Justine Henin-Hardenne

Justine Henin-Hardenne ({{Audio|Nl-be justine henin.ogg|listen}}) (born June 1, 1982, Liège, Belgium) is a former World No. 1 ranked tennis player from the Wallonia (francophone) region of Belgium. She is well known for her marvelous one-handed backhand, a stroke that John McEnroe has called the best backhand by any player in the world, female or male.

Famous Matches

• 2003 French Open semi-finals against Serena Williams. Henin-Hardenne won the first set with 6-2 but lost the second 4-6 in the deciding third Henin-Hardenne showed all her talent and fighting spirit to prevail with 7-5. This win ended Serena's 33-match winning streak in Grand Slam events (after she had won the "Serena Slam"). In the final she trashed fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters with 6-0, 6-4.
• 2003 U.S. Open semi-finals: Henin-Hardenne beat Jennifer Capriati in a final set tiebreak just to be carried away to hospital after the match due to fatigue. She won 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(4). Several times during the match Capriati was only two points away from victory. In the final the next day she yet again beat fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters.