Stories
Biography
- Was coached by Carlos Rodríguez from the age of 14... Father is José; mother, Françoise Rosière, died when Justine was 12 years old… Has two brothers and a sister... Named WTA Player of the Year in 2003 and 2007... Took up skydiving following 2004 Olympic gold medal win... Established the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium in 2007... Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2016… Daughter, Lalie, was born in 2013, followed by a son, Victor in 2017... Married the father of her children, Benoit Bertuzzo in 2015... Key presenter of France Television’s annual Roland Garros coverage.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
1Height
5' 5 3/4'' (1.67 m)Birthday
Jun 1, 1982 June 1, 1982Birthplace
Liège, BelgiumCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (43): 2010 - Stuttgart, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2008 - Sydney, Antwerp; 2007 - Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, Toronto, US Open, Stuttgart, Zürich, WTA Championships; 2006 - Sydney, Dubai, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, New Haven, WTA Championships; 2005 - Charleston, Warsaw, Berlin, Roland Garros; 2004 - Australian Open, Sydney, Dubai, Indian Wells, Olympics; 2003 - Roland Garros, Dubai, Charleston, Berlin, San Diego, Toronto, US Open, Zürich; 2002 - Berlin, Linz; 2001 - Gold Coast, Canberra, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2000 - ITF/Liège-BEL; 1999 - Antwerp, ITF/Reims-FRA; 1998 - ITF/Gelos-FRA, ITF/Grenelefe-USA, ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR; 1997 - ITF/Le Touquet-FRA, ITF/Koksijde-BEL.
Finalist (18): 2010 - Brisbane, Australian Open; 2007 - Miami; 2006 - Australian Open, Berlin, Wimbledon, US Open; 2005 - Toronto; 2003 - 's-Hertogenbosch, Leipzig, Filderstadt; 2002 - Gold Coast, Antwerp, Amelia Island, Rome; 2001 - Wimbledon, Hawaii, Filderstadt.
DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2002 - Gold Coast (w/Shaughnessy), Zürich (w/Bovina); 2000 - ITF/Cergy Pontoise-FRA (w/Razzano); 1998 - ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR (w/Clijsters).
Finalist (1): 2001 - Filderstadt (w/Shaughnessy).
ADDITIONAL
Belgian Fed Cup Team 1999-03, 2006, 2010; Belgian Olympic Team 2004.