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

Venus Williams vs Justine Henin H2H: 7-2

Venus Williams holds a 7–2 lead over Justine Henin in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Venus Williams leads 3–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Justine Henin won the 2007 US Open semifinal 7-6(2) 6-4.

United States Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
7 2
9 main-draw meetings
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Justine Henin #1 7-6(2) 6-4 Venus Williams #14 Match data Sep 8, 2007* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Venus Williams #2 6-3 6-3 Justine Henin #5 Match data Jan 26, 2003* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Venus Williams #1 6-3 6-2 Justine Henin #6 Match data Jul 7, 2002* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Venus Williams #2 2-6 7-5 7-6(5) Justine Henin #9 Match data Apr 14, 2002* F Amelia Island Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Venus Williams #2 6-3 5-7 6-3 Justine Henin #9 Match data Feb 17, 2002* F Antwerp Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Venus Williams #3 7-5 6-2 Justine Henin #7 Match data Jan 5, 2002* F Gold Coast Tier III modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Venus Williams #4 6-3 5-7 6-2 Justine Henin #6 Match data Aug 24, 2001* QF New Haven Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Venus Williams #2 6-1 3-6 6-0 Justine Henin #5 Match data Jul 9, 2001* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Justine Henin #18 6-1 6-4 Venus Williams #2 Match data May 11, 2001* R16 Berlin Open Tier I modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Venus Williams #469 #1 7,452 2,368 782 299 72.3% 7 1 9 2 19 11 49
Justine Henin #13 #1 7,626 2,393 448 102 81.5% 7 1 10 2 18 5 43

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 Venus Williams Justine Henin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1994 1–1 50.0% 1,525 0 0
15 1995 2–3 40.0% #205 1,561 0 0
16 1996 2–5 28.6% #216 1,570 0 0
17 1997 20–13 60.6% #22 1,830 0 0 1999 11–6 64.7% #69 1,655 0 1
18 1998 51–13 79.7% #5 2,099 0 3 2000 17–13 56.7% #45 1,749 0 1
19 1999 57–12 82.6% #3 2,248 0 9 2001 56–18 75.7% #7 1,984 0 4
20 2000 41–4 91.1% #3 2,337 2 15 2002 50–21 70.4% #5 2,003 0 6
21 2001 46–6 88.5% #3 2,358 4 21 2003 73–11 86.9% #1 2,211 2 14
22 2002 63–9 87.5% #2 2,303 4 28 2004 36–4 90.0% #8 2,222 3 19
23 2003 24–5 82.8% #11 2,260 4 29 2005 34–5 87.2% #6 2,214 4 23
24 2004 42–14 75.0% #9 2,077 4 31 2006 57–8 87.7% #1 2,287 5 29
25 2005 34–10 77.3% #10 2,128 5 33 2007 63–4 94.0% #1 2,383 7 39
26 2006 13–6 68.4% #46 2,035 5 33 2008 17–4 81.0% #1 2,287 7 41
27 2007 46–10 82.1% #8 2,059 6 36
28 2008 40–11 78.4% #6 2,138 7 39 2010 32–7 82.1% #12 2,206 7 43
29 2009 38–16 70.4% #6 1,988 7 41 2011 2–1 66.7% #13 2,181 7 43
30 2010 38–7 84.4% #5 2,061 7 43
31 2011 8–4 66.7% #102 2,017 7 43
32 2012 24–9 72.7% #24 2,016 7 44
33 2013 15–11 57.7% #47 1,910 7 44
34 2014 33–15 68.8% #18 1,888 7 45
35 2015 39–14 73.6% #7 1,971 7 48
36 2016 24–15 61.5% #17 1,817 7 49
37 2017 38–15 71.7% #5 1,941 7 49
38 2018 15–11 57.7% #39 1,872 7 49
39 2019 20–15 57.1% #52 1,819 7 49
40 2020 1–8 11.1% #79 1,713 7 49
41 2021 3–9 25.0% #318 1,647 7 49
42 2022 0–4 0.0% #1000 1,602 7 49
43 2023 3–7 30.0% #412 1,592 7 49

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 Venus Williams Justine Henin
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 %
14 1994 1 1 2 50.0%
15 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
16 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1997 15 7 22 68.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 2 2 4 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
18 1998 36 8 44 81.8% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2000 11 7 18 61.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
19 1999 34 6 40 85.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2001 31 11 42 73.8% 14 4 18 77.8% 10 1 11 90.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 2000 25 0 25 100.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2002 23 12 35 65.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 2001 32 3 35 91.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 0 7 100.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 40 6 46 87.0% 20 1 21 95.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
22 2002 35 5 40 87.5% 14 2 16 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 1 9 88.9% 2004 32 2 34 94.1% 4 2 6 66.7%
23 2003 8 2 10 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 0 4 100.0% 2005 10 4 14 71.4% 24 0 24 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2004 21 9 30 70.0% 17 2 19 89.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2006 33 5 38 86.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 2005 18 7 25 72.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 2007 38 1 39 97.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 16 3 19 84.2% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2007 27 5 32 84.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 7 0 7 100.0%
28 2008 29 9 38 76.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 0 7 100.0% 2010 16 4 20 80.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 8 1 9 88.9%
29 2009 21 11 32 65.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 2011 2 1 3 66.7%
30 2010 19 3 22 86.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
31 2011 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
32 2012 14 3 17 82.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
33 2013 12 8 20 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
34 2014 27 11 38 71.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
35 2015 34 10 44 77.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
36 2016 14 11 25 56.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 1 6 83.3%
37 2017 26 11 37 70.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7%
38 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
39 2019 16 11 27 59.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
40 2020 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
41 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
42 2022 0 4 4 0.0%
43 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career 487 189 676 72.0% 163 69 232 70.3% 98 27 125 78.4% 34 14 48 70.8% 254 58 312 81.4% 122 21 143 85.3% 53 11 64 82.8% 19 12 31 61.3%

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 581/732 of Venus Williams's and 228/358 of Justine Henin'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 Venus Williams Justine Henin
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 2003 11/29 3.8 5.8 55.2% 76.2% 43.8% 53.3% 47.0% 61.6% 51.3% 2005 16/39 2.2 6.5 50.6% 71.0% 42.7% 61.1% 54.0% 56.9% 52.3%
24 2004 13/56 4.1 4.5 59.4% 72.2% 46.7% 41.6% 50.5% 61.9% 50.1% 2006 56/65 2.5 4.0 56.8% 71.5% 52.9% 51.3% 54.5% 63.4% 53.1%
25 2005 18/44 2.9 4.2 64.4% 70.7% 45.1% 63.1% 52.0% 61.3% 50.1% 2007 64/67 3.1 4.0 55.3% 72.7% 52.5% 57.6% 54.0% 63.7% 50.9%
26 2006 16/19 3.1 4.3 62.7% 68.3% 47.0% 52.8% 45.6% 60.6% 48.5% 2008 18/21 3.2 4.8 50.9% 69.9% 48.1% 63.5% 48.4% 59.0% 47.9%
27 2007 53/56 3.6 5.3 59.4% 72.6% 46.6% 56.6% 51.8% 62.2% 48.6% —/—
28 2008 43/51 4.3 4.3 61.6% 72.0% 48.4% 55.6% 48.9% 62.7% 47.0% 2010 38/39 3.7 4.9 55.6% 71.7% 51.6% 54.2% 53.7% 62.9% 47.0%
29 2009 48/54 5.4 4.7 57.3% 73.4% 49.9% 59.5% 51.4% 63.3% 46.1% 2011 3/3 4.0 5.3 54.4% 72.4% 51.9% 63.3% 48.1% 63.3% 46.6%
30 2010 44/45 4.6 4.5 56.7% 73.5% 46.9% 53.7% 49.0% 61.9% 47.4% —/—
31 2011 9/12 6.0 2.8 64.4% 72.3% 51.7% 60.3% 45.5% 64.5% 45.7% —/—
32 2012 28/33 4.5 4.8 53.9% 68.9% 47.8% 50.7% 50.7% 59.2% 46.0% —/—
33 2013 23/26 2.8 4.6 56.9% 65.4% 43.4% 55.0% 50.8% 56.0% 47.2% —/—
34 2014 44/48 4.7 4.4 55.7% 71.6% 46.0% 56.6% 53.0% 60.4% 46.7% —/—
35 2015 35/53 4.6 2.9 58.6% 70.6% 49.7% 50.2% 48.0% 62.1% 45.0% —/—
36 2016 37/39 3.1 3.9 61.5% 65.5% 48.1% 52.8% 52.7% 58.4% 46.8% —/—
37 2017 46/53 3.5 5.2 60.9% 69.2% 46.3% 59.1% 46.0% 60.2% 46.0% —/—
38 2018 26/26 2.1 4.9 60.5% 63.9% 46.4% 53.6% 51.3% 56.7% 43.8% —/—
39 2019 34/35 1.8 3.7 63.2% 63.3% 43.3% 54.0% 45.9% 56.0% 43.6% —/—
40 2020 9/9 3.2 7.0 58.3% 63.2% 42.3% 61.2% 45.9% 54.5% 41.2% —/—
41 2021 12/12 3.4 4.4 62.1% 60.7% 37.2% 48.3% 44.1% 51.7% 39.2% —/—
42 2022 4/4 3.3 8.5 56.5% 65.1% 31.3% 49.0% 29.6% 50.4% 34.9% —/—
43 2023 10/10 3.6 4.4 60.1% 64.2% 38.7% 43.3% 39.2% 54.0% 40.5% —/—
44 2024 2/2 4.5 8.0 59.1% 60.9% 29.6% 49.4% 70.0% 47.9% 40.9% —/—
45 2025 4/4 3.5 5.5 54.2% 62.5% 31.3% 31.2% 48.2% 48.5% 40.7% —/—
46 2026 12/12 3.0 4.4 59.2% 63.3% 37.8% 46.5% 43.3% 53.3% 37.0% —/—
Career 581/1,081 3.8 4.5 59.3% 69.4% 46.1% 54.4% 49.2% 59.8% 46.0% 228/550 2.9 4.4 54.6% 71.7% 51.4% 56.4% 53.8% 62.5% 50.7%

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 Venus Williams Justine Henin
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
14 1994 1526 122.1 60.0% 0.00 0–1 -0.18
15 1995 1561 123.9 +29 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 -0.31
16 1996 1570 134.2 +31 46.7% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 -0.34
17 1997 1831 160.2 +5 -255 -230 55.8% +0.44 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 108.3 -1.92 1999 1655 135.1 -44 -20 64.1% +1.38 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 101.1 -0.55
18 1998 2100 174.0 +4 -331 -385 75.6% +2.04 9–4 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 108.8 -0.82 2000 1749 144.4 -25 -104 -162 59.1% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) 98.0 -1.83
19 1999 2248 179.2 +7 -300 -461 77.5% +1.83 10–5 (67%) 9–4 (69%) 105.8 -4.08 2001 1984 161.8 -70 -139 -32 73.7% +1.68 12–11 (52%) 8–9 (47%) 100.5 -2.53
20 2000 2337 171.5 +16 -397 -317 84.0% +2.34 8–2 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 106.2 -2.30 2002 2004 159.7 -54 -47 +40 66.5% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 98.9 -1.42
21 2001 2358 172.4 +31 -379 -127 83.8% +2.48 8–1 (89%) 10–3 (77%) 106.1 -1.53 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
22 2002 2303 175.2 +58 -205 -10 81.3% +2.44 12–4 (75%) 7–3 (70%) 101.1 -2.34 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
23 2003 2261 155.8 +4.06 +5.13 1.337 56.1% +107 -163 +33 81.0% +2.37 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) 97.7 -1.73 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
24 2004 2078 159.0 +4.27 +3.93 1.315 55.7% +59 +131 75.7% +1.99 6–3 (67%) 8–6 (57%) 99.4 +0.68 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
25 2005 2128 165.4 +4.52 +4.90 1.293 55.5% +29 +38 +223 75.0% +2.03 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 -2.36 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
26 2006 2035 136.6 +3.30 +3.85 1.231 54.0% +67 +87 +280 63.8% +0.94 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.08 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
27 2007 2059 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% +31 +23 +331 79.0% +2.10 6–6 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 95.6 -1.59
28 2008 2138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% -5 -109 +293 74.6% +1.81 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 -1.46 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 2009 1989 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% +47 -3 +361 65.1% +1.53 13–10 (57%) 3–12 (20%) 88.0 -2.55 2011 2181 117.1 +2.80 +0.16 1.268 54.6% +36 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–1 -0.01
30 2010 2062 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% +31 -11 +294 79.6% +1.80 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 104.0 +0.82
31 2011 2018 120.4 +4.82 +1.85 1.287 54.7% +52 +278 70.8% +1.58 3–1 (75%) 0–2 +0.19
32 2012 2016 150.4 +3.65 +3.04 1.127 52.6% +82 +19 +154 65.4% +1.15 9–3 (75%) 5–5 (50%) 99.5 -1.94
33 2013 1911 141.0 +0.75 +3.14 1.071 51.5% +85 +50 58.1% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 92.5 -0.63
34 2014 1888 149.7 +4.15 +2.82 1.178 53.5% +57 +2 +268 66.4% +1.21 10–11 (48%) 5–6 (45%) 93.1 +0.59
35 2015 1971 157.4 +3.80 +3.44 1.187 53.2% +43 -131 +141 67.2% +1.27 13–4 (76%) 10–5 (67%) 105.5 -0.59
36 2016 1818 133.2 +2.07 +3.27 1.126 52.8% +13 +15 +295 62.0% +0.67 5–9 (36%) 11–4 (73%) 95.7 +1.30
37 2017 1941 149.8 +3.49 +3.26 1.155 53.0% -13 -79 +233 67.8% +1.01 11–6 (65%) 11–3 (79%) 106.7 -0.36
38 2018 1873 141.1 +0.84 +1.05 1.013 50.4% +44 -80 +237 54.0% +0.33 7–4 (64%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 +0.67
39 2019 1820 145.6 +0.36 +1.07 0.992 50.0% +35 -40 +249 51.9% +0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 103.1 -1.42
40 2020 1714 126.0 +0.01 -0.68 0.905 48.2% +47 27.3% -1.14 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 90.8 -1.11
41 2021 1647 111.7 -2.68 -2.16 0.811 45.9% +79 -9 29.6% -1.59 1–2 (33%) 0–2 -0.85
42 2022 1602 107.5 -2.82 -1.21 0.703 43.0% +66 11.1% -2.78 0–1 0–1 0.00
43 2023 1593 114.1 -1.10 -0.46 0.880 47.2% +55 +447 40.0% -1.00 1–4 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 95.5 -0.01
Career 2369 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% +33 -76 +111 68.9% +1.40 185–126 (59%) 137–101 (58%) 99.2 -2.45 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

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.