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03
17 1999 1655 135.1 — — — — -44 -20 — 64.1% +1.38 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 101.1 -0.55 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56
18 2000 1749 144.4 — — — — -25 -104 -162 59.1% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) 98.0 -1.83 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35
19 2001 1984 161.8 — — — — -70 -139 -32 73.7% +1.68 12–11 (52%) 8–9 (47%) 100.5 -2.53 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60
20 2002 2004 159.7 — — — — -54 -47 +40 66.5% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 98.9 -1.42 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15
21 2003 2211 171.2 +6.75 +6.21 1.432 57.6% -57 -5 -130 80.4% +2.15 16–4 (80%) 8–3 (73%) 110.8 -2.83 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62
22 2004 2223 165.8 +3.52 +5.52 1.296 55.6% +14 -53 — 84.7% +2.27 5–2 (71%) 4–0 (100%) 104.0 -0.39 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20
23 2005 2215 154.4 +1.66 +6.12 1.214 54.5% -50 +146 — 75.6% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 5–1 (83%) 107.2 -1.31 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89
24 2006 2288 172.1 +7.32 +9.10 1.453 57.9% -24 +29 -105 83.9% +2.57 8–5 (62%) 6–2 (75%) 101.8 -3.18 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 108.2 -0.85
25 2007 2384 173.7 +7.78 +7.96 1.402 56.9% +1 +34 -126 85.4% +2.48 14–3 (82%) 11–3 (79%) 107.3 -1.25 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 95.0 -1.40
26 2008 2287 147.8 +2.60 +2.75 1.166 53.4% +23 — — 71.7% +1.61 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 95.1 +0.11 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) 98.9 +1.39
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 92.6 +0.62
28 2010 2207 159.2 +6.24 +4.44 1.266 54.5% +37 +55 +20 76.3% +1.49 8–7 (53%) 7–3 (70%) 96.9 -1.91 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) 95.8 -1.91
29 2011 2181 117.1 +2.80 +0.16 1.268 54.6% +36 — — 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–1 — -0.01 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 -1.85
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 96.4 -0.41
Career — 2394 169.9 +6.17 +6.72 1.351 56.2% -27 +4 -64 76.2% +1.83 97–54 (64%) 68–42 (62%) 107.0 -3.13 — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.