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

Justine Henin vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0

Justine Henin holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Justine Henin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Justine Henin won the 2007 Canadian Open semifinal 6-3 6-0.

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Justine Henin
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Justine Henin #1 6-3 6-0 Zi Yan #169 Match data Aug 18, 2007* SF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 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 Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1999 11–6 64.7% #69 1,655 0 1 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 2000 17–13 56.7% #45 1,749 0 1 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2001 56–18 75.7% #7 1,984 0 4 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2002 50–21 70.4% #5 2,003 0 6 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2003 73–11 86.9% #1 2,211 2 14 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2004 36–4 90.0% #8 2,222 3 19 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2005 34–5 87.2% #6 2,214 4 23 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2006 57–8 87.7% #1 2,287 5 29 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2007 63–4 94.0% #1 2,383 7 39 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2008 17–4 81.0% #1 2,287 7 41 — — — — — — —
28 2010 32–7 82.1% #12 2,206 7 43 — — — — — — —
29 2011 2–1 66.7% #13 2,181 7 43 — — — — — — —

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 Zi Yan
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 %
17 1999 2 2 4 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2002 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% 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 31 11 42 73.8% 14 4 18 77.8% 10 1 11 90.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2002 23 12 35 65.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2003 40 6 46 87.0% 20 1 21 95.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2004 32 2 34 94.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 10 4 14 71.4% 24 0 24 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2006 33 5 38 86.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2007 38 1 39 97.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 16 3 19 84.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 16 4 20 80.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 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% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

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 52/70 of Zi Yan'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 Zi Yan
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% 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 2004 13/40 3.0 5.3 50.1% 69.4% 51.2% 59.1% 54.8% 60.1% 51.6% 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2005 16/39 2.2 6.5 50.6% 71.0% 42.7% 61.1% 54.0% 56.9% 52.3% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2006 56/65 2.5 4.0 56.8% 71.5% 52.9% 51.3% 54.5% 63.4% 53.1% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2007 64/67 3.1 4.0 55.3% 72.7% 52.5% 57.6% 54.0% 63.7% 50.9% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2008 18/21 3.2 4.8 50.9% 69.9% 48.1% 63.5% 48.4% 59.0% 47.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 38/39 3.7 4.9 55.6% 71.7% 51.6% 54.2% 53.7% 62.9% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 3/3 4.0 5.3 54.4% 72.4% 51.9% 63.3% 48.1% 63.3% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 228/550 2.9 4.4 54.6% 71.7% 51.4% 56.4% 53.8% 62.5% 50.7% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

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 Zi Yan
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
17 1999 1655 135.1 — — — — -44 -20 — 64.1% +1.38 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 101.1 -0.55 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 2000 1749 144.4 — — — — -25 -104 -162 59.1% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) 98.0 -1.83 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 2001 1984 161.8 — — — — -70 -139 -32 73.7% +1.68 12–11 (52%) 8–9 (47%) 100.5 -2.53 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 2002 2004 159.7 — — — — -54 -47 +40 66.5% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 98.9 -1.42 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
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 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
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 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
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 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
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 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
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 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 2181 117.1 +2.80 +0.16 1.268 54.6% +36 — — 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–1 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

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.